June10 May 2005 – Lucky Dippenaar by: Neil Pickup Finding a star amongst such a swathe of mediocrity is much like selecting a designer shirt from the clearance rail at an outlet village
June10 Aussies ease into tour by: Andrew Marmont Australia have got their England tour off to a winning start in a Twenty20 festival match today.
June10 Harmo to miss warm-up by: Sudeep Popat Steve Harmison will miss England’s warm-up match, for the NatWest Series, against Hampshire on Saturday, because of an ankle injury.
June10 Derbyshire thwack Bangladesh by: Sudeep Popat Bangladesh suffered another loss, as a result of a miserable batting performance, against Derbyshire, in their warm-up match.
June08 Pakistan coast to victory by: Alex Feeney The touring Pakistanis have completed a comprehensive victory over the West Indies to level the two-match series 1 – 1.
June08 Batty drafted into ODI squad by: Sudeep Popat Gareth Batty has been called up to England’s squad for the NatWest Series, as a cover for the injured Ashley Giles.
June08 Tsunami relief squads named by: Andrew Marmont Surrey have announced a star-studded list of international players for the June 20 tsunami relief fundraising match at the Oval.
June07 Pakistan on track to draw series by: Adam Collins Pakistan will almost certainly level the two-Test series against the West Indies tomorrow, after the hosts capitulated chasing 280.
June07 Cairns awarded honour by: Andrew Marmont Allrounder Chris Cairns has become an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to cricket.
June07 Chappell’s contract finalised by: Andrew Marmont New Indian coach Greg Chappell’s contract has been worked out, including salary and a range of perks.
