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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ The success of Twenty20 cricket in New Zealand has prompted Martin Snedden, the New Zealand Cricket chief executive, to label the short format as "the future of the game" http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/251181.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/251181.html Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:15:43 GMT Following the criticism of the recently relaid Westpac Park pitch at Hamilton for the third match between New Zealand and the World XI yesterday, New Zealand Cricket is undertaking an intensive evaluation of the square there http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145603.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145603.html Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:33:50 GMT New Zealand had a taste of their own medicine when they were forced to struggle for their winning runs in the third one-day match against the FICA World XI at Hamilton's Westpac Park http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145564.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145564.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:33:25 GMT New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has given Westpac Park in Hamilton the green light to stage international matches http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/136065.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/136065.html Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:32:17 GMT The pitch at Westpac Park in Hamilton has come under a cloud and there are doubts over whether it will be ready for the Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/136030.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/136030.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:21:04 GMT An overcautious South Africa declared at 313 for 4 after 116 overs, giving New Zealand a target of 264 in 23 overs http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/140017.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/140017.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:48 GMT Day 1 Bulletin - Two Jacques trump New Zealand http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139941.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139941.html Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:05:05 GMT The third day of the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa got off to a controversial start when the groundsman was ordered to reverse an overnight repair to the pitch http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139944.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139944.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:31 GMT A thrill-a-minute 57 from Brendon McCullum, allied to the obduracy and strength of Jacob Oram, dug New Zealand out of a hole on the third day of the opening Test against South Africa at Westpac Park http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139940.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139940.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:31 GMT Gary Kirsten's superbly compiled 137 illuminated the second day's play at Wespac Park in Hamilton, as South Africa continued to have the better of the opening Test against New Zealand http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139903.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139903.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:30 GMT Jacques Kallis fell a couple of muscular drives short of becoming the first man since Donald Bradman to score centuries in five consecutive Test matches as South Africa dominated the opening day of the series against New Zealand at Westpac Park in http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139873.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139873.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:30 GMT After thrashing South Africa in the one-dayers, New Zealand take them on in the first Test on a pitch which is expected to be a spinner's paradise http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139858.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139858.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:24:29 GMT David Terbrugge has been recalled to the South African Test squad after an absence of 17 months, as cover for Shaun Pollock who has sustained a groin injury http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139630.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/139630.html Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:05:05 GMT The South Africans got off to a winning start in their tour of New Zealand, easily beating a strong Northern Districts team http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/136642.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/136642.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:21:48 GMT It was a day dominated by New Zealand's batting http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125991.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125991.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:15:14 GMT Pakistan stormed back into the first Test at Hamilton today on the back of some indisciplined batting by the New Zealand middle order and some dogged bowling by Danish Kaneria and Shabbir Ahmed http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125944.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125944.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:15:12 GMT You might think there are more important things in life than a New Zealand-Pakistan Test series - that full-of-surprises series across the Tasman, for example http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125930.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125930.html Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:05:05 GMT In the last Test here, India's total of 99 had given them the first-innings lead http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125915.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/125915.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:15:10 GMT It is little wonder that the 50th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation was such a low-key affair http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/129362.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/129362.html Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:05:05 GMT Hamilton turf manager Doug Strachan has never been short of a good comment or two about his cricket block and he reckons if both New Zealand and India want some practice for the World Cup tomorrow they will get it in the final match of the National http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/127770.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com//content/story/127770.html Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:05:05 GMT