New Zealand news

Raval, de Grandhomme, Broom gain New Zealand contracts

Jun 23, 2017: Opening batsman Jeet Raval, allrounder Colin de Grandhomme and batsman Neil Broom have all been added to New Zealand's list of contracted players for 2017-18

Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2017, Kolkata

An unbelievable win - Woakes

Apr 24, 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Chris Woakes called his side's successful defence of 131 an "unbelievable win" given that the team's morale had been low during the innings break

IPL 2017 news

Knight Riders replace Russell with de Grandhomme

Apr 3, 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders have taken on New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme, who has a strike-rate of 171 from 91 innings in all T20 cricket

South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17

Sunshine and rain: A story of two southern summers

Mar 29, 2017: New Zealand and South Africa played each other at the start and end of their seasons, and plenty went on in between

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Hamilton, 4th day

New Zealand make lemonade from their lemons

Mar 28, 2017: New Zealand headed into the final Test missing Ross Taylor, Trent Boult and Tim Southee, but they found unlikely heroes when no one gave them a chance

New Zealand v South Africa, 3rd Test, Hamilton, 4th day

New Zealand take strides towards levelling series

Mar 28, 2017: After a remarkable day's play - not least because there was no rain - New Zealand found themselves five wickets shy of beating South Africa and levelling the series

County news

De Grandhomme signs for Birmingham Bears

Mar 10, 2017: Colin de Grandhomme, the New Zealand allrounder, has signed for Birmingham Bears for this year's NatWest T20 Blast

South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17

Bat, ball, keeper, spinners: how South Africa and New Zealand stack up

Mar 6, 2017: It's the No. 3 side versus the No. 5, so, in rankings at least, there is not much between the two sides

South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17

Keeping conundrum tops New Zealand's questions

Mar 5, 2017: Five things that New Zealand need to ponder before the Champions Trophy in England

IPL 2017

IPL player auction - New faces and where they could end up

Feb 16, 2017: ESPNcricinfo takes a closer look at the skillsets of some of the first-timers at the IPL player auction

De Grandhomme banks on batting to seal a spot

Jan 16, 2017: The New Zealand allrounder wants to find a more permanent spot in the Test and limited-overs squads

New Zealand

Joy, distress, and a passing of the baton

Dec 31, 2016: It was an up-and-down year for New Zealand, marked by a change of captaincy, the death of a legend, and a couple of impressive debuts

Super Smash 2016-17

De Grandhomme brute force too much for Canterbury

Dec 18, 2016: A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on December 18, 2016

Super Smash 2016-17

Auckland go top with third straight win

Dec 17, 2016: Auckland kept their unbeaten run in the Super Smash alive by winning their third match in a row, beating Northern Districts by 38 runs in Hamilton to go top of the league by two points

New Zealand in Australia 2016-17

Uncapped Ferguson in NZ squad for Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

Nov 25, 2016: Auckland fast bowler Lockie Ferguson was rewarded for a bright start to the domestic season with a place in New Zealand's 14-man squad for the ODI series against Australia next month

Pakistan in New Zealand 2016-17

Hesson all praise for debutants Raval, de Grandhomme

Nov 21, 2016: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson isn't one bit surprised at how composed and assured Jeet Raval looked at the crease

NZ v Pak, 1st Test, Christchurch

Man of the Match on debut, and a disappointing first for Yasir

Nov 20, 2016: Colin de Grandhomme became the fourth New Zealand player to be named Man of the Match on debut, while Yasir Shah finished wicketless for the first time in Tests

New Zealand v Pakistan, 1st Test, Christchurch, 4th day

Raval and Williamson seal solid eight-wicket win

Nov 20, 2016: Debutant opener Jeet Raval batted with focus to overcome a testing period against the new ball and took New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory in Christchurch

New Zealand v Pakistan, 1st test, Christchurch, 2nd day

De Grandhomme: New Zealand's new workaday hero

Nov 18, 2016: Colin de Grandhomme didn't spit fire or stare batsmen into submission, but broke a 65-year New Zealand record with uninspiring line-and-length diligence

New Zealand v Pakistan, 1st Test, Christchurch, 2nd day

De Grandhomme, Raval make it New Zealand's day

Nov 17, 2016: Alex Moir had taken 6 for 155 against England in Christchurch in 1951. Sixty-five years later, Colin de Grandhomme took 6 for 41 to finish with the best figures by a New Zealander on debut; Pakistan were bowled out for 133