Cricket: Munton set for top role.WARWICKSHIRE are expected to appoint their former captain Tim Munton Timothy Alan Munton (born 30 July 1965 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire) was an English cricketer. He played two Test matches for England in 1992 but struggled to make an impression and was dropped for good thereafter. as the county's new chairman of cricket at a meeting tomorrow. The 39-year-old former England seamer has been lined up to succeed former Warwickshire reserve wicketkeeper Jamie McDowall, who has been caretaker chairman of cricket since ex-England opener Andy Lloyd For the English cricketer, see . Radio broadcaster & DJ Andy Lloyd, was involved with hospital radio at the Royal Free Network in London before presenting and producing programmes for a number of BBC and commercial radio stations. resigned because of personal financial problems in November. McDowall has indicated that he is happy to relinquish the post and Munton has been nominated as his successorAppointment Warwickshire's committee will be asked to confirm the appointment at a meeting at Edgbaston tomorrow evening. Munton's appointment will come just two years after he was elected to Warwickshire's general committee. He played for the county from 1985 to 1999, taking 643 first-class wickets, and then had three seasons with Derbyshire before an Achilles tendon Achilles tendon n. The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. Also called calcanean tendon, heel tendon. injury ended his career in 2002. NO STREAK WORRY - SEE PAGE 45HALF-CENTURIES from Simon Katich, Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey propelled Australia to an 86-run victory and a oneday series win over New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. yesterday. The tourists reached 264 for five in their 50 overs thanks largely to a record sixth-wicket stand by man of the match Clarke and Hussey. In reply New Zealand could only muster 178 for nine after number three batsman Michael Papps was forced to retire hurt. It was the first time New Zealand had lost a series on home soil since going down 4-1 to Sri Lanka in 2001 |
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