21.   Malik had six stitches inserted on the base of the left thumb after splitting it while catching Australia skipper Mark Taylor in the Australian first innings.

22.   Mike Stanley also had four RBIs for the Red Sox, who scored in each of the first seven innings.

23.   My first two innings, I was a little nervous.

24.   New Zealand went straight into bat to start its first innings with Matthew Bell and Matthew Horne at the crease.

25.   Opening bowler Javagal Srinath and Test newcomer Venkatash Prasad took four wickets each in the first innings and proved they are capable of bowling England out.

26.   Only the Strang brothers, Paul and Bryan, had some success in the Sri Lankan first innings.

27.   The Phillies loaded the bases in each of the first three innings.

28.   The Rangers left runners on in each of the first five innings.

29.   The West Indies struggled to consolidate their first innings against some tight Australian bowling on Sunday, third day of the second cricket test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

30.   The veteran paceman bowled three conservative overs after he was restricted to five overs at the start of the first innings on Saturday.