1.   DAVID HOOKES, the former Australian Test batsman, is retiring at the end of this season.

2.   But he has the quick wrists of Oh and a former American batsman called Henry Aaron.

3.   Bangladesh coach Gordon Greenidge, a former West Indian opening batsman, also praised Merhab.

4.   Border declined to say who had made the offer to him, but former Pakistan Test batsman Mushtaq Mohammad quickly owned up.

5.   Cricket administrator Bryan Davis, a former West Indies batsman, has supervised the preparation of the surface.

6.   Former West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge, who coached Bangladesh during its debut World Cup campaign, will join Nottinghamshire as batting coach.

7.   Former Australian Test batsman David Boon has signed for Durham on a two-year contract and will captain the team from next season.

8.   Former Test batsman John Reid was Wednesday appointed coach of the New Zealand cricket team for the rest of the season, New Zealand Cricket announced.

9.   His decision to come out of retirement and join Lancashire was greeted with amazement by former Yorkshire batsman and test umpire Dickie Bird.

10.   It included former Test batsman Jonty Rhodes, who had scored three consecutive centuries in domestic first-class matches.