41.   Wasim set Pakistan on the path to victory with two early wickets in Melbourne last Saturday as the tourists won to level the series.

42.   West Indian pacemen Mervyn Dillon and Cameron Cuffy shared two early wickets to put pressure on India in the opening Test here on Saturday.

43.   Zimbabwe grabbed three early wickets but failed to stop Sri Lanka from reaching a position of strength in the second cricket Test here on Sunday.

44.   While left-handed opener Gary Kirsten fenced and flayed from the first ball, two early wickets fell at the other end to set the trend.

45.   New South Wales lost an early wicket when left-arm pace man Bruce Reid trapped Test opener Michael Slater for one.

46.   New Zealand bowlers Dion Nash and Michael Owens rediscovered their touch, taking three early England wickets on the second day of the third Test here on Friday.

47.   New Zealand lost two early wickets after they won the toss and elected to bat in the first cricket Test against Pakistan at the Qaddafi Stadium here Thursday.

48.   Simon Brown and John Wood each took two early wickets to set up an unexpected chance of a Durham victory at Portsmouth.

49.   Sri Lanka, buoyed by their win over India in the tournament opener, never let the advantage slip after taking early wickets.

50.   Some further hard work awaits the England batsmen against a South Africa attack fired up by the early wicket and bolstered by the unorthodox spectre of Adams.