By his own calculation, former Australian Test spinner Peter Philpott has been involved in 60 cricket summers in his 67 years of life.A roving ambassador for the craft of spin, Philpott is spreading the good…
David Fulton capitalised on some loose Somerset bowling to hit his third century of the season on the opening day at Taunton.The 29-year-old opener was unbeaten on 138 when the rain, which had already caused…
Pakistan leave for Sharjah Friday morning unsure of the fitness of Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana who missed Thursday one-day final with injuries.Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar, nevertheless, maintained that Youhana had been declared fit by…
The final edition of The Numbers Game for 2000/01 looks at New Zealand's performances in Sharjah and wraps up a long season which began at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on 14 August and…
A magnificent 133 by Greg Blewett, on his debut for the county, helped Nottinghamshire to a first innings lead on day 3 of their Division Two match with Durham.Blewett's innings, comprisinq 21 sparkling boundaries and…
ScorecardLeicestershire spinners Claude Henderson and Jigar Naik shared five wickets as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 234 on the first day at Grace Road. The home side then tightened their grip by reaching 94 for…
John Wright, the former India and New Zealand coach, feels Sachin Tendulkar will iron out his batting flaws and return to form against England."If I am not wrong, he gets bowled mostly to left-armers. I…
Dhawal Kulkarni will lead the West Zone attack with Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel away on national duty © Cricinfo Ltd With five batsmen and four bowlers among the top ten in this season's Ranji…
Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies wicketkeeper, said he is mentally and physically ready for the ODI series against Zimbabwe. Ramdin, who was left out of the ODI team for the Bangladesh and Australia tours, replaced…
ScorecardGautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma struck form on the opening day against the Australians•ESPNcricinfo LtdAustralia's bowlers were made to toil for wickets on the opening day of their second warm-up match against India A in…