Miscellaneous

It's going to be a Merry Christmas for the soldiers this year

Emily Drumm, the New Zealand women's cricket captain, is not used to her batting inspiring pitch invasions - but that's what happened when she posted a run-a-ball century against South Africa at Lincoln Green today

In a way that only the hottest of favourites can appreciate, Australia will have enjoyed having its batting put under pressure by England in the CricInfo Women's World Cup game at Lincoln Green today

India meet Ireland at Hagley Park tomorrow in a fifth-round match at the CricInfo Women's World Cup that is unlikely to have any bearing on the tournament but reflects the emotional ride that teams here in Christchurch are undergoing

Nasser Hussain has given a broad hint that England may make changes to their squad before the tour of Sri Lanka

Traditional rivals, Cornwall and Grafton, will contest the final of the Auckland club cricket one-day championship at Eden Park on December 23

A few issues to discuss already, and now another major one to add to the list

Speak of Kanpur and one man's face lights up with a wry smile, even if Barry Jarman personally would like to forget the encounter at the Green Park, 41 years ago

Like true champions, ICB Empire punished hapless CHIC Schools South yesterday

New Plymouth Girls' High School caused a boilover on the first day of the Yoplait Cup tournament by dishing out a 100-run hiding to tournament favourites Timaru Girls' High School at Christchurch's Ilam Ground today

David Graveney, the chairman of the England selectors, has suggested that lie-detector tests could be used in the battle against match-fixing

Hobart, Dec 9: West Indies have turned to a sports psychologist to help them out of their form slump before next week's third Test against Australia

Hobart-Brian Lara just can't seem to shake the hamstring strain he sustained during the One-Day Internationals in England last July-five months ago

As previously indicated, we are this week presenting the edited statements of the Competitions and Stakeholder Relations groups at the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) recent two-day meeting on Cricket Development Strategy in Antigua

New Plymouth Girls' High School has made an outstanding start in the Yoplait Cup tournament match against Timaru Girls' High School at the Ilam Ground in Christchurch today

New Zealand's path to a semi-final berth is the goal tomorrow at the CricInfo Women's World Cup when it comes up against a South African side it is not too sure about

Tomorrow we play India at the BIL Oval

BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele said on Saturday that the Australian cricket team's itinerary for their tour of India would be decided on December 22

Karachi, Dec 9: The joyrides of some of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials is costing the establishment millions, investigations reveal

Karachi, Dec 9: Talented Saeed bin Nasir hammered a brilliant unbeaten century as Mian Azmat Professionals defeated Aga Khan Gymkhana by 51 runs in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Tournament here on Saturday