Newcastle's Title Defence Falls At First Hurdle

NEWCASTLE'S reign as NSW Country cricket champions is over after suffering an upset loss to North Coast yesterday in the opening round of the annual knockout carnival in Dubbo.

District Teams Set To Clash In First Round Of Country Titles

ILLAWARRA and Southern Zone meet in a knockout first round of the Country championships in Dubbo on Friday but the winner is likely to run into defending champions Newcastle in the semi-finals.

Deadly Duo Stuns Lankans

THE series is two days old, but Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey might already have dealt the knockout blows to Sri Lanka.