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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Former Zimbabwe spinner Paul Strang will step down as the coach of New Zealand domestic side Auckland at the end of the season, ending a four-year tenure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137382.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/604876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/604876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT NZC has announced further changes to the support staff for the national team, including reducing the role of performance director Roger Mortimer and naming a new physiotherapist https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123600/123686.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/493828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/493828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Horne, the former New Zealand opening batsman, announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/248832.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/248832.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248832 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the State Championship matches that took place on March 21 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/241525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/241525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-241525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 29.4 overs were possible on the third day at Christchurch, as Northern Districts and Canterbury - both of whom need an outright win to reach the final - faced up to the prospect of a no-result that would hand Wellington an unexpected lifeline https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/146357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/146357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-146357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lou Vincent played one of his best innings in recent times, scoring an unbeaten 146 to lift Auckland to 345 for 8 at close of play on the second day at the Outer Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a few hours in hospital including some time on a drip, Matt Horne has been left to contemplate what might have been https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Otago pulled off a comfortable win over Canterbury while Northern Districts and Auckland played out a tense draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canterbury, the front-runners, and Central Districts struggled on the second day of the State Championship matches, as Otago and Wellington took a firm grip https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136956.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136956.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136956 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts' joy at dismissing Wellington for a low score was short lived, Matthew Horne made runs on a rainy day, and Otago were placed well at the end of the first day of the State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136955 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland and Northern Districts had a good first day in their matches in the NZ State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125504.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125504 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the first time in nine years, New Zealand have a batsman among the top eight in the world rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125194.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125194.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125194 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts fast-medium bowler Michael Mason and Auckland one-day specialist Paul Hitchcock are the big winners in the New Zealand cricket teams to tour India and Pakistan named today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125002.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125002.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125002 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 Auckland Cricket today released the names of 11 players offered domestic contracts for the 2003-04 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128866.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128866.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128866 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As new coach John Bracewell ponders the direction the New Zealanders take over the next few years, he would do well to ponder on performance statistics from the last summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has offered contracts to 20 players for the next 12 months (from June 1), based on criteria which assessed a player's likely playing value to NZC over the contract period https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/129375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/129375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The preferred 20 players who have been offered contracts by New Zealand Cricket have been named today with no significant surprises https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/121419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/121419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-121419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Recalled New Zealand batsman Matthew Horne admitted to being pretty happy to finally get the chance to play Test cricket again, after he was called into the New Zealand team today in place of the injured Nathan Astle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/98061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/98061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is to be hoped in those moments when New Zealand's batsmen face the wrath of Australia's bowlers circling like vultures over the Kiwi carcass in front of them, that they do not have cause to regret the decision to exclude Matt Horne from their https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/108841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/108841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand opening batsman Matthew Horne has ended his five-year connection with Otago and will return to Auckland to play his provincial cricket this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/97254.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/97254.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand A opened their Buchi Babu tournament campaign by scoring 277/9 in their match with the Mumbai Cricket Association XI yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/96350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/96350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's just as well that New Zealand Test opening batsman Matt Horne relishes a challenge, because that is what he has in front of him to reclaim his Test place next summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/105776.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/105776.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105776 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captaincy of Otago for its Shell Trophy campaign this summer is a vehicle for test batsman Matt Horne to get his game back on track https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/85454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS 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