Retired Test cricketer Adam Gilchrist will return to the field to play in an ‘All-Stars' Twenty20 match against Australia, officials said Monday. The big-hitting Gilchrist will be part of the Australian Cricketers' Association's (ACA) All-Stars team to play against the national side in Brisbane on Nov. 14, Cricket Australia said. Organizers refused to comment on the make-up of the rest of the All-Stars team, saying only it would include “returning icon players”. “Adam Gilchrist, will play as part of the ACA All-Stars, a team selected by their peers at the end of last season,” a Cricket Australia spokesman said. “They will be up against a full-strength Australian XI.” It has been suggested that the recently retired fast bowler Glenn McGrath and ACA president Darren Lehmann will form part of Gilchrist's team. Afghanistan, Hong Kong keep perfect records Afghanistan's push toward a place at the 2011 World Cup continued on Sunday when it thrashed Jersey by 124 runs to make it two wins in two matches in the World Cricket League Division Four. Batting first, Afghanistan made 203 for 9 in 50 overs and then bowled out Jersey for 79, a performance which delighted its coach, Kabir Khan. “Everybody is very happy as we have taken one step closer to the final and the team has played very well,” he said. “Bowling wise, I am really happy and our fielding was excellent again today. We do need to work on our batting but I was not worried because I knew 200 runs would be a winning score on this wicket.” The top two sides in the six-nation tournament here will ensure spots in Division Three with the leading two nations there progressing to the final World Cup Qualifier in April 2009. Left-arm spinner Nadeem Ahmed took 4 for 19 as Hong Kong also maintained its unbeaten record as it defeated host Tanzania by 134 runs after the home team was bowled out for 121 chasing 256. Hong Kong's batsmen rattled up 255 with man of the match Moner Ahmed top scoring with 66 while skipper Tabarak Dar chipped in with 60. Italy's opener Andy Northcote enjoyed an eventful day in his side's 254-run thrashing of Fiji. The 25-year-old Northcote, who shared an opening stand of added 140 with Thushara Kurukulasuriya (73), was five runs short of century when he collapsed with heat exhaustion. He bravely carried on to reach the three figures but retired soon after. Italy reached 318 for 5 and then dismissed Fiji for 64. Ganguly's warning India's Sourav Ganguly, meanwhile, warned his side Monday not to underestimate the touring Australians after they struggled with bat and ball during a drawn tour match. “Hope no one is getting excited by what happened in Hyderabad,” Ganguly told reporters in Chennai, where he was turning out for India ‘A' against New Zealand ‘A' to prepare for the four
