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Australia win in the first One Day indoors

At Colonial Stadium last night, Australia beat South Africa with a wonderful display of batting from Bevan and Waugh, both notching up great centuries. A less than expected crowd of 25785 attended the game.

Final scores:
Australia 5/295
(MG Bevan c Kallis b Pollock 106 from 125 balls
*SR Waugh not out 114 from 103 balls)
beat South Africa 7/201

Australia vs South Africa One Day Series:

Australia takes on South Africa in the first ever undercover One-Day series in Melbourne. The dates for the three matches are:
    Wed 16 (D/N) Australia v South Africa - Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
    Fri 18 (D/N)    Australia v South Africa - Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
    Sun 20             Australia v South Africa - Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
Check out the Aussie team for this series in the Profiles Page.


Australia beats Queensland XI

Australia have begun their warmup for the Super Challenge series against South Africa next week with a 75-run win over a Queensland XI on the 11th of August. The Australian side, short of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, made 7/238 in their fifty overs, then dismissed the Queensland side for 163 in 44.4 overs.

Aussie Cricketers are Weet-Bix Cricketers

Australia's cricketers are now well and truly Weet-Bix cricketers after the signing of a three-year sponsorship agreement between the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Sanitarium, the manufacturer of Weet-Bix.
This will allow Sanitarium to use the words "Official Breakfast of the Cricket World Champions" on thier products. Weet-Bix is also involved in Super Challenge 2000, the coming one-day international series between Australia and South Africa at Colonial Stadium, Melbourne as a sales promotion partner.

West Indies beat Scotland - But only Just!!

14th August 2000

West Indies only just scraped by, beating Scotland today in a One Day Internation at Old Trafford.
In a spirited performance with bat and ball, they lost defiantly by 21 runs.
The tourists, who left out a number of players including Brian Lara, Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, had batted for half an hour, amassing 35 without loss, before rain intervened.
When play resumed almost two hours later, with the game reduced to 43 overs a side, the Scots' seam bowlers frequently found their way past the outside edge of West Indian bats.
Final Score: WI 204 defeated Scotland 183

Lara the latest involved in betting scandal

Lara has been suspected of recieving money (about $3000) to give pitch information. These claims have been dismissed by Lara and the WICB.

Cronje gains himself a Life Ban

12 October 2000

Disgraced South Afican batsman and captain, Hansie Cronje, has today been charged with betting on his cricket matches and underperforming for a fee. Cronje has recieved hundreds of thousands of dollars for this.
He was today sentenced to a life ban from any form of the game, and has one week to appeal against this decision.


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