Jacques of all trades
Jacques Kallis missed out on the Man of the Series award that went to his Western Province team-mate Herschelle Gibbs in the recently concluded India-South Africa series, but there is a quiet air about the…
Wet summer highlights the sawdust fallacy
Wet cricket grounds and sawdust are a cricket institution - but a prominent New Zealand groundsman would argue it is an institution based on fallacy.With so much wet weather having followed the New Zealand cricket…
Rawalpindi let Punjab off hook
Rawalpindi after putting on a respectable 249, dropped threecatches to leave Rest of Punjab at a happy 68 for no loss onthe first day of their Quaid Trophy Grade-I game at the KRLStadium.Mohammad Wasim, Nadeem…
Gujarat in commanding position
Gujarat have played themselves into a commanding position againstAndhra at the end of the second day of the pre-quarterfinal betweenthe two sides at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. The homeside reduced Andhra to 46…
Club cricket report
The four National First League teams to take part in the Castle Lager knockout tournament were decided on 3 February but the destiny of the league champions will only be known on 10 February. The…
Tick for effort but still work to be done says Fleming
New Zealand got a tick for their one-day efforts this summer, but nothing more, from captain Stephen Fleming.Winning the National Bank Series over England, reaching the finals of the VB Series in Australia and performing…
ICC's stance on World Cup is clear – Gray
The president of the International Cricket Council, Malcolm Gray, is insisting that there will be no change in the organisation's position despite the row over the staging of World Cup matches in Zimbabwe.The England and…
Kerala advance to Plate Group Final
A meek collapse from the Madhya Pradesh lower-order meant that Kerala advanced to the Ranji Trophy Plate group final after completing the formalities of their semi-final tie at Kochi on Tuesday.Resuming on 126 for five,…
Karnataka romp through to Plate Group final
Only a fool wishing to be parted with his money particularly speedily would have plonked it down on Vidarbha winning the semi-final against Karnataka on the fifth day of the match. The most the home…
Congratulations to John Davison on his record breaking century
Congratulations to Team Canada and to John Davison forsome great entertainment with the West Indies in their World Cup Game!Special congratulations to John Davison and the supporting players for his MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD…