21.   Muralidhran has been no-balled in two tour matches for an illegal bowling action.

22.   New Zealand missed much-needed action Friday when the opening day of its tour match against Victoria was rained out.

23.   New Zealand selectors will keep the same team which played to a draw against Kent in a tour match last week.

24.   New Zealand was forced to follow on against New South Wales in their cricket tour match Sunday as NSW leg-spinner Stuart MacGill took a hat-trick.

25.   Northern had beaten England by three wickets in its opening tour match in Hamilton on Friday.

26.   Ross kicked six out of eight and then eight out of eight in his two tour matches in New Zealand to earn his place.

27.   South African captain Hansie Cronje returned to form with a century to lead the side away from disaster in the tour match against Tasmania on Monday.

28.   South Africa received solid match practice for its internationals against Australia with a draw against Western Australia in their cricket tour match which ended Sunday.

29.   Test lock Pedro Sporleder will lead Argentina in its second tour match, against a combined Nelson-Marlborough team on Tuesday.

30.   The Sri Lankans also requested, unsuccessfully, that umpire Darrell Hair be removed from their remaining tour matches.