2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Gareth Hopkins, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, has retired from cricket. The 37-year-old, played four Tests, 25 ODIs and 10 Twenty20 internationals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156100/156117.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/736603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/736603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-736603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Jamie How struck 222 on Wednesday, the Ford Trophy was treated to another high-scoring match when Auckland, after posting 383 in Eden Park, beat Wellington by 18 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ford-trophy-2012/content/story/624245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ford-trophy-2012/content/story/624245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Ford Trophy matches on March 3 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ford-trophy-2012/content/story/623291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ford-trophy-2012/content/story/623291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the Plunket Shield match played between February 7 and 10 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/604239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/604239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a strong chase of 198 by the top order of Canterbury, an effective last over from Andre Adams sealed an eight-run victory for Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/597995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/597995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An all-round performance by Kyle Mills gave Auckland seven-wicket victory against Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/597753.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/597753.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597753 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT An effective final-innings bowling performance wasn't enough to prevent Auckland's four-wicket defeat against Central Districts in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135500/135579.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/590197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2012/content/story/590197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland's regret was not falling over the final hurdle but leaving it for the last to jump over it. Gareth Hopkins pinned their bowing out before the knockouts on the match against Titans in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150900/150962.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/587823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/587823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opening batsman Martin Guptill has claimed the top honour at the New Zealand Cricket Awards in Auckland, winning the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2011-12 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/587177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/587177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For some teams the Champions League T20 will be a case of blink-and-you-miss-it but, as expected, those sides needing to qualifying were not about to start moaning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149074.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-585951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland were hurt when they failed to move out of CLt20 qualifiers last year and this time around have made sure they a better prepared https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141600/141631.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/585908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-585908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the eighth round of Plunket Shield games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2011/content/story/557073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/plunket-shield-2011/content/story/557073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557073 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT The allrounder James Franklin is the surprise omission from New Zealand's list of contracted players for the next year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125600/125687.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/521440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/521440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the seventh round of matches from the 2010-11 Plunket Shield https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127200/127246.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ps-10/content/story/506647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ps-10/content/story/506647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-506647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the final round of league matches in the NZC one-day competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/79400/79463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nz1day-10/content/story/499200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nz1day-10/content/story/499200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northern Districts held their nerve to clinch a thrilling one-wicket win over Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park to move to the top of the points table after the second round of the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nz1day-10/content/story/496431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nz1day-10/content/story/496431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reece Young, the New Zealand wicketkeeper, has pointed to his move from Auckland to Canterbury in July as the key to his call-up to the national squad. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98200/98217.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/493794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/493794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493794 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins, who had a poor tour of India, has been replaced by the Canterbury's uncapped Reece Young in New Zealand's 13-member squad for the two-Test home series against Pakistan that begins on January 7 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111529.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/493722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/493722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland go six points clear at the top while Wellington easily beat Northern Districts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/493681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/493681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first half-hour of the day was superb for Zimbabwe A; the last hour was disastrous https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/483177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/483177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-483177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand A were the more motivated and determined team on day two of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A, surging powerfully ahead with some excellent late-order batting to declare at 526 for 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/482029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/482029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lively scoring rates and sporting declarations were not sufficient to generate a result in the first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and Zimbabwe A in Harare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107547.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/480842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/480842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-480842 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up of the ninth round of matches in the Plunket Shield https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101257.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/453161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/453161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-453161 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Being Brendon McCullum's back-up isn't easy but Gareth Hopkins is starting to be viewed as a first-choice instead of a replacement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115000/115007.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/content/story/451356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/content/story/451356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-451356 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the sixth day's games of the HRV Cup, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112500/112508.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/443284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/443284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins and James Marshall, captains of Auckland and Northern Districts respectively, have been accused of collusion to force a result in a rain-affected Plunket Shield fixture at Colin Maiden Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90600/90660.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/439917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/439917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been named captain of Auckland for the next season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/85800/85817.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/414520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/414520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A blistering 88 off just 39 balls from Shanan Stewart and an aggressive 41 from wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins shut England Lions out of the Twenty20 match in New Plymouth as New Zealand A punished their bowlers, scoring a mammoth 227 for 6 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/395853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/395853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will play no further part in the Chappell Hadlee Series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvnz2008/content/story/388698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvnz2008/content/story/388698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-388698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indians made a watchful start with the bat after Auckland declared at 587 for 7 on day two of their three-day match at the Eden Park Outer Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/380913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvwi2008_09/content/story/380913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's line-up for the third Test against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday could feature as many as three changes from the side that lost at Old Trafford last week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvnz/content/story/353371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvnz/content/story/353371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ross Taylor continued his fine form with 150 against Northamptonshire as the New Zealanders opted for batting practice on the final day at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvnz/content/story/353238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvnz/content/story/353238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-338042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches in the penultimate rounds of the State Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-333902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins could slot into the No. 6 position with Brendon McCullum likely to open and keep wickets in the ODI series in South Africa, according to the selection manager Richard Hadlee https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavnz/content/story/316802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavnz/content/story/316802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-316802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Bracewell has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Gareth Hopkins could play as a specialist batsman in the middle order in the one-day team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavnz/content/story/316213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsavnz/content/story/316213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-316213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins will take over the wicketkeeping duties so Brendon McCullum can concentrate entirely on opening the batting when the ICC World Twenty20 starts next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/309870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/309870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309870 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori has got his wish of more responsibility after being named captain of the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 World Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/306028.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/306028.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-306028 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins has transferred to Auckland for the 2007-08 season to avoid a clash with Brendon McCullum, who has returned to Otago https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum's decision to return to Otago could see incumbent wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins switch over to Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum will return to Otago for the 2007-08 season after ending his four-year stay at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/298435.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298435 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins, the Otago wicketkeeper, and Mark Gillespie have been added to New Zealand's contract list for 2007-08 while Andre Adams and Mathew Sinclair have been dumped https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/296411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/296411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-296411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Ingram, Gareth Hopkins and Michael Parlane all scored hundreds in the opening day of the latest round of State Shield matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/280877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/280877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-280877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A quickfire 87 from Neil Broom propelled Otago to a five-wicket victory against Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/276795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/276795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-276795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand State Championship wrap https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/269567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/269567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-269567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Hopkins, the wicketkeeper from Otago, has been picked to play in New Zealand's opening game of their Australian tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Fulton put Canterbury in command on the first day of their clash against Central Districts in Christchurch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Otago and Canterbury scored convincing wins, while Central Districts squeaked through in a rain-interrupted match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Mills ripped apart the Canterbury line-up before Auckland made a solid start to their reply on the first day of the latest NZ State Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/135877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/135877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England picked up their dismal one-day form from where they had left off against West Indies at Trent Bridge, as New Zealand completed a thumping seven-wicket victory with exactly half of the day's left unused https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand have called up Ian Butler to replace Shane Bond, who has gone home injured, for the NatWest series which begins on June 24 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/139356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139356 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trailing one-nil after their defeat at Lord's, New Zealand's hopes of fighting back received a severe setback when Shane Bond was ruled out of the second Test with a sore back https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's selectors have called up the Otago wicketkeeper, Gareth Hopkins, for the one-day triangular series against England and West Indies, which starts of June 24 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141084 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest State Shield matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124652.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124652.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124652 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT