Archive for April 22nd, 2007


New Zealand under-19

Just too much for Baby Boks

Sunday, 22nd April 2007 at 3:52 pm

One game too far, in the end - but considering the rockey start to the tournament (the loss to France), the Baby Boks can be fairly happy with their performance in Belfast at the Under-19 World Championship, disappointment of the …

Richard Jamieson

Jamieson stars in Mighty Dodos win

Sunday, 22nd April 2007 at 2:31 pm

In front of a crowd of nearly seven, the Pinelands Mighty Dodos got their season of to a rollicking start, a 3-0 victory highlighted by defensive impregnability, searing pace, and Mike Dabrowski wearing an Alice band. Dabrowski did score a …

Brian Charles Lara

Brian Charles Lara calls it a day

Sunday, 22nd April 2007 at 2:11 pm

Trust Kevin Pietersen to be the one to spoil Brian Lara’s farewell appearance, running the West Indian skipper out, before making a match-winning hundred (at least Duncan Fletcher got a victory in his last match). But while a flamboyant Lara …

Damien Hourquebie

Cricket’s great left-handers

Sunday, 22nd April 2007 at 1:24 pm

Brian Lara’s farewell on Saturday against England added another legendary left-hander to the list of cricket’s greats to have departed the game, with the last twenty-odd years having seen every country produce some magical left-handed talent. Gower for England, Langer …