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England fumbled around like a pimply adolescent on a first date for most of a glorious sunny Sunday at Kingsmead, before Andrew Flintoff and Alex Tudor finally drove home the advantage and provided some entertainment

England captain Nasser Hussain has been so impressed by the performance of rookie KwaZulu-Natal all-rounder Kevin Pieterson that he has asked the youngster for a chat today concerning the possibility of him playing his cricket in Essex during the

NATAL'S match against England did eventually peter out in a draw at Kingsmead on Monday, but in terms of preparation for the vital second Test starting in Port Elizabeth on Thursday, home captain Dale Benkenstein feels the tourists got little out of

Durban: Natal battled to 136 for five on a rain-marred first day of their four-day match against the English tourists at Kingsmead on Friday, with John Kent and Ross Veenstra keeping them afloat when play was called off at 3.30 pm

Johannesburg: For weeks it had been billed as the Donald and Atherton show, but the way Allan Donald, alias White Lightning, struck at the Wanderers yesterday, England were also no doubt wondering if there had been a grain of truth in the fitness

Johannesburg - It was not the best weather for a batting picnic: there was even a hint of high drama about the toss which Hansie Cronje won

Wallasey Cricket Club of the Liverpool Competition, winners of the Quinn Foden Cheshire Cup in 1998, again reached the final this season

The first attempt to play the final of the Thwaites LCB Cup was at Old Trafford on Sunday 19th September

Centurion: While a pall of gloom hung over the England dressing room last night, and most of it they would have to admit is self-induced, Clive Eksteen finally managed to take Mike Atherton's wicket

Centurion: Neil McKenzie may have lifted the spirits of the crowd yesterday but serious question marks hovered over the Test future of opening batsman Adam Bacher on a gloomy second day Combined XI outing against the England tourists

Bloemfontein: England secured the second win of their South African tour on Monday when they outclassed a Free State/Griqualand West Combination XI by 153 runs at Goodyear Park

Bloemfontein: England experienced their best day of their South African tour on Sunday as Darren Gough and Mark Butcher put a smile back onto the normally stern face of coach Duncan Fletcher

Bloemfontein: Former South African Test player, Gerhardus Liebenberg, proved to be a thorn in England's side as a Combined Free State/Griqualand West XI held their own against the tourists on the second day of their four-day match at Goodyear Park on

Bloemfontein: Chris Adams and Andrew Flintoff rescued England from a potentially embarrassing first innings collapse on the first day of their four-day Tour match against a make-shift Combination team from the Free State and Griqualand West at

Alan Mullally the England left arm fast bowler, has signed a three year contract for Hampshire

Steve O'Shaughnessy, the former Lancashire and Worcestershire batsman, answered Cumberland's call with a priceless innings of 118 on the opening day of the Minor Counties final at Netherfield

Dean Headley engineered one of the most dramatic victories in Test history as Australia lost their last seven wickets for just 32 runs in 79 balls to allow England to snatch a thrilling 12-run triumph in fourth Ashes Test at the MCG on Tuesday

The imperious figure of Steve Waugh and a memorable cameo from Stuart MacGill conspired to pull the rug from underneath England on day three of the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG on Monday

Australia have one hand on the Ashes urn after the unlikely figure of Colin Miller caused England to stumble late on day four in their bid to save the third Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday

After three remarkable sessions of fluctuating fortunes in which 12 wickets fell and 216 runs were scored, Australia emerged with England in a headlock after day two of the second Ashes Test in Perth on Sunday