Players / Rob Nicol

New Zealand v Pakistan, World T20 2012, Group D, Pallekele

Tactical fumbles cost New Zealand

Sep 23, 2012: Mishaps in the field and a strangely altered batting order produced a frustrating afternoon for the Kiwis

World Twenty20 2012

New Zealand hit as Southee, Nicol fall sick

Sep 18, 2012: Tim Southee and Rob Nicol have been hit by gastro and will not be able to travel with the New Zealand team to Kandy for their opening match

West Indies v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Basseterre, St Kitts

Nicol wants to bat longer

Jul 16, 2012: Rob Nicol, the New Zealand opener, has said it is about time he ensures he plays a long innings at the top of the order, not merely get starts

West Indies v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Basseterre, St Kitts

New Zealand get first win of tour to keep series alive

Jul 11, 2012: New Zealand lifted their fielding, and exposed West Indies' brittle batting to get an 88-run victory

County news

Nicol agrees to join Gloucs

Jun 15, 2012: Rob Nicol, the New Zealand batsman, has agreed to join Gloucestershire for the final two months of the season

New Zealand v South Africa, 2nd Test, Hamilton, 3rd day

Unstable batting hurting New Zealand

Mar 17, 2012: Bringing in an extra batsman would mean dropping one of the bowlers which could disturb a settled bowling attack. The problems stem from the top

South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12

Bracewell keeps Test spot

Mar 1, 2012: Jesse Ryder was predictably missing but Doug Bracewell retained his place as New Zealand's selectors unveiled their squad for the first Test against South Africa in Dunedin

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd T20, Auckland

South Africa pull off heist to win series

Feb 22, 2012: South Africa performed the ultimate anti-choke as 21-year-old tearaway Marchant de Lange defended seven runs off the last over to clinch the Twenty20 series 2-1

New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Wellington

New Zealand to hit South Africa with specialised attack

Feb 16, 2012: New Zealand stand-in captain Brendon McCullum has said they will bank on a more specialised bowling attack against South Africa than they have in the past

New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Whangarei

Nicol leads batting blitz as NZ seal series

Feb 6, 2012: New Zealand cruised to a 141-run victory after amassing 372 for 6 at Whangarei's Cobham Oval, and with it took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series

Auckland v Canterbury, HRV Cup 2011-12, Auckland

Nicol blitz overshadows Mahmood in Canterbury win

Jan 17, 2012: Powered by a blistering ton from Rob Nicol, Canterbury chased down a target of 203 rather comfortably against Auckland at the Colin Maiden Park, in what was essentially a dress rehearsal for the HRV Cup final on Saturday

HRV Cup 2011-12

Comfortable wins for Canterbury and Auckland

Jan 8, 2012: A round-up of the HRV Cup matches that took place on January 8

HRV Cup 2011-12

All-round Auckland stay top with easy win

Jan 6, 2012: A round-up of the action from the HRV Cup 2011-12 matches

HRV Cup 2011-12

Wins for Canterbury and Central Districts

Dec 27, 2011: A round-up of the second round of games in the HRV Cup 2011-12

Plunket Shield 2011-12, 1st round

Otago win as Canterbury crumble for 61

Nov 10, 2011: A round-up of the first round of matches in the Plunket Shield 2011-12

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Rocks beat Tuskers by one wicket off the last ball

Oct 15, 2011: Southern Rocks scrambled home by the narrowest of margins against Matabeleland Tuskers at the Masvingo Sports Club, getting to their target of 265 off the last ball with one wicket standing

New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2011

Bracewell, Nicol and Aldridge in limited-overs squads

Sep 23, 2011: New Zealand have included three uncapped players in their ODI and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, as well as two for the one-off Test

New Zealand news

Franklin loses New Zealand contract

Jul 1, 2011: The allrounder James Franklin is the surprise omission from New Zealand's list of contracted players for the next year

New Zealand news

Nicol, Wagner take top honours

Apr 13, 2011: Canterbury's Rob Nicol has been named New Zealand domestic cricket's overall most valuable player (MVP) of the season, while Otago fast bowler Neil Wagner has claimed the title for the four-day competition

Canterbury v Auckland, Final, NZC one-day competition

Lou Vincent century fuels Auckland's triumph

Feb 13, 2011: Auckland, propelled by a 152-ball 153 by Lou Vincent, defeated Canterbury in the final of the New Zealand Cricket One Day Competition by six runs, in a high-scoring nail-biter in Christchurch