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Jon Moss and Darren Berry's calculated assault on New South Wales captain Stuart MacGill paid dividends today when both cracked centuries to push Victoria to the brink of outright victory in the Pura Cup cricket match at the SCG.

The young wicketkeeper is a bundle of energy and has always been in the thick of action

Punjab sure have thrown up some impressive debutants in their Ranji pre-quarterfinal against Assam played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Frontrunner Queensland was in disarray tonight after courageous South Australian Chris Davies stirred the Redbacks for another Pura Cup cricket mauling at the Gabba.

Tasmania's cricket renaissance continued today as Western Australia's powerful batting line-up was destroyed twice in their Pura Cup clash in Hobart.

Though this may have been Australia's national day, New Zealanders' cricketers were again the ones with cause for celebration as another enchanting victory came their way in the VB Series today

Led by centuries from Darren Berry (148) and Jon Moss (109), bottom-placed Victoria has continued to torment New South Wales on the second day of the teams' Pura Cup clash here in Sydney today

With group leaders Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues not in action, Sheikhupura, Peshawar, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur will be anxious to close the gap on the points table in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket championship

Pakistan selectors have recalled fit again fast bowler Muhammad Zahid to replace Wasim Akram in a 15-man squad bound for Test and one-day series against West Indies in Sharjah

The England captain Nasser Hussain came to the defence of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after two bad-tempered exchanges during England's four-wicket defeat by India

Hampshire CCC plan to break with tradition once again - by wearing football-style shirts in the County Championship this summer.

The final leg of the Premier trophy commences on Friday with a card of eight matches of which five are from the Super League

Northern Districts will host next week's State Shield semi-final at WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton after taking a 57-run win over Canterbury at Timaru's Aorangi Oval today

The Zimbabwe cricket team are back after what Saddam Hussain might have called their historic victories in Sri Lanka

Runs in Sri Lanka

WHEN the National First League went into a two-week Christmas and New Year break, the destiny of the league championship was firmly in the hands of Takashinga as they boasted of a six-point lead at the top

One of the hottest seats in New Zealand cricket - coach of the Auckland team - will need a new occupier next summer

A half-century from Deep Dasgupta put Bengal on course for the firstinnings lead against Rajasthan at the end of the second day's play at the KL Saini Ground, Jaipur

It's been a heck of a one-day season for Central Districts and Otago and not even good conditions in Invercargill today could provide the spark for an end of competition extravaganza for them

Spirited batting by the lower-order batsmen saw Railways rack up an impressive 497 on the second day of their match against the powerful Delhi side at the Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi