Cricket Headlines:
September 1998

Monday, 28 September 1998

• MCC vote to admit women members for first time in 211 years - nearly 70% in favour of the change. [Report]

Sunday, 27 September 1998

• India claim the Hero Honda cup by beating Zimbabwe in the second one-dayer. [Scorecard | Report]

Saturday, 26 September 1998

• India easily defeat Zimbabwe in the first one-dayer. Tendulkar breaks the world record for centuries and Kumble takes his 200th wicket. [Scorecard | Report]

Friday, 25 September 1998

• New Zealand and South Africa name the Wills International Cup teams. [NZ Squad | SA Squad]
• Double century to Slater in Australia's opening tour match. [Scorecard]

Thursday, 24 September 1998

• Zimbabwe squad for the first two one-dayers announced. [ZCU media release]

Wednesday, 23 September 1998

• Akram Khan dropped from Bangladesh team. [Report]

Tuesday, 22 September 1998

Monday, 21 September 1998

• Wasim and Waqar available for selection against Australia [PCB press release]

Sunday, 20 September 1998

• Pakistan beat India by five wickets to win game five of the Sahara Cup. [ Live card ]
• Leicestershire cruise to the County Championship. [Live Card | Report | League Table]

Saturday, 19 September 1998

• Indian team for Zimbabwe announced. [Squad]

Friday, 18 September 1998

• Gold to South Africa and Silver to Australia at Commonwealth Games cricket. [Scorecard]
• The KL to Toronto saga continues: Jadeja arrives in Toronto and Tendulkar's trip is confirmed.
• New Zealand defeat Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games cricket. [Scorecard]
• Surrey make a disastrous start after Leicestershire declare on the 2nd day of their critical County Championship match [Scorecard | Report]

Thursday, 17 September 1998

• Brad Young takes a hat-trick as Australia annihilate New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games semi-final.

Wednesday, 16 September 1998

• Pakistan victorious in the 3rd match of the Sahara Cup.
• Heroic effort by Boje and Dawson sees South Africa beat Sri Lanka in a thriller and qualify for Saturday's Commonwealth Games gold medal game.
• Wasim Akram has quit international cricket to try and clear his name; meanwhile arrest warrants are issued for Intikhab Alam, Ramiz Raja, Basit Ali and Javed Burki for non-appearance in court.
• Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja, Anil Kumble, and Robin Singh to join the Indian squad, for the last two Sahara Cup matches (19 & 20 Sep) .

Tuesday, 15 September 1998

• Australia beat India, New Zealand beat Pakistan, and South Africa beat Barbados, all qualifying for the Commonwealth Games semi-finals.

Monday, 14 September 1998

• Wasim denies bribe allegations as arrest warrants issued for Intikhab Alam, Ramiz Raja, Basit Ali and Javed Burki for non-appearance in court.
• An outstanding all-round performance by Wasim Akram gives Lancashire victory over Nottinghamshire and keeps the County Championship race alive.

Sunday, 13 September 1998

• Pakistan win Game Two of the Sahara Cup to level the series 1-1. (Report)
• Barbados, New Zealand and South Africa are Sunday's winners in the Commonwealth Games cricket.

Saturday, 12 September 1998

• Retirements this weekend for two English cricketing personalities, umpire Dickie Bird and Middlesex star Mike Gatting.

Friday, 11 September 1998

Thursday, 10 September 1998

Wednesday, 9 September 1998

Tuesday, 8 September 1998

• Lancashire sign Mutiah Muralitharan for the 1999 season.

Monday, 7 September 1998

• Lancashire clinch the AXA League with a win over Hampshire.
• Organisers cancel next month's World Super Eights in Perth.

Sunday, 6 September 1998

• Lancashire win the Natwest Trophy Final.

Saturday, 5 September 1998

• Derbyshire in trouble as the Natwest Trophy Final goes into a second day.

Friday, 4 September 1998

• Sri Lanka name a weakened squad for the Commonwealth Games.
• Glenn McGrath injured, out of Australia's Commonwealth Games team.

Thursday, 3 September 1998

• Saleem Malik recalled to Pakistan's Sahara Cup squad.
• England coach David Lloyd reprimanded by the England Cricket Board.
• Pakistan win the final Under-19 Test against England.

Wednesday, 2 September 1998

• Tendulkar to play at Kuala Lumpur. Indian squads are announced for The Sahara Cup and The Commonwealth Games.
• New Zealand are easily defeated by New South Wales in a Commonwealth Games warm-up match.

Tuesday, 1 September 1998

• England send separate squads to the Ashes and to Bangladesh.
• Century tenth-wicket partnerships to both teams in the third Under-19 Test between England and Pakistan.