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This is an archive article published on June 10, 1998

New Zealand to play three spinners

COLOMBO, June 9: New Zealand are to bring a third spinner Mark Priest to join Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman for the third and deciding Tes...

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COLOMBO, June 9: New Zealand are to bring a third spinner Mark Priest to join Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman for the third and deciding Test against Sri Lanka here tomorrow.

Squads: N Zealand: Stephen Fleming capt, Bryan Young, Mathew Horne, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Adam Parore, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Daniel Vettori, Paul Wiseman, Craig Spearman, Mark Priest, Dion Nash and Shayne O8217;Conner.

S Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga capt, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardena, Arvinda de Silva, Hashan Tilakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Pramodya Wickremesinghe, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suresh Parera, Pradeep Hewage, Kumara Dharmasena, Ruchira Perera and Malinga Bandara.

Jackie McGlew dies

DURBAN: South African and Natal great Jackie McGlew died of Leukaemia in Pretoria tonight. He was 69. An opening batsman of near perfect technique and legendary tenacity, McGlew played 34 Test matches in which he scored 2,440 runs, among them seven centuries, at an average of42.06.

ICC to assess plans

LONDON: A Test Match World Championship could be closer to reality following this week8217;s International Cricket Council ICC meeting at Lord8217;s. David Richards, the ICC8217;s chief executive, said yesterday world cricket chiefs will study ways of staging such an event later this week.

 

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