Plunket Shield 2012-13

Ryder century takes Wellington to comfortable win

Oct 31, 2012: A quickfire 174 by Jesse Ryder propelled Wellington to a five-wicket victory against Central Districts in Napier

NZ A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Day 2, Lincoln

Rayudu, bowlers put India in control

Sep 27, 2012: A century from Ambati Rayudu, combined with a strong bowling effort from Vinay Kumar and Shami Ahmed helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln

South Africa in New Zealand, 2011-12

Ryder ready for New Zealand return

Feb 20, 2012: Jesse Ryder has returned to New Zealand's squad for the one-day series against South Africa but the allrounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out due to a calf injury

Plunket Shield 2011-12, 3rd round

Arnel, Aldridge help keep Northern Districts top

Dec 2, 2011: Northern Districts stayed top of the table after thrashing Canterbury, while Wellington picked up their first win of the season

World Cup 2011

Andy McKay to replace injured Kyle Mills

Mar 26, 2011: Kyle Mills, the New Zealand seamer, has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with an injury and will be replaced by left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay

Plunket Shield, 7th round

Close wins for Canterbury and Auckland

Mar 17, 2011: A round-up of the seventh round of matches from the 2010-11 Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2010-11, 4th round

Parlane steers Wellington to victory

Feb 20, 2011: A round-up of the fourth round of Plunket Shield matches

Pakistan in New Zealand 2010-11

Tuffey replaces McKay in Test squad

Jan 4, 2011: Daryl Tuffey, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been included in the squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan, starting Friday

India v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Guwahati

Kohli and Ashwin set up comfortable win

Nov 28, 2010: Virat Kohli's first century batting first, his fourth overall and second in a row, set up an eventually comfortable win for India, who are yet to lose an international in the current home season

India v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Nagpur, 3rd day

'I apologised for getting Sachin out' - Andy McKay

Nov 22, 2010: Andy McKay says he apologised to the crowd after getting Sachin Tendulkar out short of what would have been his 50th Test century

India v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dambulla

Taylor backs Williamson and McKay to deliver

Aug 9, 2010: Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, is happy his team will get to play in all three countries hosting the World Cup over the next few months, calling the line-up of matches the "ideal preparation" for the showpiece tournament

New Zealand news

Butler 'unluckiest' to miss out on contract

Jul 20, 2010: Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has singled out fast bowler Ian Butler as the "unluckiest player to miss out" on a central contract for the upcoming term

New Zealand news

Kane Williamson gets central contract

Jul 20, 2010: Kane Williamson, the 19-year old Northern Districts batsman, is one of four new faces on New Zealand's 20-member contracts list for the next year

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Florida

Andy McKay raring for another chance

May 19, 2010: The fast bowler Andy McKay is itching to get back in to international cricket during New Zealand's series in Florida after a three-month lay-off due to a foot injury

Twenty20 news

Ryder out of USA Twenty20s

May 16, 2010: Jesse Ryder is flying home to New Zealand after an elbow injury forced him out of the two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka in the United States next weekend

Australia in New Zealand 2009-10

Fracture forces Andy McKay out of Test series

Feb 21, 2010: The fast bowler has been forced out of the Tests against Australia due to a stress fracture in his foot

New Zealand v Bangladesh, Only Test, Hamilton

Brent Arnel replaces injured Andy McKay

Feb 13, 2010: Northern Districts fast bowler Brent Arnel has replaced the injured left-arm seamer Andy McKay in the squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton starting on Monday

New Zealand v Bangladesh, Only Test, Hamilton

Three uncapped players in New Zealand Test squad

Feb 10, 2010: New Zealand could field up to three Test debutants in the one-off match against Bangladesh after calling up the opener Peter Ingram, the batsman Neil Broom and the fast bowler Andy McKay

Bangladesh in New Zealand 2009-10

McKay's pace impresses Vettori

Feb 9, 2010: The New Zealand captain has described rookie left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay as one of the quickest bowlers in the country and even put him on par with Shane Bond

New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Dunedin

Belligerent Taylor seals series for New Zealand

Feb 8, 2010: Having been kept to 183 by New Zealand's tidy bowling attack, Bangladesh were drubbed by the broad bat of Ross Taylor as they surrendered the series to the hosts