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The opening match of the International 20:20, between Chilaw Marians, the Sri Lanka champions, and a PCA Masters XI, was reduced to a bowl-out of stumps in the indoor school at Leicester. The PCA won 6-2 after only 2.1 overs were possible at Grace Road before the heavens opened for a second time.The PCA Masters XI – including a mixture of county players, fringe and former international cricketers – had won the toss and opted to bowl first. An experiment of giving the first over to Chris Gayle was an expensive decision as he went for 16 runs. But Jon Lewis, the Gloucestershire and England seamer, conceded just a single before the players were forced off the field.After their bowl-out win the PCA take two points and with the weather still poor the remaining two matches on the opening day of the tournament are heading the same way.
The second match of the opening day in the International 20:20 was also decided by a bowl-out as rain continued to fall at Grace Road. Leicestershire won 5-3 in the indoor school to take two points.Darren Maddy, Hylton Ackerman, John Sadler, Jim Allenby and Jeremy Snape were on target as the batsmen showed the bowlers how it should be done. Although Abdul Manan and Mohammad Hafeez scored hits with their first bowls for the Wolves, they struggled after that with only Imran Khalid being successful.
The third match of the day was, again, decided by a bowl-out. PCA were trailing 5-4 in a thrilling nail-biter, and were indebted to Jon Lewis, who saved the day by rattling the stumps with the final attempt.

The England and Wales Cricket Board have been handed a stark ultimatum by Sport England: get your act together or risk losing funding.Roger Draper, chief executive of Sport England, said: “We are concerned that the governance of the ECB may threaten the future growth and success of this sport. We may have to consider future funding if significant changes are not made before cricket’s four-year business plan is submitted in November.”Draper, speaking in blunt terms, was critical of the board which he said was unaccountable and undemocratic. He was speaking following the publication of The Sports Nexus Report on English Cricket today.The survey claimed that England’s recent good form has failed to lift the pervading sense of gloom around the national team. ECB officials will be disappointed to read that nearly half of the supporters questioned said that they should be given only little or absolutely no credit at all for the national team’s success.And equally damning was the assessment of the job the ECB is doing with the grass-roots game. Around 53% of those questioned were either fairly or very dissatisfied with the structure and support given to cricket at the lower levels.A statement from Sport England said that they had, "become increasingly concerned by the governance of English cricket and have endeavoured to work with all parties to modernise this sport. The approach to the ECB has been inclusive, charting a course of reform from within. Sport England has worked with all key partners including the ECB, the MCC, cricket sponsors and broadcast partners.”

Day One report: Weston hundred highlights Zimbabwe’s inadequaciesClose Middlesex 516 for 6 dec. (Weston 129, Weekes 102*, Brown 98) lead Zimbabwe 176 for 2 (Vermeulen 59, Carlisle 39*) by 340 runsMark Vermeulen and Stuart Carlisle went some way to restoring a bit of national pride – not that there’s been much of it on this tour – as Zimbabwe finished the second day’s play at Shenley on 176 for 2, 340 runs behind Middlesex. Paul Weekes and Michael Brown had earlier subjected Zimbabwe – whose bowling looked as bankrupt as their country’s economy – to long and fruitless day-and-a-half in the field.At a sun-baked Denis Compton Oval, Zimbabwe failed to take a wicket throughout the morning session, in which Weekes and Brown tucked in to some wayward bowling. Brown started the morning with no score to his name, and it surprisingly took him a further 15 minutes to get off the mark – to the 35th ball he received. This was more through nerves than good bowling, though, as the Zimbabwean seamers again produced their regular assortment of the good, the bad and the ugly. Brown soon started to gain in confidence to the extent that he began to outscore Weekes, and set the tone of his innings by smashing all of his first 36 runs in boundaries.Brown, aged 23 and making a rare appearance in place of the rested David Alleyne, smashed 18 fours and one six in all during a partnership of 184 with Weekes before, aiming for his century with another boundary, swung at Grant Flower and was caught on the long-leg boundary by Sean Ervine for 98. He quite rightly deserved a standing ovation from the 1000-strong crowd, and he also received a smattering of applause from the Zimbabwe bowlers, who were relieved at finally taking a wicket. The total was exactly 500 when Brown departed – the first time Zimbabwe had conceded a total that high in England.And after Weekes brought up his century – off 209 balls with 16 fours – halfway through the afternoon session, Middlesex declared on 516 for 6 – their highest ever total against a touring team. None of the Zimbabwean bowlers returned figures they would want to remember, with Ervine, Travis Friend and Raymond Price all conceding unwanted centuries.However, in the Zimbabwe reply, the Middlesex bowlers were none too clever at finding their line either, and openers Dion Ebrahim and Mark Vermeulen got things under way with a series of easy singles mixed with an occasional powerful cover-drive. Vermeulen, in particular, then stepped up the pace in the evening session to reach his fifty off 65 balls, while Ebrahim, though, was a little too impatient in trying to keep up, and he paid the price when he chipped a catch to Chris Peploe at mid wicket off the bowling of Weekes. Ebrahim departed for 30, ending a promising opening stand of 96.And Vermeulen did not last much longer either, playing all over a yorker from Thos Hunt to be bowled for 59. Stuart Carlisle then maintained his reputation for taking an age to get off the mark before finally pulling a boundary, and with the help of another grafter, Flower, the pair saw Zimbabwe to the close. They did, however, have a little good fortune as both snicked balls over the slips to the boundary, but they and the rest of the batsmen are going to need some more fortune tomorrow to keep in touch with Middlesex’s huge first innings.

It could be said New Zealand Cricket got itself into quite a ‘State’ today.The worst-kept secret in New Zealand sport is out today, State Insurance has become the sponsor of domestic cricket.It will have naming rights for four competitions, State Max, the State Championship which is the men’s four-day competition, the State Shield which is the men’s one-day competition and the State League which is the women’s one-day competition.All of New Zealand’s major associations are also under the State banner now that Canterbury has joined.Teams will be known as: (Men’s) State Auckland Aces, State Northern Knights, State Central Stags, State Wellington Firebirds, State Canterbury Wizards, State Otago Volts; (Women’s) State Auckland Hearts, State Northern Spirit, State Central Hinds, State Wellington Blaze, State Canterbury Magicians, State Otago Sparks.New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden said the sponsorship would give a much-needed fillip to the domestic game at its top level.”For the past five years New Zealand Cricket has concentrated much of its effort on strengthening the elite level of the game and appropriately resourcing the CLEAR Black Caps and CLEAR White Ferns.”This investment has paid off with the winning of the ICC KnockOut and CricInfo Women’s World Cup respectively.”However, it is now time to focus on revitalising the domestic game,” he said.The sponsorship would allow NZC to provide a comprehensive domestic programme which was the key to producing strong international teams.”It is interesting to note that there has been significant improvement in the standard of the women’s game since the sponsorship of State allowed the introduction of a national league three summers ago,” Snedden said.”Strengthening our senior men’s domestic cricket competitions is an immediate priority for NZC.”State’s chief executive David Smith said domestic cricket helped New Zealand’s largest insurer to reinforce its presence in communities nationwide through a direct association with the premier sport for both men and women.”It gives us the opportunity to support and develop up and coming young talent throughout the regions where we’ve always had a strong presence and loyal customer base,” he said.

Bermuda have opted for youth in their side for the forthcoming trip to Kenya and Dubai.The 15-man squad includes five members of the Under-19 team – Malachi Jones, Rodney Trott, Tamauri Tucker, Kyle Hodsoll and Kian Butterfield. Irving Romaine remains as skipper while David Hemp, returning after playing for Glamorgan during the summer, is the new vice-captain.Janeiro Tucker also returns to the squad after missing the European tour, despite again being hauled before the board on disciplinary charges, but there is no place for fast bowlers George O’Brien or Ryan Steede.The squad will depart on October 15 to play two one day matches against Uganda (October 20 and 22), a three-match ODI series and a four-day Intercontinental Cup clash with Kenya. They move on to Dubai on November 5 for a four-day Intercontinental Cup game with the United Arab Emirates.Bermuda squad
Irving Romaine (capt), David Hemp (vice-captain), Dwayne Leverock, Lionel Cann, Jekon Edness, Stephen Outerbridge, James Celestine, Kevin Hurdle, Rodney Trott, Malachi Jones, Tamauri Tucker, Jeneiro Tucker, Kyle Hodsoll, Azeem Pitcher, Kian Butterfield.
Coach: Gus Logie
Assistant coach: Herbert Bascome
Manager: Lionel Tannock
Physio: Craig Brown

Reserves
Jason Simons, Arthur Pitcher, Dennico Hollis, Khiry Furbert

Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of the Oval controversy last month, has hit out at suggestions that his decisions which led to the forfeiture of the Test were hasty, and, even worse, motivated by racism. In a detailed interview in , Hair said he was forced to intervene because he absolutely had to, and that there were no other extraneous factors which influenced his decision-making.”The umpires intervene only when they decide the game is not being played within the spirit of the game,” Hair said. “People will tell you in matches I have umpired in the past 20 years that I have shown considerable restraint. There have been many times when official action could have been taken but wasn’t because you try to control the issue and resolve it on the pitch.”All good umpires will have a quiet word rather than jump in. I prefer the principle of non-intervention. That is a preferable route compared with someone making a song and dance about something that could be resolved quietly. But the decision to intervene finally depends on the seriousness of the matter.”Hair also said he was deeply hurt by accusations of racism, and by comments that his offer to the ICC – that he would quit umpiring if offered 250,000 pounds – were motivated by personal greed.”It really upsets me when people describe me as racist, because they have no idea how I spent my childhood and how that shaped my beliefs in adult life,” said Hair. “How can people judge me to have prejudices when I went to school in Australia alongside Chinese children, Hungarian refugees and all manner of other nationalities? I grew up in Orange, in central New South Wales, living next door to a large family of Aborigines. I had some of my happiest times playing rugby and cricket with the children. They were like brothers and sisters to me.”It’s particularly hurtful when I count as some of my closest friends the Pakistan umpires Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf, and the Sri Lankans Asoka de Silva and Peter Manuel. We are men from different cultures drawn together by the game of cricket. We exchange views and I have always found men of that calibre tremendously supportive.”Denying the charge of greed, Hair said: “Money has never been a driving force in my career as an umpire. No umpire I know does it for money. I can honestly say I am earning less than half I could have commanded in salary had I stayed in the private sector as sales manager of a clothing manufacturer in Melbourne.”Hair also admitted that some of the comments made after the incident had upset him and Amanda, his wife. “Amanda has been affected by this,” he said. “Normally she is very strong, an implacable woman. I think it has affected her because she knows a lot about cricket. She has spent a lot of her time on cricket committees and has a passion for the game herself. Some of the ill-informed comments made have upset her deeply. No matter how much I tell her not to worry, she does worry because she does not like to see what she perceives as injustice.”Despite all the controversy, Hair maintained that he was gratified by the amount of support he had received. “I can honestly say that all the letters, emails and text messages I have received have been supportive. The vast majority of people who have written, I have never met. A lot of them clearly do support the role of the umpire. None of the letters have been abusive. The messages I have received from official cricketing bodies around the world have been very encouraging.”Hair has had controversial moments with the teams from the subcontinent in the past as well, but he insisted that he enjoyed officiating there. “Pakistan is particularly receptive to a visiting umpire like myself,” he said. “Their idea of a venue for a chat about umpiring is one of their wonderful restaurants. They are very hospitable people and the discussion goes on all night. The subcontinent has so many happy memories for me and officiating in that region has been instrumental in improving many aspects of my umpiring.”The hearing against Inzamam will take place on September 27 and 28, and the outcome could well determine if Hair continues as an international umpire. “My wish is to carry on and enjoy the rest of my career as an umpire,” Hair clarified. “That is what I would like to do. My contract runs to April 2008. After that, who knows? How I am involved in cricket after that date is in the mixing bowl.”

Dennis Lillee, the former Australian fast-bowling great, called for Shane Warne to replace Ricky Ponting as captain of the Australian team. Lillee weighed into the national debate over the immediate future of the team with players returning home Wednesday after losing the series 2-1 to England on Monday. Lillee, one the giants of Australian cricket with 355 wickets in 70 Tests from 1971-84, also called for coach John Buchanan to go.”If Australia want to regain the Ashes they would dramatically improve their chances by appointing Shane Warne as captain,” Lillee wrote in newspaper.Lillee, 56, believed Warne, the world’s leading wicket-taker, acted as a “pseudo captain” during the drawn fifth Test and felt Ponting should be left to concentrate on his batting.”I got the distinct impression Warne was the pseudo captain during the fifth Test at The Oval,” wrote Lillee. “Warne was heavily involved in helping set the field and whenever I turned on the television, he was speaking on behalf of the Australian team.”There is no doubt Warne has an amazing cricketing brain – but not only that, any cricket he plays is at 120 percent and full of passion, guts and determination. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but Warne led from the front throughout the tour and I wouldn’t be worried about his previous indiscretions off the field,” he said, adding that captaincy could extend the legspinner’s career.Warne, 36, was Australia’s stand-out player of the series capturing 40 wickets in the five-Test series and scoring 249 runs – more than batsmen Simon Katich, Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist.Lillee was wide-ranging in his criticism of the Australian team performance, railing on Cricket Australia officials and coach Buchanan. “If we are to get this team back on the rails, the plan has to go way deeper than making a few cosmetic changes to the team,” he said.”Make no mistake, Australia were ambushed by England because way too many people right across the board were living in a comfort zone. Cricket Australia executives, the coach, the manager, the captain and support staff must all be held accountable for this disaster.”Lillee said Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn and Simon Katich were the most vulnerable batsmen with selection for next month’s Test and one-day series with a World XI and this southern summer’s tours by West Indies and South Africa.A former fast bowling coach for the national side before falling out with Cricket Australia over a pay dispute last November, Lillee said the entire coaching structure needed to be reviewed.”Do we really need a coach in John Buchanan and a manager in Steve Bernard?” he asked. “Would it be better with one person in charge with the title of manager – someone who could then call in batting, bowling and fielding experts to assist the team as England did with spectacular results.”The coffers of Cricket Australia have never been so flush, so why isn’t the money being ploughed back into helping the Test team instead of being allocated to CA executives and their wives so they can follow the team around in great luxury.”

The Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson has dropped out of the West Indian squad for the Champions Trophy. Lawson, 22, has a newly diagnosed stress fracture of the lower back, and will be out of action for at least six weeks. Darren Sammy has been called up as a replacement.Sammy, 20, is the first international cricketer to emerge from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. He made his one-day debut during the recent NatWest Series in England, although there wasn’t actually any play in the match for which he was chosen – the heavens opened after the toss was made in the match against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl, and no play was possible. But the ICC ruled that the match counted in the records, as the toss had taken place.

CHELTENHAM & GLOUCESTER TROPHY 4TH ROUNDSOMERSET v SURREYAT THE COUNTY GROUND, TAUNTON28 MAY 2003
(RESERVE DAY 29 MAY)Gates open 9.00 a.m.
Play starts 10.45 a.m.Somerset County Cricket Club are pleased to announce that tickets are selling steadily for the above fixture. Anyone wishing to attend the match is advised to buy in advance of the match and details of how to obtain tickets are as follows:Adult £15.00Junior (under 16) £10.00No concessions for Senior CitizensTickets can be purchased in person from the Club Office at the County Ground or by telephone using a credit / debit card (handling charge of £1.50) per application will be added). For telephone orders please call 01823 272946. Postal applications must include the correct remittance and a S.A.E. The Club Office is open Monday – Friday 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. On Match Days the office is open from 9.00 a.m. – close of play.Due to the match being televised there will be no parking on the County Ground for Vice President Members but alternative car parking has been arranged in Victoria Park (off Priory Way, a 5 minute walk to the ground). The charge is £3 per vehicle.The new Riverside Entrance is now open and fully operational which should speed spectators entry into the ground!

Leicestershire Foxes slipped to a 10 run defeat by Somerset Sabres in the Norwich Union League clash at Grace Road after squandering a blistering opening partnership between Shahid Afridi and Trevor Ward.They smashed 96 runs in the first nine overs as the Foxes chased a target of 251. Shahid hit a brilliant 58 off 25 balls with six sixes and four fours and Ward made 43 before being needlessly run out.And that began a Leicestershire collapse which must have worried manager Jack Birkenshaw and encouraged Somerset ahead of Saturday’s C&G Trophy final match between the two sides at Lords.The Sabres have now completed a Norwich Union League double over the Foxes and the title is once again hanging in the balance with Kent closing the gap on Leicestershire to six points after their win over Gloucester. It means Leicestershire now need to win two of their last three matches to guarantee the title.But they were far below their best in this game with some loose bowling and untidy fielding helping Somerset to a challenging total of 250 for six.The foundations were laid with an opening stand of 138 between Peter Bowler and Ian Blackwell. Both punished some wayward bowling from the home attack with Blackwell making 75 off 64 balls and Bowler 77 of 110 deliveries.Once they were out the rate slowed as Darren Maddy (3-40) and Shahid (3-45) finally gained some control to put Leicestershire back in the game. The thrilling stand between Shahid and Ward looked to have put them in winning position – until the middle order collapse.Only a half-century from Neil Burns kept the Foxes in the hunt against some tight bowling from the Sabres with Jamie Grove taking three for 24 as Leicestershire finished on 240 for nine.