|
Hick's
century puts England in command at Lord's
May
21, 2000
LONDON,
MAY 20 (AP) - Graeme Hick hammered a fine century and shared a record
156-run fourth wicket stand with Alec Stewart to put England in command of
the first cricket test against Zimbabwe at Lord's Saturday.
|
|
more....
|
|
Hinds'
maiden century gives West Indies advantage over Pakistan
May
21, 2000
BRIDGETOWN,
Barbados, MAY 20 (AP) - Left-hander Wavell Hinds scored a memorable
maiden century Friday, his magnificent 165 providing the West
Indies with a distinct advantage over Pakistan at the close of day
two in the teams' second five-day cricket test.
|
|
more....
|
|
Mymensingh
Zilla School and BKSP into semi-final
May
21, 2000
Mymensingh,
May 20 (UNB) - Mymensingh Zilla School and BKSP moved into the semi-final
of the final round of the 18th ANZ Grindlays Bank National
School Cricket Championship here today (Saturday).
|
|
more....
|
|
Youhana's
century lifts Pakistan out of peril
May
20, 2000
BRIDGETOWN,
Barbados, MAY 19 (AP) - Yousuf Youhana hit his second career Test
century at Kensington Oval on Thursday to revive a faltering Pakistan
innings in the second Cable and Wireless cricket Test against the West
Indies.
|
|
more....
|
|
Jagmohan Dalmiya goes on the
offensive
May
20, 2000
New
Delhi, May 18 - International Cricket Council (ICC) President Jagmohan
Dalmiya today went on the offensive against three publications,
suing them for publisihing false, malicious and defamatory articles.
|
|
more....
|
|
CBI asks Bindra for
clarifications
May
20, 2000
New
Delhi, May 18 - The Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) has sought clarifications about the data
provided by former BCCI presisent IS Bindra in his 360-page report
on match-fixing, betting and other malpractices afflicting Indian
cricket, and was planning to question him after scrutinising the
documents.
|
|
more....
|
|
Caddick,
3-28, rips through the Zimbabwe batting
May
19, 2000
LONDON,
MAY 18 (AP) - Andrew Caddick ripped the heart out of the Zimbabwe batting
with a three-wicket burst on the first day of the first cricket test at
Lord's Thursday.
|
|
more....
|
|
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) ratings
(Test, One day)
May
19, 2000
Brian
Lara is still top of the world batting ratings for test cricket despite
taking a break from the game since the beginning of March.
|
|
more....
|
|
Cricket
Test Status : Australia support Bangladesh
May
18, 2000
Dhaka,
May 17 (UNB) - Bangladesh overcame a typeset hurdle to enter the elite
club of test playing nations as it secured Australian support for its plea
for Test Status in next month’s ICC meeting in London.
|
|
more....
|
|
Eddie
Barlow improving fast
May
18, 2000
Dhaka,
May 17 (UNB) - BCB President Saber Hossain Chowdhury believes that
Bangladesh cricket would soon get the service of coach Eddie Barlow who is
now improving fast.
|
|
more....
|
|
Indian
cricket boss warns tainted players of tough punishment
May
18, 2000
MADRAS,
MAY 17 (AP) - Any Indian cricket player found guilty in a federal
matchfixing investigation will be banned for life and his name erased from
record books, India's cricket board chief warned Wednesday.
|
|
more....
|
|
Zimbabwe's
optimism rises as England face Lord's jinx
May
18, 2000
LONDON,
MAY 17 (AP) - Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower is increasingly optimistic
about his underdog team's chances of beating England in the first cricket
test starting at Lord's Thursday.
|
|
more....
|
|
Century
statistics (Premier Division Cricket League)
May
17, 2000
| Batsman |
Team |
Runs |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
| Salim Elahi |
Kalabagan KC |
119 |
Surja Tarun |
BNS |
May 4 |
| Rehan Rafique |
City Club |
115* |
Wari Club |
DCS |
May 5 |
| Fahad Khan |
Victoria SC |
102 |
City Club |
DCS |
May 13 |
| Rezwanul Islam |
S Bima |
103 |
Agrani Bank |
DCS |
May
1 |
|
|
more....
|
|
"Not
enough emphasis put in high density areas": Flower
May
17, 2000
LONDON,
MAY 16 (AP) - Zimbabwe cricket captain Andy Flower has criticized his
country's cricket development program and lack of infrastructure, but says
blacks are thriving in the sport.
|
|
more....
|
|
Sri
Lanka will support Bangladesh for Test Status
May
16, 2000
Dhaka,
May 15 (UNB)- Sri Lanka will extend its total support to Bangladesh in
getting much-awaited Test Status during the next ICC meeting to be held in
London in June next.
|
|
more....
|
|
Kalabagan
KC beat Abahani by 5 runs
May
16, 2000
Dhaka,
May 15 (UNB) – Kalabagan KC beat Abahani Limited by five runs in a
thrilling last super league match of the Janakantha Premier Division Cricket
at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today (Monday).
|
|
more....
|
|
Bindra meets CBI, hands over documents
May
16, 2000
New Delhi, May 15
- Former Board of Control for Cricket in
India President IS Bindra this evening spent over an hour with officials
of the Central Bureau of Investigation at the organisation's headquarters
at the CGO Complex here. During that time he also handed over the 360
pages of documents he has put together on the match fixing, bribery and
betting issue that has racked Indian and world cricket over the last month
and a half.
|
|
more....
|
|
Pakistan
in command on opening day
May
15, 2000
BRIDGETOWN, MAY 14
(AP) - Pakistan, led by a
confident century by opener Mohammad Wasim, built a formidable lead of
186 on day two of the four-day, first-class cricket tour match
against West Indies "A" at Kensington Oval.
|
|
more....
|
|
Surjo
Tarun win over MSC
May
15, 2000
Dhaka,
May 14 (UNB)- Mohammedan SC ended their Janakantha Premier Division
Cricket League campaign with a frustrating note swallowing a 58-run defeat
against Surjo Tarun Club today (Sunday).
|
|
more....
|
