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Bloemfontein (South Africa) There are those who have loftily accused Hansie Cronje of having the batting technique of an honest journeyman but lacking in flair and then pass on without giving the dismissive comment a second thought

South Africa are well on the way to amassing a big lead over Zimbabwe in the First Test at Goodyear (formerly Springbok) Park, Bloemfontein

Potchefstroom: Sri Lanka A lost their first tour match when they opened their five weeks tour with a six-wicket defeat at the North West Stadium by a combined side made up of Free State, North West and Griqualand West players

Patiala: The Haryana batsman played with cool heads in their second innings after being obliged to follow on to hold Punjab to a draw in their North Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match here on Wednesday

Faridabad : Jammu & Kashmir did well to force a draw against Haryana in their opening North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Wednesday

Faridabad: Hostile bowling spells by Vineet Jain (4 for 79) and Manish (3 for 58) enabled Haryana to enforce the follow on against Jammu and Kashmir on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday

Mohali: Punjab were well placed to score a victory over Himachal Pradesh at stumps on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday

Delhi: Despite a valuable 60-run fifth wicket partnership between Abu Eric Samy and Saranjeet Singh, Services were struggling to avoid an innings defeat against Delhi on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday

Patiala: Haryana at 203 for 8, still needed 48 runs to avoid the follow-on on the second day of the North Zone Cooch Behar cricket match against Punjab here on Tuesday

Mohali: Fine medium fast bowling by Reetinder Sodhi (5 for 30) and Sandeep Sharma (3 for 46) put Himachal Pradesh on back foot as they were bundled out 46 minutes after tea for a paltry total of 129 runs in their first innings in reply to Punjab's

New Delhi: An unbeaten 85 by Mithun Manhas and half centuries from Ashu Dani(76) and Virender Sehwag (70) gave Delhi a commanding 218-run first innings lead over Services on the second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Monday

Faridabad: Jammu & Kashmir made a confident start in their first innings on the second day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match against Haryana here on Monday

Patiala: A superb unbeaten 152 by Raveent Rickey helped Punjab score 304 for five in 90 overs against Haryana on the opening day of their second league match of the Cooch Behar tournament at the Dhruv Pandove stadium here on Monday

Sri Lanka A ended the second day of their three-day match against a Combined XI on 120 for three, still 51 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat in Potchefstroom on Monday

Udaipur: As expected, the Central Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match between Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh ended in a draw here on Tuesday

Free State opening bowler Herman Bakkes, who toured Sri Lanka last year with the South Africa A team renewed his acquaintance with the tourists with a blistering six wickets haul at North West Oval in the one-time capital of the old Transvaal,

Mohali: In a one sided affair, Punjab routed Himachal Pradesh by 178 runs in the season's opening North Zone Ranji Trophy one day league match at the PCA stadium here on Saturday

Mohali: Punjab dominated day one by scoring 317 for eight in the North Zone Ranji Trophy four day league match against Himachal Pradesh at the PCA stadium on Sunday

Udaipur: A fine unbeaten century by middle order batsman Parminder Singh and his 135 runs partnership with captain M Tripathi helped UP to take a 114 runs crucial lead on 2nd day at Field club ground here

New Delhi: Services were bundled out for 141 in their first innings against Delhi on the opening day of the four day North Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Harbaksh Singh stadium here today