Clive Rice, the former South African captain, has slammed the 'inverted racism' he claims is threatening to turn South Africa into another Zimbabwe

Pinninti Jayachandra's fighting 130 was the only silver lining for Orissa as they crashed to a heavy defeat against Himachal Pradesh at Dharmasala

Hamilton Masakadza, who hasn't played Test cricket for more than two years, has been included in Zimbabwe's 16-man squad to tour Bangladesh later this month

New Zealand suffered an injury blow in the second game of the Chappell-Hadlee series as Chris Harris tearing the rotator cuff in his right shoulder

Kerry Walmsley gave the national selectors a reminder of the destruction he is capable of by mowing down Northern Districts for just 92

Brian Lara hit a bright 65 from 46 balls and led his side to victory by five runs in the first practice match for West Indies's VB Series squad

Yorkshire have signed David Lucas, a left-arm medium-fast bowler for 2005 on a short-term contract

The Western Australia Cricket Association are lobbying Cricket Australia to establish a more regular date for the Perth Test to assist with marketing strategies after the ground has been plunged into debt through redevelopment

Australia will be especially wary of Daniel Vettori after his left-arm spin wrecked their chances of posting a huge total in the opening game of the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series

Despite a brief statement from Highveld Lions that HD Ackerman had resigned as captain and was being replaced by Neil McKenzie, it is now being sugested that he was sacked

Vijay Hazare, the man who captained India to its first Test victory, has been fighting a losing battle against an intestinal cancer at a hospital in Baroda

Lord Gavron, a British benefactor, has donated US$250,000 (just over £125,000) to secure the future of youth cricket in Barbados

West Indies players will have their first chance to show off their talents to Bennett King, their new coach, when they play a practice game today

A superb unbeaten 115 off 135 balls from Salman Butt guided the Pakistanis to a 43-run win in their opening tour match against the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill in Perth

David Terbrugge, the South Africa and Lions fast bowler, has been suspended for one Standard Bank Cup match

Dennis Lillee has been offered a job by another Test playing nation

A possible dispute is looming between Cricket Australia and the country's top players, with the players demanding to retain a percentage of the game's revenue, rather than a flat rate

The relief on the faces of many of the England squad to be back in Johannesburg after nine days in Zimbabwe was clear to see

Tama Canning starred with bat and ball to dominate Northern Districts on the second day

Two uncapped players, AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn, have been included in South Africa's 13-man squad for the first Test against England