Lynn McConnell

Canterbury's selectors have decided to meet Geoff Allott's wish that he only be included in the Shell Cup one-day side this year

Allott confirmed in one-day specialist role for Canterbury

The State Otago Volts Shell Trophy and Shell Cup sides for the first two games in each competition were named today

Fierce competition preceded Otago selection

The Irish women's cricket team this weekend will begin their build-up for the 2000 CricInfo Women's World Cup with two one-day matches against the State Northern Districts women's team

Northern Districts ready for Irish match

New Zealand's CLEAR White Ferns cricket side has lost the services of batsman Kate Pulford, nine days out from the opening game of the CricInfo Women's World Cup

Pulford forced out of White Ferns due to virus

20-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Central names first side for warm-up games

Central Districts has named its side to play Auckland in the first of its warm-up games for the Shell Trophy season

20-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Super Max side could be useful combination

No match is scheduled for New Zealand's Max Blacks this year after the cancellation of the Pakistan game but evidence at the weekend's Shell Super Max finals suggested New Zealand could have fielded a strong combination

20-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Wellington comfortable winner of its second Super Max trophy

Wellington became the first team to win back-to-back Shell Super Max series at Eden Park's Outer Oval today when claiming a comfortable eight-wicket win in a disappointing final

19-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Players finally united with their winnings - thanks to CricInfo

It took 12 months, but the player of last year's Super Max series and the player of the finals were united with their winners' cheques today

19-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand experimenting with opening position in England series

New Zealand has pulled an interesting ploy for its first women's One-Day International against England in Oamaru on Sunday

The venue for the CricInfo Women's World Cup at Lincoln University got the thumbs up from England team management today

England likes what they see at World Cup venue

In what has become something of a Super Max tradition, only one ball remained in today's last semi-final to decide who would play in tomorrow's 2000 final at Eden Park's Outer Oval

Replay of 1999 final as Otago beaten twice in Super Max semis

Sensible fast bowling from Carl Bulfin and innocuous, but accurate, medium-pace from Matthew Walker and Paul Hitchcock carried Wellington to its victory over Otago in Auckland

Wellington impressive in Super Max semi win

New Zealand's selectors will decide over the next 24 hours whether to choose a replacement for injured Northern Districts all-rounder Scott Styris

Options limited for Styris replacement

16-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Two more succumb to fatal African bowling disease

Andrew Penn may still have to play a game for his new province Wellington yet but he has done enough to convince two of New Zealand's selectors that he should join the Black Caps in South Africa

16-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Max finals provide unexpected scene setter for summer

New Zealand's domestic summer kicks into full bloom at the weekend with the staging of the Shell Super Max finals in Auckland

16-Nov-2000•Lynn McConnell

Blofeld quenches his cricketing thirst

A Thirst for Life (with the Accent on Cricket) by Henry Blofeld

Canterbury's representative selectors are clearly facing an embarrassment of riches as they ponder their sides for the forthcoming domestic cricket programme

Keen competition for Canterbury places

England has more riding on its CricInfo Women's World Cup success than just winning the trophy when the tournament starts in two weeks time

Plenty riding on England's effort in World Cup

Investigations of players named in the Indian police report on match fixing and related malpractices will be carried out by the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit

New Zealand goes with ICC investigation