Smart decision at toss comes up trumps for Horne
When Matthew Horne won the toss for Otago this morning, and put Northern Districts in to bat in their Shell Trophy match on a beautiful warm summer's day at Carisbrook, many present looked at each…
Kashinath Khadkikar hits a brilliant century
Kashinath Khadkikar (103) was the toast of the day one in the CoochBehar Trophy quarterfinal between Bengal and Maharashtra at NehruStadium on Tuesday. Maharashtra won the toss and decided to bat first.Maharashtra were 292/7 in…
Indian news round-up
* Mukesh Gupta refuses to testify before ICC teamTwo members of the anti-corruption unit of the International CricketCouncil (ICC) visited the home of Indian bookmaker Mukesh Gupta in NewDelhi on Thursday but failed to persuade…
Worcestershire crush Derbyshire in NUL
Derbyshire's second National League game at Derby under lights ended in humiliation as Worcestershire cruised to a 138 run victory with 6.2 overs to spare in a totally one sided contest to go top of…
Sri Lanka hope to seal berth in final
Stung by their comprehensive defeat to India, Sri Lanka will aim toseal a berth in the final when they take on New Zealand in a leagueencounter of the Coca-Cola Cup triangular one-day series in Colombotomorrow.India's…
Russel Arnold: Glad to have my form back
Russel ArnoldWhat a relief it is to have finally played a substantial innings after anindifferent run during the ARY Gold Cup in Sharjah and the Coca Cola Cup inSri Lanka. Since making an unbeaten 39…
Indian news round-up
* Kolambkar to lead Goa in Dowlah tourneyStylish left handed batsman Vivek Kolambkar will lead the Goa CricketAssociation team which will take part in the Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cupinvitational cricket tournament to be played in Hyderabad…
Top award for Emily Drumm on eve of new challenge
Emily Drumm's success in captaining New Zealand to victory in the CricInfo Women's World Cup last summer was further recognised when she was named Auckland's sportsperson of the year last night.The awards are made annually…
Aussie glee, just a little premature
"New Zealanders in further disarray" the Australians trumpet.It seems that the fact that New Zealand's players are still getting their first exposure to cricket for the summer has escaped those critics who have poured scorn…