Rudolph stakes claim
PERTH, Dec 7 AAP - South African tour rookie Jacques Rudolph today raised his chances of a Test debut against Australia next week.Rudolph hit an enterprising 59 in difficult conditions on the first day of…
Gillespie out of Boxing Day Test
Injury has closed a door on Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie's chances of playing in the Second Test against South Africa, but opened others for Andy Bichel and Brad Williams in a dramatic turn of…
England make light of PNG score in good conditions
Papua New Guinea made light of England's attack when scoring a creditable 222/6 on Lincoln Green today.But in good batting conditions England wrapped up a six wicket win in 28 overs to be in a…
Campbell turns match WA's way
A quickfire half century from Ryan Campbell today propelled Western Australia towards first innings points at stumps on day two of its Pura Cup match against Victoria.Campbell appeared to still be in one-day mode at…
Warne diets to become second leading wicket-taker
Shane Warne has given up pizza, toasted cheese sandwiches, sausage rolls and vanilla slices to become cricket's second leading wicket-taker.Warne admitted it had been "bloody hard, mate" to shed eight kilograms since Christmas but the…
England add Blackwell to casualty list
The England team might have got a first win under their belts on the tour of Australia, but that convincing victory over Sri Lanka in Brisbane has not signalled the end of all their troubles.…
India's bid for 'moral' victory just the incentive NZ need
Zaheer Khan: followed devastating burst with ball with surprise match-winning knock with batJust when New Zealand needed a challenge to keep their minds on the last two matches of the National Bank Series with India,…
Midlands beat Manicaland by 2 wickets
In an exciting finish, Midlands won their first match of the tournament at Bulawayo Athletic Club, beating joint leaders Manicaland by two wickets after five defeats. Doug Marillier played a match-winning innings for them, but…
Harper avoids question of future
JOHANESBURG - Roger Harper remained non-committal yesterday on reports that he had not reapplied for the job as West Indies team coach."I really don't want to answer that," he replied when asked, adding that he…
Astle and Cairns provide timely boost in six-wicket win for NZ
Nathan Astle's 13th century in One-Day Internationals but, more importantly, his second in his World Cup career, assured New Zealand of a six-wicket Super Six victory over Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein today.Given the importance of New…