NEWS ARCHIVE: MARCH 2001

 Hampshire complete a hat trick of defeats in the Winelands Tournament (31 March 2001)
 Lancashire lose their first match on tour (31 March 2001)
 McGrath leads Yorkshire to roses win in Good Hope Challenge (31 March 2001)
 Tributes paid to Lord Cowdrey in memorial service (31 March 2001)
 Most promising young player awards announced (30 March 2001)
 Lancashire record a comfortable 66 run win over Western Province Academy (30 March 2001)
 Hampshire start tour of South Africa with a loss (29 March 2001)
 ECB launches national strategy at first-ever National Convention (29 March 2001)
 An Englishman in Sri Lanka (part 8) (29 March 2001)
 Twelve win England contracts for npower Test series (29 March 2001)
 Harbhajan Singh’s fifteen wicket haul in a match (29 March 2001)
 Lancashire wrap up a convincing 191 run win over Boland Academy (29 March 2001)
 England awards twelve players central contracts (29 March 2001)
 Fine all round effort from Lancashire after Day 2 at Belville (28 March 2001)
 Our inexperience showed in one-day cricket (28 March 2001)
 Kaluwitharana sentences England to 3-0 defeat (27 March 2001)
 Kaluwitharana leads Sri Lanka to crushing victory over England (27 March 2001)
 Hussain: Team spirit is the key (27 March 2001)
 Sri Lanka limit England to 165 (27 March 2001)
 Harbhajan Singh – Latest entrant in the Lohmann, Barnes and Hadlee Club (27 March 2001)
 500-Plus in 4 or fewer Tests (27 March 2001)
 Two more for Crofty! (26 March 2001)
 Lancashire make a good start on Day 1 at Belville (26 March 2001)
 Adi Aymes declares £174,995 benefit (26 March 2001)
 Raman Subba Row to work with ICC on Umpire and Referee reforms (26 March 2001)
 Fletcher calls for greater focus on one-day cricket (26 March 2001)
 Cork's injury lends support to Botham's idea (26 March 2001)
 World Round-Up - A feast of Test Cricket in 2000-01 (26 March 2001)
 Croft and Vaas receive reprimands following collision (26 March 2001)
 Thorpe warns of England's need for young one-day players (25 March 2001)
 England lose one-day series after Jayawardene century (25 March 2001)
 Sri Lanka take one-day series after Jayawardene century (25 March 2001)
 England on the rack after Jayawardene century (25 March 2001)
 Tight England bowling restricts Sri Lanka in Colombo (25 March 2001)
 Thorpe demands more runs from England's middle order (24 March 2001)
 Atherton attacks ICC over umpiring standards (24 March 2001)
 Thorpe's looking for one-day side to repeat Test team's recovery (23 March 2001)
 Arnold steers Sri Lanka to a comfortable victory (23 March 2001)
 Arnold guides Sri Lanka to victory over England (23 March 2001)
 England struggle on new wicket as Sri Lankans exert pressure (23 March 2001)
 A Test series won - now for the one-dayers (22 March 2001)
 Sri Lanka and England in a quandary over starting line-ups (22 March 2001)
 Thorpe predicts a testing time lies ahead in one-day series (22 March 2001)
 Time for top batsmen to perform, says Jayasuriya (22 March 2001)
 Bowling Milestones: Briggs to Walsh - A journey through the generations (22 March 2001)
 Hat-tricks in Test Cricket (22 March 2001)
 Lancashire off to a winning start on winter tour (21 March 2001)
 No place for de Silva as Sri Lanka name 15 for one-day series (21 March 2001)
 Hick: I put on a brave face, but inside I was churning-up (21 March 2001)
 An Englishman in Sri Lanka (part 7) (21 March 2001)
 Hick and Caddick see England to warm-up win in Colombo (21 March 2001)
 Hick and Vaughan pile on the runs against President's XI (21 March 2001)
 Unusual dismissals in Test and One-Day International Cricket (21 March 2001)
 England U17 team to visit Australian Cricket Academy (20 March 2001)
 Alec Stewart's diary: We've done it! (20 March 2001)
 Knight keen to take chance as England rest four (20 March 2001)
 Hussain: We still have a lot of work to do (20 March 2001)
 Globe-trotting Alleyne confident of a bright future (20 March 2001)
 ICC appoints new Chief Executive (20 March 2001)
 Benefit for Neil Smith (19 March 2001)
 Miller and Graveney have their selection contracts extended (19 March 2001)
 Flintoff fit to stay in Sri Lanka (19 March 2001)
 Giles full of praise for inspirational Hussain (19 March 2001)
 Thorpe to captain England in one-day series (19 March 2001)
 Fletcher and Hussain look to the future (18 March 2001)
 Lancashire chief denies any knowledge of Flintoff injury (18 March 2001)
 MacLaurin calls for tougher stance from match referees (18 March 2001)
 England secure historic series win in Colombo (17 March 2001)
 Thorpe credits winter off for his sub-continent heroics (17 March 2001)
 Hussain: This was better than Pakistan (17 March 2001)
 England secure historic series win with dramatic Test victory (17 March 2001)
 England re-write the history books with series come-back (17 March 2001)
 Hussain to return home - Flintoff a doubt (17 March 2001)
 Thorpe's hundred sees England take slim lead despite Vaas' heroics (17 March 2001)
 Glamorgan announce trading profit (16 March 2001)
 Crofty breaks Test wicket record (16 March 2001)
 Thorpe may hold the key in evenly balanced game (16 March 2001)
 Vaughan added to one-day squad as cover for Hussain (16 March 2001)
 Whatmore frustrated by Sri Lankan batting (16 March 2001)
 Thorpe vital to the cause, says Fletcher (16 March 2001)
 Thorpe holds the key in evenly balanced game (16 March 2001)
 England wickets tumble as Sri Lanka fight back (16 March 2001)
 The match that had everything (15 March 2001)
 Relief for Giles after two frustrating Tests (15 March 2001)
 Spinners bowl England into a position of strength (15 March 2001)
 Spinners bowl England into position of strength (15 March 2001)
 Croft and Giles put England in charge after first day (15 March 2001)
 ICC committed to shake-up over umpires and referees (15 March 2001)
 England strike back with two wickets after lunch (15 March 2001)
 Captains talk to ease tension in series decider (14 March 2001)
 Giles to be rested after Sri Lankan trip (13 March 2001)
 Gough's example illustrates the benefit of central contracts (13 March 2001)
 Southern Premier Cricket League announce lucrative sponsorship deal (13 March 2001)
 Davies and Knott change counties (13 March 2001)
 Hussain likely to play as England weigh up options (13 March 2001)
 Gough's Kandy performance lifts him to sixth in ratings (13 March 2001)
 Alec Stewart's Sri Lanka Diary (12 March 2001)
 Fletcher: This team have bottle (12 March 2001)
 Alastair Bressington signs for 2001 2002 (12 March 2001)
 English cricket chiefs in call for umpiring debate (12 March 2001)
 Captains past and present urge ICC to tackle umpiring issue (11 March 2001)
 Hussain aims to defy the pain in Test decider (11 March 2001)
 England rise above the tension to clinch thrilling victory (11 March 2001)
 England rise above the tension to emerge victorious (11 March 2001)
 The most exciting game I've ever played in - Croft (11 March 2001)
 White rises above the tension to clinch England victory (11 March 2001)
 Atherton and Sangakkara reprimanded after confrontation (10 March 2001)
 Test on a knife edge after Sri Lanka fight back (10 March 2001)
 Test on a knife edge after Sri Lankan fightback (10 March 2001)
 Flintoff unable to bowl in Sri Lanka (10 March 2001)
 Sangakkara and Dharmasena lead Sri Lankan fightback (10 March 2001)
 England overwhelm Sri Lanka on day of more controversy (9 March 2001)
 England overwhelm Sri Lanka on another day of controversy (9 March 2001)
 England scent victory on another bad day for umpiring (9 March 2001)
 John Stephenson, A fighter through and through (9 March 2001)
 Lancashire clinch sponsorship deal (9 March 2001)
 Jayasuriya handed suspended four-match ban for dissent (9 March 2001)
 ICC clarifies position on Sri Lanka umpire referral proposals (9 March 2001)
 England enjoy magnificent day amid more umpiring controversy (9 March 2001)
 Disastrous start for Sri Lanka as they bid to wipe out deficit (9 March 2001)
 Last-wicket pair guide England to useful lead (9 March 2001)
 Hussain dedicates crucial century to his teammates (8 March 2001)
 Squad and itinerary for England Under 17 tour of Australia announced (8 March 2001)
 Hussain returns to form with a century to set up England (8 March 2001)
 Hussain's return to form sets up England (8 March 2001)
 Hussain and Thorpe lead England reply (8 March 2001)
 Gough and Caddick inspire England fightback after Jayawardene century (7 March 2001)
 Gough inspires England fightback after Jayawardene century (7 March 2001)
 One-Day Kings run out on catwalk (7 March 2001)
 Newcomers set for Grenada trip (7 March 2001)
 England enjoy good morning against aggressive Sri Lankan batsmen (7 March 2001)
 The Umpire’s Last Stand - Dickie Bird laments the passing of an era (6 March 2001)
 Radio Four to make three-part series about the ECB (6 March 2001)
 Denness named as Kent's new chairman (6 March 2001)
 Sri Lankans will carry on appealing, says wicket-keeper Sangakkara (6 March 2001)
 200 years on and England will face resistance again (6 March 2001)
 England need to display greater sense of adventure (6 March 2001)
 Trescothick likely to be fit for Kandy (5 March 2001)
 Injury forces Headley to retire (5 March 2001)
 Sri Lanka's coach previews the second Test against England (5 March 2001)
 Australia's bright old thing sets sights on Ashes tour (5 March 2001)
 Winelands Festival in Paarl (4 March 2001)
 Fletcher defends 'committed' Gough (4 March 2001)
 Alec Stewart's Diary (3 March 2001)
 England canter to easy victory over Colts XI (3 March 2001)
 Gough involved in confrontation with Sri Lanka player (3 March 2001)
 Northamptonshire announce loss (3 March 2001)
 Trescothick injury scare as Sri Lankan Colts set challenging total against England (3 March 2001)
 An Englishman in Sri Lanka (part 4) (2 March 2001)
 England A's Caribbean adventure ends in anti-climax (2 March 2001)
 Brown gets chance to make England debut (2 March 2001)
 Stewart sympathises with umpires (1 March 2001)
 Sri Lanka announces crackdown on English streakers (1 March 2001)
 Thorpe calls for introduction of neutral umpires (1 March 2001)