UP Timber beat Eastern Railway in final (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Shweta Singh (41 runs; 1 for 7) played true to her reputation as her team UP Timber registered a six wicket victory against Eastern Railway in the final of the 10th All India Nargis Dutt Memorial Women's Cricket Tournament at the Northern Railway Stadium here on Thursday. Asked to field first, Eastern Railway scored 107 runs losing nine wickets in the stipulated 40 overs. Besides Neetu ... [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

At Allan Border Field.

At Hurstville Oval.

Dec.12 (Cricket NSW): NSW ‘A’ has won the 2006/07 Cricket Australia Cup after remaining undefeated throughout the weeklong tournament in Melbourne (December 4-9).

Led by NSW Breakers squad member, Olivia Thornton, NSW ‘A’ scored victories over Victoria, Queensland and the ACT to take the title.

Kate Owen was one of the stand-out performers in the tournament winning the Batting Aggregate Award with 192 runs at an average of 64. She was also named the Player of the Series.

Leonie Coleman and Rene Farrell also impressed during the tournament with both players earning call ups to

Dec.12 (Cricket NSW): NSW has won the Cricket Australia U/15 Female Championships for a fifth consecutive time after rain washed out the final against Queensland in Newcastle today (December 12).

With no play at all possible in the final, NSW were awarded the Christina Matthews Shield as the highest ranked team after the preliminary rounds. They finished on 16 points with Queensland second on 15 points. Victoria was third on 14 points. South Australia and the ACT filled the bottom two places.

NSW lost only one match in the week-long tournament going down to Queensland by 29 runs on Sunday. They rebounded the following day to defeat the ACT by a massive 222 runs, securing two vital bonus points to move to the top of the ladder.

Indian eves beat Pak by 80-runs in Asia Cup (ThatsCricket.com) - A brilliant half century by Rumeli Dhar (53) and her century stand with Hemlata Kala (45) helped defending champions India start their campaign on a winning note as they thrashed Pakistan by 80... [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Three-nation event begins in Jaipur from Wednesday

DUBAI, Dec.12 (ICC Press Release): India's women will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of Asia Cup titles when they face Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the triangular tournament to be played in Jaipur, India, from 13 to 21 December.

India won the inaugural tournament in Sri Lanka in 2004 and successfully defended the title the following year in Pakistan. Now India launches its title defence against traditional rivals Pakistan.

This year's tournament will take place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

It will be a special and historic time for the Pakistan team as it makes its first international appearance overseas since the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took control of women's cricket in the country.

DUBAI, Dec.11 (ICC Press Release): Zimbabwe's women on Sunday made history in Nairobi, Kenya, where they won the Women's World Cup Qualifiers – Africa region, to reach next year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifying Tournament (WCWCQT) in Pakistan.

Zimbabwe, making its international debut, remained undefeated in the four-team competition played between 8 and 10 December. Besides Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda and hosts Kenya also took part in the round-robin event.

Zimbabwe defeated Uganda by 63 runs, beat Kenya by 104 runs and then beat Tanzania by 82 runs in the last game to top the table. Tanzania finished second with two wins, Uganda had one win and home side was winless.

Herath quits after Sri Lanka merger (CricInfo) - Gwen Herath, the flag bearer of women's cricket in Sri Lanka for nearly a decade, is no longer running the show but has silently quit following the merger of the Women's Cricket Association of Sri Lanka (WCASL) with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

DUBAI, Dec.10 (ICC Media Release): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Board today announced ESPN STAR Sports as its global media and production partner for its audio-visual rights for ICC Events from late 2007 to 2015.

The decision was a unanimous one, taken by the ICC Board in Dubai on Saturday, and the ICC will now seek to reach final agreement with ESPN STAR Sports.

While the final figure on the agreement will not be disclosed, it is significantly in excess of the ICC's previous commercial deal.

That deal, with the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC), included sponsorship rights as well as the audio-visual component and was worth US$550 million for the years 2000 to 2007.