Sydney:Japan claimed their first ICC cricket title with a six-run victory over the Cook Islands in the final of the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Cricket Cup tournament in Vanuatu, the ICC reported.
Sydney:Japan has been upgraded to associate member status of the International Cricket Council, in a boost for the ICC's East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Development Program, the EAP said in Sydney.
Adelaide: Japan's Tetsuo Fuji is one of 14 cricketers from emerging cricket nations spending a fortnight working out at Australia's Cricket Academy (ACA).
Johannesburg: An anti-smoking lobby group in South Africa has called on the organisers of the Cricket World Cup next year to declare all stadiums in the country smoke-free, the 'Saturday Star' newspaper reported.
Johannesburg: An anti-smoking lobby group in South Africa has called on the organisers of the Cricket World Cup next year to declare all stadiums in the country smoke-free, the 'Saturday Star' newspaper reported.
Sharjah: Malaysia will take on Hong Kong in the opening encounter of the One-day cricket tournament for Asia's non-Test playing nations beginning in the United Arab emirates (UAE) from Wednesday.
Dubai: In a bid to qualify for the 2011 World Cup to be held in the sub-continent, twelve Associate member teams across the globe will battle it out in Division 5 of the World Cricket League (WCL) starting from tomorrow at the Channel Island of Jersey, England.
