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Afghan odyssey set to break new ground
Hindustan Times - India
... they will do so realising they are one step away from what most would
have thought an impossibility — playing the cricket World Cup. ...
<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=ad719782-c1c5-4fd4-9354-d475b2764f68&SectionName=Cricket&add=test4>


On top of the world
The Voice - UK
BY Ben Lettman EBONY RAINFORD-BRENT believes that the country needs to make
the most of their cricket World Cup success. Rainford-Brent was part of the
<http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=15314>



South Africa v Australia 2nd Twenty20 at Centurion - Preview
South Africa eyes first series win in Twenty20, while Aussie captain hopes
they level the series and stop Morkel in 2nd T20 at Centurion.
<http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/south-africa-v-australia-2nd-twenty20-ce-688.php>
Cricketworld4u - News



Cricket Bucknor received racist letters | Euro News 24
A former football referee, he once officiated in a World Cup qualifier. And
despite retirement from cricket, he is likely to remain busy in other
fields, particularly athletics. He is being invited to work in development
programmes in ...
<http://www.euronews24.org/sport/cricket-bucknor-received-racist-letters/>
Euro News 24 - News

TVNZ - New Zealand
Northern Districts are within sight of victory heading into the final day
of their four-day domestic cricket match against Auckland in Whangarei. ...
<http://tvnz.co.nz/cricket-news/northern-districts-home-straight-2525184>


Mark Richardson: Returning Butler our best quick
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Butler would feel under pressure for sure but the pressure that comes with
international cricket is tolerable when you are feeling lucky to just be
there. ...
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10560536>


Auckland and ND set for a thriller
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
A century by Auckland wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins has helped set up a
thrilling finish against Northern Districts in a State Championship
four-day cricket ...
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/2124960/Auckland-and-ND-set-for-a-thriller>


Gayle's men shortchange faithful fans at the Oval
Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
The excitement of the cut and thrust that should be Test cricket was
confined to the first hour and the last. What transpired in the interim was
a travesty. ...
<http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161448927>



County Cricket Club » Basnahira North 374/10 & 85/4 * v Wayamba 421/10
County Cricket Club. County Cricket Weblog. Blog Home · Cricket Forum ·
Basnahira North 374/10 & 85/4 * v Wayamba 421/10. Filed under:
Uncategorized — at 11:40 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2009. Basnahira North
374/10 & 85/4 * v Wayamba ...
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County Cricket Club



Pakistani driver saving cricketers' lives to visit Sri Lanka - MashGet
By Andrew
Pakistani driver saving cricketers' lives to visit Sri Lanka. Also
aggregate: Related stories about Sri Lankan Cricket,Lahore Pakistan;
YouTube videos about Sri Lankan Cricket; Twitter tweets about Sri Lankan
Cricket.
<http://www.mashget.com/world/2009/03/07/pakistani-driver-saving-cricketers-lives-to-visit-sri-lanka/>
Related news - MashGet

ECB.co.uk - London,UK
Jack Russell can play a prominent role in helping transform
Gloucestershire's fortunes, says the returning director of cricket John
Bracewell. ...
<http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/counties/gloucestershire/bracewell-opens-arms-to-russell,304405,EN.html>




Moderator Selector-World XI (1980 onwards). (ENG) Passed Jack Russell's
1897 Test runs. Join Date: Dec 2006. Location: Northumberland, England. My
main national team: England. My other team/s: Durham, Newcastle United.
Posts: 1962 ...
<http://world-a-team.com/england-cricket-forum/10895-ian-bell-legend-lame-o.html>
World A-Team Cricket Forum


County Cricket Club » Bracewell opens arms to Russell
Filed under: Uncategorized — at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 7, 2009. Jack
Russell can play a prominent role in helping transform Gloucestershire's
fortunes, says the returning director of cricket John Bracewell. ...
<http://www.countycricketclubs.co.uk/news/2009/03/07/bracewell-opens-arms-to-russell/>
County Cricket Club

Apr 4, 2008 ... Facts and figures about Singapore Cricket Association,
taken from Freebase, the world's database.
<http://www.freebase.com/view/en/singapore_cricket_association>

Santa Barbara News-Press ... Pakistan sees local link to cricket team
attack ... the danger was underscored by a bloody ambush on a visiting
cricket team. ...
<http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN_CRICKETERS_ATTACKED?SITE=CABAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-03-06-09-24-47>

Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
The Home Minister said India was a safe country and having cricket matches
would not be a problem. "I want cricket to be played in India. ...
<http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/some-reschedulingipl-unavoidable-pc/56243/on>


New schedule, venues on the anvil for Indian Premier League
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... chief executive, GMR-Delhi Daredevils, told Business Standard. Earlier
today, Home Minister P Chidambaram said India was a safe country to play
cricket. ...
<http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/new-schedule-venuesthe-anvil-for-indian-premier-league/351129/>

Lord Mandelson's decision to refuse security is a crime
Times Online - UK
The Sri Lanka cricket team will pay testament to that. Lord Mandelson may
be happy to take risks, but when his decision affects public safety he
should have ...
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5860478.ece>


Roaming Dome
WA today - Perth,WA,Australia
Stephen Gough, speaking on behalf of the MCC, noted that the cricket ground
couldn't possibly be ready to host the athletics in time, owing to
insufficient ...
<http://www.watoday.com.au/news/sport/roaming-dome/2009/03/06/1235842661722.html>


Cricket IPL will go ahead, declares Modi |
Modi chaired an IPL governing council meeting with Board of Control for
Cricket in India officials on Friday morning, and then revealed it would go
on, with moves to tweak the schedules to take into consideration dates on
which ... It really is none of Spain's business who visits Gibraltar!!! Mar
05, 09 01:37 AM · This story is under embargo until 00.01 on Thursday 5
March, and should be... Mar 04, 09 10:09 AM. Does Quantitative Easing
increase the national debt. ie. ...
<http://www.euronews24.org/sport/cricket-ipl-will-go-ahead-declares-modi/>
Euro News 24 - News



Pakistan to lodge protest over Broad with ICC | Current Affairs ...
By abasayeed
LAHORE: The PCB is to lodge a protest with the International Cricket
Council (ICC) over remarks made by match referee Chris Broad criticising
security.
<http://thecurrentaffairs.com/index.php/pakistan-to-lodge-protest-over-broad-with-icc/>
Current Affairs, News, Breaking...

West Indies vs England 5th Test 2009: Preview,
The Denmark-born pacer has already shown his talent and skill in English
county cricket and I think, he should be given a change in Trinidad. With
Steve Harmison being underperformed and Andrew Flintoff being left out with
injury, ...
<http://www.sports37.com/2009/03/west-indies-vs-england-5th-test-2009-preview-live-score/>
Sports37

SportingNews.com - USA
Now comes the grisly news from Pakistan of an attack on a bus carrying the
Sri Lankan national cricket team on its way to play a match in the
Pakistani city ...
<http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/17765/the_attack_in_pakistan_and_terrorism_in_sports>



Comment: Lahore proves sport is a soft target and ripe for terror
Times Online - UK
When Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres at the Olympic Games in Beijing last
summer, dancing and showboating his way to the tape in a mind-snapping 9.69
seconds, ...
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/simon_barnes/article5838886.ece>


Cricket niggle
The Press West Coast - West Coast,New Zealand
Then, with time running out before the arrival of the Indian team, it was
announced that Olympic team chef de mission Dave Currie would manage the
Black ...
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/editorials/1994795/Cricket-niggle>


Olympics Central » Biggest terror attacks on cricket matches - Metro
By olympics 2008 - Google News
The incident evoked memories of when Palestinian militants attacked Israeli
athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and of a series of attacks which
have cast a cloud over cricket tours in south Asian countries in recent
years. ...
<http://olympicscentral.net/biggest-terror-attacks-on-cricket-matches-metro/>
Olympics Central


Cricket in subcontinent under threat - MashGet
By Andrew
Cricket in subcontinent under threat. Related stories, videos, tweets,
photos about Subcontinent, Dominic Cork, Referee, Commentator, Sri Lanka
Cricket. ... Nine feared trapped in building collapse · Jeffrey
Wasserstrom: The International Impact of China's Olympic Moment · Fourth
Time's the Charm? Bernanke 'Shares Your Anger' On AIG · Without Cause:
Horror Stories Held by Iran · Metrolink engineer allowed friends to sit at
controls · Keli Goff: Clearly the G.O.P. Does Not ...
<http://www.mashget.com/sports/2009/03/03/cricket-in-subcontinent-under-threat/>
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12 gunmen sought in attack on cricket team | Tribune Demo
By Russ
Police in Lahore have launched an intensive search for at least 12 gunmen
believed to be involved in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, which
left six security personnel dead and eight players hurt — including two
with gunshot wounds . ... Rio Olympic bid leaves Chicago with highest
revenue projection · Obama returns to Washington from Chicago · 'Sexual
impurity' cited in pastor's resignation from Willow Creek Chicago ·
Biggest Loser Comes to Chicago ...
<http://tribdemo.sites.5ksites.com/news/politics/blog/2009/03/12-gunmen-sought-in-attack-on-cricket-team.html>
Tribune Demo


world cup 2011 - Pakistan Defence Forum
By abdulrafi
And mr kalmadi said we need world cup and olympics too. Anyways cricket
worldcup hosting has a voting system and i doubt india will win this vote
thing. because we normally get votes from our asian sides and west indies.
<http://www.defence.pk/forums/members-club/22698-world-cup-2011-a.html>
Pakistan Defence Forum


Flashing ODI Cricket: Lahore Test called off after attack on ...
By Ankush Sethi
players, a Sri Lankan cricket board official said. "We are trying to bring
the team back as quickly as possible. The Test match has been cancelled,"
the official said on Tuesday. ...
<http://flashing-odi.blogspot.com/2009/03/lahore-test-called-off-after-attack-on.html>
Flashing ODI Cricket

Daily Mail - UK
And while cricket lovers will insist that this just cannot be true of the
game that has always been assumed to have evolved from children's games
played in ...
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1158291/Cricket-invented-Europe-England-claims-Australian-academic.html>

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New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Those two provinces have players with links to the privately run Indian
Cricket League, an organisation the Indian board view as possessing
cricket's ...
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10559473>


Strewth! Cricket is a 'foreign import to England'
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
It has a reference to the sport in a 1533 poem, attributed to John Skelton,
in which he links it to immigrants from Flanders, in modern day Belgium,
<http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/5C5F20C99203BDC66525756C003AE3FB?OpenDocument>


There is no doubt in cricket if there is any uncertainty about the decision
the third umpire sticks with the original verdict What have the following
...<http://www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=145527>




Indiasurfer - Live Streaming Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1 ...
By nabablucknow
Related Links. Live Streaming West Indies Vs England, 4th Test Day 4
Cricket Match Online from Barbados, Preview & score · Live Streaming South
Africa Vs Australia, 1st Test Day 3 Cricket Match Online from Johannesburg,
Preview & score ...
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Phil Hughes scores runs when others don't
By King Cricket
Bowled on March 1st, 2009 by King Cricket. Those of you who haven't
irreparably damaged your memories through inadequate preparation may
remember that we told you this about Phil Hughes the day before yesterday.
<http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/phil-hughes-scores-runs-when-others-dont/2009/03/01/>
King Cricket

Match # 791. Vijayta CC v/s Pasadena 1 CC. Marder. 10/11/2008(45-over
match). Result. Vijayta CC Won Vijayta CC:195/8 in 45.0 Pasadena 1 CC:87/10
in 45.0 ...
<http://www.dreamcricket.com/scca/scorecarddisplay.aspx?gameid=791>

The Canadian Press - JOHANNESBURG
Amla faced 88 balls and hit six fours. Batting conditions were good, as
afternoon sunshine dried out the pitch and removed some of its life. ...
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iPDlGeDTGxf4TrvRe7se6h4kzJ4w>


Cricket: Confidence the key to Black Caps approach
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
In those games, McCullum hit 61 off 47 balls, 56 not out off 49 and 69 not
out off 55 - 186 runs off 151 balls and was only out once. ...
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10559472>


Decks cleared for Dravid & Co.
Hindustan Times - India
Shane Bond and Chris Harris are contracted to the Canterbury Wizards but
only for T20 cricket. "There have been a number of issues to work
through, ...
<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=4088a005-ef85-45ea-afe6-da0a7f4d74cb&SectionName=HomePage&add=test4>


Cricket-Sangakkara fifty steadies Sri Lanka
Reuters UK - UK
Jayawardene, who made a double century in the drawn first test in Karachi,
fell for 30 from 61 balls. On a pitch offering encouragement to bowlers,
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/cricketNews/idUKSP46758020090301>

Vettori and Harbhajan: masters of their art
Hindu - Chennai,India
Wellington: To the casual fan, a spinner in overs-specific cricket holds as
much appeal as cabbage salad at a banquet. But it's another matter at the
<http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030256171900.htm>

West Indies v England - live!
guardian.co.uk - UK
Anyways, Strauss' double took him 296 balls, and included 21 fours and two
sixes. Sarwan turns Swann this way and that at his ease, gathering runs as
easily ...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/mar/01/cricket-england-cricket-team>


HCL Placement papers & Interview questions | Share Your Work ...
By editor12
Glenn and Jason each have a collection of cricket balls. Glenn said that if
Jason would give him 2 of his balls they would have an equal number; but,
if Glenn would give Jason 2 of his balls, Jason would have 2 times as many
balls as ...
<http://www.workexp.com/hcl-campus-selection-placement-paper-pattern/>
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what it all looks like: Random Pie: Who likes silly emo crops?
By Mike Terry
DUE TO THE LACK OF CRICKET BALLS IN UTAH, TENNIS BALLS ARE BEING USED
ATTRACTING GERMAN SHEPHERDS FROM ALL ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TAKE PART
IN THE GENTLEMAN'S GAME OF THE FORMER BRITISH EMPIRE. WHAT IS SHE LOOKING
AT? ...
<http://miketerry.blogspot.com/2009/02/random-pie-who-likes-silly-emo-crops.html>
what it all looks like


AUSTRALIA VS SOUTHAFRICA 1st TEST:SOUTH AFRICA ON A ...
By cricket
He was twice given not out despite gloving balls from Morne Morkel to
wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, with South Africa failing to refer the decisions
to the television umpire.The tourists reached 99 for one but lost three
wickets in the ...
<http://cricket-cricketnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/australia-vs-southafrica-1st-testsouth.html>
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Cricket360 - Clearwater,FL,USA
... cricket series in New Zealand and go on from there. Another positive
that the Indians will take into the ODI matches is the presence of the
Master ...
<http://www.cricket360.com/1405-what-went-wrong-with-the-t20s.html>

Hanif, Miandad receives 'ICC Hall of Fame Caps'
SANA - Islamabad,Pakistan
During the ICC Centenary, past legends of the game would be honoured by the
establishment of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. This institution was founded
with ...
<http://www.sananews.com.pk/english/2009/03/02/hanif-miandad-receives-icc-hall-of-fame-caps/>

Iconic Tendulkar Cast As Obvious Danger
Voxy - Wellington,New Zealand
By Chris Barclay of NZPA Napier, March 1 NZPA - As artists create an
anatomically correct wax image of Indian cricket's "little master" Sachin
Tendulkar, ...
<http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/iconic-tendulkar-cast-obvious-danger/5/9734>


Bowling Tips: How to Master the Skills for Bowling
By buff
Mastering the skills in bowling is not a difficult task but requires
discipline and perseverance to become a master of the game. It may take
weeks and/or months to master the skills but what is important is how much
the player enjoys ...
<http://bowlingtrainingtips.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-master-skills-for-bowling.html>
Bowling Tips



How to Examine a true Master
By Praful
Australia took total command in the battle of Test cricket's top two-rated
nations as they built up a lead of 297 runs over South Africa with nine
second innings wickets remaining. Voronin on target as Hertha go top again
February 28, ...
<http://prafulkr.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/how-to-examine-a-true-master/>
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Young Little Master 3 - Outstanding Cricket Shots | Watch Live ...
By Live Cricket
raj20002k asked: Outstanding performance from little Krishna Narayan.
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Entertainment and Showbiz! - Baroda,India
Organized by Peter Garrett, the Federal Member for Kingsford, the match was
played between the Steve Waugh's XI and Mark Taylor XI in the Big Bash
Twenty20 ...
<http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com/peter-garrett-sports-stars-bat-for-victorian-bushfire-victims-2009030111918>

Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Do cricket boards scrutinise the balance sheets of the business houses that
sponsor their national teams, buy TV rights? Did anyone turn the scanner on
<http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Pirate++of+the+Caribbean&artid=59ERaSgmyFE=&SectionID=Aw%7Cqo8JJkxA=&MainSectionID=Aw%7Cqo8JJkxA=&SEO=allen,+stanford,+t20,+england,+wales,+board,+crick&SectionName=%7C%7CWM0BI9WGM=>

For once, Lalit Modi loses at cricket
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
In his first major setback in a long while, Lalit Modi has failed to get
re-elected as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association. ...
<http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/for-once-lalit-modi-loses-at-cricket/00/03/350553/>

Cricket was not English, research reveals
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
LONDON: Cricket quintessentially is considered an English passtime, but a
recent Australian research has revealed that the game was imported to the
British ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET-Cetera/Cricket-was-not-English-research-reveals/articleshow/4209389.cms>


'Market share expected to grow by 50%'
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Sports channels, especially cricket channels, have a guaranteed audience,
unlike news and entertainment channels. Neo earns 98 per cent of its
revenues from ...
<http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/market-share-expected-to-grow-by-50/23/59/350563/>


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Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Book Review Carnival
By Heather J.
It has friendship, love, business, cricket, religion, riots, and ya happy
ending, everything a bollywood movie demands." THE UNEARTHED, by Brian
O'Rourke - About this paranormal thriller Books Books and More Books says
"I'd really hate ...
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Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books