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Umpires the best scorers
July 31, 2000
KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) - Lance Klusener hit 118 not out to take South Africa to 253 all out after a disastrous start Sunday, but the first day's play of the second test against Sri Lanka was marked by wrong umpiring.
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Kiwis mustn't fear touring Zimbabwe
July 30, 2000
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - New Zealand cricketers need not fear for
their safety when they tour politically troubled Zimbabwe in
September, the cricket union said at its annual meeting Saturday.
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Golapganj and Bhadashor in final
July 30, 2000
Sylhet (UNB) - Host Golapganj Cricket Club faces Bhadashor Cricket Club in the final of the Mustafa Allahma Gold Cup Cricket Tournament at the MC Academy playground in Golapganj thana of the district.
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Lara rested before the third test
July 29, 2000
LEICESTER, England (AP) - The West Indies had been forced to rest
Brian Lara before next week's third test after the star batsman
complained of discomfort in his right hamstring on Friday.
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Waugh to open his books showing clean page
July 27, 2000
SYDNEY (AP) - Australian batsman Mark Waugh on
Wednesday offered to open his financial records to scrutiny if
investigators reopened an inquiry into match fixing allegations
against him.
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SA’s
1st ever defeat to Lanka is by an innings
July
24, 2000
GALLE,
Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan spin wizard Muthiah Muralitharan crushed South
Africa to an innings defeat Sunday, registering its first test victory over
South Africa.
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South
Africa 112 for 2 at stumps
July
23, 2000
GALLE,
Sri Lanka (AP) – A six-wicket haul by Sri Lanka's famed offspinner
Muthiah Muralitharan devastated South Africa's first innings for 238 runs,
forcing the visitors to follow on in the first
cricket
test.
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Bangladesh
unable to reach final
July
23, 2000
Dhaka(UNB)-
Test babes Bangladesh were bowed out of the ICC Asia Cup Under-17 Cricket
tournament after suffering a 44–run defeat against Sri Lanka in the first
semifinal at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday (Saturday).
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Bangladesh moves to the semi-final
July 22, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Bangladesh earned another facile 10-wicket victory over Kuwait to reach semi-final of the Asian Cricket Council Under-17 tournament at the United Bank Sports Complex in Karachi today (Friday).
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Sri Lanka 444 for seven at lunch
July 22, 2000
GALLE (AP) - Sri Lanka added 103 runs to its overnight
score at a loss of two wickets, taking the lunchtime total Friday,
on the second day of the first cricket test against South Africa, to
444 for seven wickets.
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Blazing century from Sanath Jayasuriya
July 21, 2000
The Portuguese fort that forms that backdrop to the picturesque Galle International Stadium, may well have been overrun by foreign invaders before but surely none of them can have created as much carnage as Sanath Jayasuriya did to the South African’s today. Buoyed by his teams victory in the Singer Triangular he batted South Africa out of this match, and conceivably the series, in the space of two hours of electrifying batting.
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Cricket-Gayle blows through England tail
July 21, 2000
NOTTINGHAM, England, July 20 (Reuters) - West Indies sealed a final-over consolation win against England in the last round-robin match of the triangular one-day series on Thursday.
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West Indies' Gayle blows down England
July 21, 2000
NOTTINGHAM, England, July 20: Chris Gayle was the West Indies' hero
as the tourists claimed an unexpected last-over victory by three runs in the
final Triangular Series one-day international group match here at Trent Bridge
on Thursday.
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Ranatunga announces retirement from Test cricket
July 21, 2000
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's most capped Test player and the
country's most successful captain, announced his retirement from the
game on Thursday morning. He will stop playing cricket after the end
of the current series with South Africa.
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Bangladesh’s
massive victory over Nepal
July 20, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- Scoreboard of the Asian Cricket Council Under-17 Tournament match
between Bangladesh and Nepal held in Karachi yesterday (Wednesday).
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Bangladesh
to meet Nepal
July 19, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Bangladesh meet lowly Nepal in their second match in the Asian
Cricket Council Under-17 Tournament in Karachi today (Wednesday).
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Under-17 team defeat Asif Iqbal Academy
July 18, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) – Bangladesh under-17 team, now in Pakistan to participate in the ACC cup cricket, defeated Asif Iqbal Academy by 124 runs in a warm up match in Karachi on Sunday.
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Bangladesh
gives a strong fight
July
16, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- Bangladesh conceded a narrow one-wicket defeat against mighty
Pakistan in the opening match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-17
Tournament in Karachi yesterday (Saturday).
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Waugh says South Africa could be fresh start to sport
July 15, 2000
MELBOURNE (AP) - Australian cricket captain Steve
Waugh said Friday that next month's limited-overs series against
South Africa could provide a fresh start to the troubled sport.
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Bangladesh
meet Pakistan on their home ground
July
14, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh will take on giant Pakistan in the inaugural match of
the Asian Cricket Council Under-17 Tournament at the National Stadium in
Karachi on Saturday.
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Team
leaves for under-17 tournament
July
13, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh national youth team left here for Pakistan yesterday
(Tuesday) to take part in the 10-team Asian Cricket Council Under-17
Tournament beginning in Karachi on Saturday.
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David Terbrugge swings South Africa into the final
July
13, 2000
David John Terbrugge became an unexpected hero at the Sinhalese Sports Club today, when he bowled out Pakistan to ensure his sides progression to the final on Friday. Fresh faced and broad shouldered, the 23 year old fast bowler from Gauteng has had to wait patiently on the sidelines so far on the tour. Kept out of the side by a fast bowler who had clearly left his radar back in Port Elizabeth.
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Zimbabwe convincing in victory July
13, 2000
Zimbabwe, playing close to their true form, completed a
highly convincing 70-run victory over a lethargic-looking West
Indian team. Both teams are coming to the end of a long,
intense season for them. Zimbabwe are for the first time since
their World Cup victory over South Africa playing to their
real potential, while West Indies are looking like a burnt-out
shell of a team, in batting, bowling and fielding.
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Team
leaves for under-17 tournament
July
12, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh national youth team left here for Pakistan yesterday
(Tuesday) to take part in the 10-team Asian Cricket Council Under-17
Tournament beginning in Karachi on Saturday.
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Sri
Lanka defeat South Africa by 8 wickets
July
12, 2000
COLOMBO
(AP) - Sri Lanka inflicted a humiliating eight-wicket defeat on South
Africa after bundling it out for a meager 167 runs in the triangular
one-day series on Tuesday.
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Under-15
team smashes Malaysia
July
10, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Bangladesh juveniles completed their Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
Under-15 Cricket engagements with a massive 190-run victory over hosts
Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
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Under-17
team leaves for Pakistan
July
10, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh national youth team will leave here for Pakistan on
Tuesday to participate in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-17
tournament in Karachi.
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New
GM of Cricket Board
July
9, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Mohd Ali Ashan Babu, a former cricketer-cum-official of
Bangladesh Biman, has been selected for the much talked about and most
powerful post of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) General Manager, earlier
termed as chief executive officer.
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Bangladesh’s
massive 210-run win over Thailand
July
7, 2000
Dhaka,
July 6 (UNB) – An excellent century by vice-captain Kazi Hasibul Haq
enabled Bangladesh to earn a massive 210-run victory over Thailand in
the Asian Cricket Council Under-15 tournament in Malaysia yesterday
(Thursday).
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan play 'Clean cricket'
July
6, 2000
Galle (AP) After rain early in the day today the umpires reduced the match to a 45-overs-a-side
affair. The rival vice-captains
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Marvan Atapattu held centrestage with their sound
batting against some crafty bowling.
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Ponting
and Gillespie included in series vs SA
July
6, 2000
SYDNEY
(AP) - Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie were recalled Wednesday to the
Australian cricket squad for next month's limited-overs series against
South Africa.
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Under-15
team wins at last
July
6, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – After conceding three straight defeats, Bangladesh earned a
massive 10-wicket victory over lowly Hong Kong in the Asian Under-15
Cricket Championship in Malaysia yesterday (Wednesday).
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Under-17
team leaves for Pakistan
July
6, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Bangladesh national youth team is likely to leave here for
Pakistan on July 11 to participate in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
Under-17 tournament.
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The
new dos and don’ts for cricketers
July
5, 2000
COLOMBO
(AP) - At 9 p.m., when cricket players must turn in for bed, a Pakistani
official checks the phone log at a Colombo hotel, looking for calls made
or received by his Pakistani cricketers.
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Bangladesh’s
under-15 taste defeat
July
5, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Bangladesh juveniles suffered their third successive defeat in the
Asian Under-15 Cricket Championship yesterday with a 7-wicket defeat
against Pakistan at the Kilat ground in Malaysia.
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South
Africa with "declarations of honesty"
July
4, 2000
COLOMBO
(AP) - The South African cricketers have arrived to play a one-day
tournament after signing "declarations of honesty" to prevent
corruption in cricket.
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Rain
washes out play in Sri Lanka-Pakistan test
July
2, 2000
KANDY,
Sri Lanka (AP) - Heavy
overnight rain washed out play on the
fourth day Saturday of the third and final cricket test between Sri Lanka
and Pakistan..
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CWAB
expresses need for cricketers' welfare
July
1, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) - Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh yesterday said
players need more financial security to gain success after achieving test
status.
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BCCB
added two players
July
1, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB)- Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday (Friday) added two players for a
training camp under Sri Lankan batsman Roshan Mahanama.
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