New Zealand's big hitters made full use of an outstanding batting pitch to take a seven-wicket win from Bangladesh at Kimberley today

Mathew Sinclair will finally get to take part in the World Cup after being named as Nathan Astle's replacement in the New Zealand side to play Bangladesh in Kimberley today

New Zealand have been given a clear message that their remaining World Cup games against Bangladesh and Canada cannot be treated as cakewalks

New Zealand may be well into their World Cup campaign but soon after the Cup is completed, however far New Zealand progresses, a side has still to be picked for the tour of Sri Lanka

Former New Zealand Under-19 captain Ross Taylor is back in the Central Districts team to play Wellington in the State Championship four-day match starting at Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton tomorrow

Hamilton's cricketers face a nervous wait to see if they will win the Fergus Hickey tournament for the 2002/03 season

Northern Districts will be bolstered by the return of bowlers Graeme Aldridge and Bruce Martin for their State Championship match with Canterbury in Hamilton starting tomorrow

No excuse in the world exists as to why the International Cricket Council has not adopted anti-doping regimes with the same fervour it applied to anti-match-fixing and gambling

Even if their decision had cost them a place in the Super Six, support in New Zealand would have been with the side

The allrounder was hit on the back of his head, fell to the ground and suffered a cut lip

New Zealand's application for the relocating of its World Cup match against Kenya will be heard by the International Cricket Council's executive board tonight (NZ time)

Outrageous Cricket Moments by Ian Smith/Joseph Romanos

Could the South African weather gods decide the fate of the World Cup's Group B placings

Hawke's Bay won the Hawke Cup for the first time since 1987 when beating Manawatu in their challenge match played in Palmerston North at the weekend

New Zealand's captain batted sublimely to take his side home in a rain-restricted game

Was it the finest one-day win by New Zealand

Now that New Zealand have done the hard work, they can't afford to let their momentum slip when playing the minnows of Canada and Bangladesh in their remaining games at the World Cup

Craig McMillan has been thrown a lifeline and included in the New Zealand 12 for today's World Cup game against South Africa in what selection chairman Sir Richard Hadlee describes as the biggest selection decision of the year

All-rounder Andre Adams was disappointed to miss New Zealand's tour to his parents' West Indies homeland last year but he made up for it with a superb display in the 20-run win over them at the World Cup match in Port Elizabeth today

Craig McMillan's failure to utilise the chances provided for him to regain his batting form has resulted in him being dropped for New Zealand's World Cup match tonight against the West Indies at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth