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New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

New Zealand's reliable 'sheriff'

Dec 12, 2013: BJ Watling's 65 in the first innings against West Indies continued a year where he has cemented what had become a tricky position for New Zealand

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

West Indies' Best hasn't been enough

Dec 12, 2013: West Indies needed Tino Best to lead by example in this series but although he took four wickets he failed to do so in Wellington

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington

New Zealand dominate rain-hit day

Dec 12, 2013: New Zealand were not as consistent with the ball as they would have wanted to be but they still prised out four West Indies wickets after nearly a session was lost to rain in Wellington

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, 1st day, Wellington

West Indies fluff their chance

Dec 11, 2013: Ross Taylor's career needed realigning at the start of the season, and he has responded with a glut of runs which is taking him to rarely seen heights for a New Zealand batsman

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington

Taylor century punishes sloppy WI

Dec 11, 2013: Dropped on zero, Ross Taylor made his tenth Test hundred, went past 4000 career Test runs and tallied 362 runs for the series before falling towards the close

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington

Sammy challenges NZ to play better

Dec 10, 2013: Darren Sammy believes New Zealand played as well as they could do in the first Test in Dunedin, and has been buoyed by the fact they still ended winless even if that was in large part due to the weather

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington

WI bullish after Dunedin fightback

Dec 9, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between New Zealand and West Indies in Wellington

New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Wellington

Green pitch may stymie West Indies spin

Dec 9, 2013: Any hope West Indies had of being able to utilise two spinners at Wellington may well have been quashed as soon as the covers were removed from the pitch

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

Sammy hopes for worn out New Zealand

Dec 8, 2013: West Indies' epic second innings in Dunedin not only helped deny New Zealand victory in the first Test, they also hope it will give them a significant advantage going into the next match

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 5th day

West Indies' follow-on star

Dec 7, 2013: Stats highlights from a remarkable Test in Dunedin, which New Zealand failed to win despite dominating for large periods

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 5th day

McCullum woe as New Zealand denied again

Dec 7, 2013: A year to the day since Brendon McCullum was unveiled as New Zealand captain and he still does not have a Test victory to his name

Plunket Shield 2013-14

Canterbury hold nerve for 10-run win

Dec 7, 2013: Round-up of all matches in the Plunket Shield that finished on December 7, 2013

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 5th day

Rain aids West Indies' great escape

Dec 7, 2013: Dunedin had been dry for almost 14 sessions, but the rains arrived just before tea on the last day to leave New Zealand stranded 33 runs away from their first Test win under Brendon McCullum

NZ v WI, 1st Test, Dunedin, 4th day

Resilient Bravo shows overseas prowess

Dec 6, 2013: The comparisons with Brian Lara are inevitable but the maiden double-century against New Zealand showed that Darren Bravo is capable of more than just sporadic brilliance

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 4th day

Magnificent Bravo puts West Indies in lead

Dec 6, 2013: A stubborn fifth-wicket stand between Darren Bravo and Narsingh Deornarine tested New Zealand's patience and it took a peach of a delivery from Corey Anderson to revive the home team's flagging spirits in Dunedin

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 3rd day

NZ find venom in Southee-Boult combination

Dec 5, 2013: The new-ball pairing of Tim Southee and Trent Boult promises to be a productive one for New Zealand as they look for a consistent threat at the top of their attack

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 3rd day

NZ seamers lay platform for innings win

Dec 5, 2013: Darren Bravo and Kirk Edwards scored half-centuries as West Indies put up a resistance in the second innings after they were forced to follow on in the Dunedin Test

New Zealand news

Vincent confirms ACSU involvement

Dec 4, 2013: Lou Vincent has confirmed he is one of the former New Zealand cricketers under investigation by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 2nd day

Taylor joins elite New Zealand list with double

Dec 4, 2013: Ross Taylor's search for a long awaited Test hundred is over, and the manner in which he applied himself to score a maiden double-ton will benefit New Zealand in the future

World Cup Qualifiers

Christchurch to host WC 2015 Qualifier games

Dec 4, 2013: Christchurch's journey back to a host city for top-level cricket will take another significant step early next year when the Hagley Oval will hosts its first international match during the World Cup Qualifiers