Phil Jaques

Yorkshire have signed Phil Jaques, the Australian batsman, as a replacement for when Darren Lehmann is away on international duty

Phil Jaques is unlikely to play for Northamptonshire this season after they decided to abandon their bid to have him classified as an English-qualified player

Stuart MacGill, airbrushed out of the one-day picture by Australia's selectors, picked up 4 for 55 as New South Wales marked the Waugh twins' final appearance in coloured clothing with a crushing eight-wicket victory over Tasmania at the Sydney

Defnding champions New South Wales played out a tense draw against Queensland at The Gabba, a result which makes it almost impossible for them to retain the Pura Cup

Chief Executive of Cricket NSW David Gilbert has announced the SpeedBlitz Blues squad to play Queensland in a Pura Cup match at the Gabba starting on Sunday February 1st, 2004.

Queensland pulled off a remarkable 25-run win against New South Wales at the Gabba

WESTERN Australian fast-bowling legend Jo Angel will retire after the Pura Cup match against NSW at the WACA Ground starting this Friday

NSW announce ING Cup and Pura Cup teams for matches against WA (Jan 2004)

Mick Lewis took 4 for 68 for Victoria, including the wicket of Steve Waugh for 7, to restrict New South Wales to 317 on the opening day of the Pura Cup match at Newcastle

A 65-ball 85 from Phil Jacques and a brisk 53 from Michael Bevan took New South Wales to the brink of victory over Tasmania at the SCG, but in the end they had to settle for a draw

Northants face a legal battle with the ECB over Phil Jaque's status as an overseas player for next season

The Sydney Grade competition's Round 4 concludes this Saturday

Cricket NSW Chief Executive David Gilbert has announced the SpeedBlitz Blues team to play Western Australia in a Pura Cup match at the SCG from Tuesday November 4th to Friday November 7th, 2003.

The Chief Executive of Cricket NSW David Gilbert has announced the NSW 2nd XI to play the South Australian 2nd XI in a Cricket Australia Cup match at Bankstown Oval from Monday October 27th to Thursday October 30th, 2003.

Former Tasmanian and Western Warriors pace bowler Shane Jurgensen will pick up where he left off when he plays for the Queensland Academy of Sport 2nd XI against NSW at Allan Border Field next week.

Gloucestershire 232 for 7 beat Essex 227 by five runs at Bristol Scorecard With the game in their sights, Essex suffered a dramatic collapse of eight wickets for 40 runs to blow it against Gloucestershire

Essex 335 v Nottinghamshire 284 and 71 for 2 at Chelmsford (Day 2) Scorecard Andy Clarke and Jon Dakin added 63 for the tenth wicket to give Essex a vital first-innings lead in their relegation dogfight against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford

Essex 77 for 2 v Nottinghamshire 284 at Chelmsford Scorecard Chris Cairns thrashed a rapid 70 from 73 balls, then took a wicket in his first over, as Nottinghamshire and Essex jostled for position on the first day at Chelmsford

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