West Indies slump to defeat
South Africa 604 for 6 dec and 46 for 0 (Smith 23*, Gibbs 8*) beat West Indies 301 and 348 (Sarwan 119, Gayle 107) by ten wicketsScorecardShaun Pollock: now only four wickets behind Allan Donald's…
Blewett and Lehmann lead the chase
South Australia 262 and 2 for 75 (Blewett 38*, Lehmann 22*) need another 279 runs to beat Victoria 343 and 272 (Hodge 86, White 75) ScorecardCameron White continued a fine allround match by adding a…
Cook concocts England victory
England 306 for 2 (Cook 108*, Patel 102*) beat New Zealand 209 by 97 runsScorecardEngland's captain Alistair Cook clicked up a gear to record his first hundred of the Under-19 World Cup, and Samit Patel…
Emerson: Murali's action is 'worse than ever'
Flashpoint: Ross Emerson and Arjuna Ranatunga exchange views after Emerson had no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan at Adelaide in 1999© Getty ImagesFive years after he no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing at the Adelaide Oval, sparking a furious…
Wooden spoon for Griqualand West
Super Sixes - 4th day North West 263 and 431 for 9 dec (Grace 70, de Vos 51, Rowley 136, Bailey 62) beat Griqualand West 302 and 253 (Brooker 110) by 139 runs ScorecardAt Kimberley,…
Village cricket, Papua New Guinea-style
Spreading the field by Numa AluThe organising committee of this weekend's Easter national cricket championships in Papua New Guinea has adopted the theme "spreading the field". The game is going to be taken into the…
Hick stuns New Zealand with double-century
ScorecardGraeme Hick revived memories of summers gone by, with a phenomenal assault on New Zealand's Test attack at New Road. Hick's unbeaten 204 from 204 balls ensured that Worcestershire avoided defeat on the final day…
Yorkshire play down crowd disturbance
Yorkshire have said that they will be taking no further action after their second-team match against Bradford-Leeds UCCE at Bradford Park Avenue was abandoned following crowd trouble. Umpires called the game off after a number…
Headless Ganguly, and the fair and lovely worm
Write to 23 YardsClick here for the 23 Yards homepageClick here to read the first post of the day, or scroll to the bottomSunday, July 25, 2004India v Pakistan, Asia Cup, 10th match10.09pm ISTIt's been…
Bahutule leads India A to convincing win
India A 420 and 50 for 1 beat Zimbabwe Select XI 259 and 208 (Chigumbura 71, Chinyoka 62, Bahutule 6-43) by 9 wicketsScorecardIndia A began their Zimbabwe campaign with a thumping nine-wicket win against a…