Revolutionary bat to hit Indian market by month end

Chennai: 'Woodworm Wand', a revolutionary new cricket bat, with a curve on each side, about six inches from the handle, would hit the Indian market before the end of this month, Woodworm Cricket Company managing director Joe Sillet said on Saturday.

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ICC asks Kenya govt to resolve tri-series crisis

Bangalore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has strongly supported the staging of the forthcoming tri-nation series in Nairobi between Pakistan, Australia and Kenya, according to an official press release.

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Hectic schedule can burn-out players, warns Hussain

London: England captain Nasser Hussain called on Monday for a reduced international schedule in order to make matches more meaningful for players and prevent them suffering from burn-out.

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Associates to get cash boost ahead of WC

Toronto: Cricket's leading junior nations are to receive a one-million-Dollar cash boost ahead of the World Cup to enable them compete more effectively in South Africa in 2003, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.

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Thatscricket.com - News - Tech threatens to bowl over umpires

London: Cricket chiefs hope to strike a balance between use of technology and not compromising the position of umpires when delegates from all Test-playing nations meet next summer.

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Thatscricket.com - News - Vaughan ruled out of final Test

Karachi: Michael Vaughan, England's middle-order batsman, has been ruled out of the third and final Test against Pakistan beginning on Thursday with a calf injury.Captain Nasser Hussain told Reuters on Wednesday, ''Michael is 90 per cent fit when batting and 80

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Thatscricket.com - News - Pakistan may rely on pace in final Test

Karachi: Pakistan may switch to a pace attack in the crucial final Test against England here on Thursday after the tourists showed true grit against the host's spin blitz in the first two Tests.Both camps are busy planning strategy for the

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Thatscricket.com - News - England aspires for "something special"

Karachi: England captain Nasser Hussain said his team aspired to do "something incredibly special" in the final Test against Pakistan starting at the National Stadium in Karachi Thursday."We want to do something incredibly special in this final Test and after playing

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Thatscricket - News - Waugh calls new Test championship as stupid

Sydney: Australia captain Steve Waugh on Tuesday called the points system in the new International Cricket Council Test championship "stupid" and claimed every Test should count.The championship, which started with last week's Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's, will pit

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