One day down and five to go

England's pre-Test three-day match tomorrow with Otago starting in Queenstown, New Zealand's major tourist resort, is in celebration of 125 years of cricket for the Otago Cricket Association - the southernmost first-class association in the world

Stephen Fleming's performance as skipper of New Zealand was recognised in New Zealand's annual sports awards that were presented in Wellington last night

Auckland have decided they don't want wicket-keeper Adam Parore for their next State Championship match starting in Palmerston North against Central Districts on Monday

Two replays of last summer's CricInfo Women's World Cup will be played out at Lincoln this weekend when New Zealand and Australia play a double-header in their annual Rosebowl series

New Zealand's match-winner in the National Bank Series decider in Dunedin last night, Nathan Astle won due recognition for his feats from the English press today

New Zealand lifted their one-day performance levels this season and just about broke even in terms of results

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden said there was no truth in the rumour that the third National Bank Test match at Eden Park between New Zealand and England was to be transferred to Hamilton

Astle - cometh the hour..

Two members of New Zealand's World Cup-winning women's team have been dropped for the second leg of the home and away series with Australia

New Zealand got a tick for their one-day efforts this summer, but nothing more, from captain Stephen Fleming

Northern Districts and New Zealand pace bowler Simon Doull announced today that he will not be available for the remainder of the State Championship season

Once he had posted his 50 last night New Zealand's Man of the Match in the five-wicket National Bank Series One-Day International win over England, Nathan Astle said he had only wanted to make sure he batted through

England's fielding, and their batting in the last 15 overs, are areas of their one-day game that captain Nasser Hussain would like to see improved

New Zealand couldn't claim an advantage for the Test series from last night's National Bank Series win over England but it certainly could feel a lot better about its own cricket

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes cricket authorities should review the Duckworth/Lewis system as the result of changes that have been made to the one-day game

Darren Gough will head home for England on Wednesday happy with his contribution to the side's one-day development with no regrets about not being involved in the Test series

New Zealand's longest-serving international umpire Steve Dunne will become the first umpire in the world to stand in 100 One-Day Internationals when walking out for the National Bank Series decider between New Zealand and England in Dunedin tomorrow

New Zealand has been designated Middle Earth as a result of the release of the first film of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it is the middle ground the CLEAR Black Caps are seeking in the National Bank Series decider against England in Dunedin

England batsman Michael Vaughan, the star performer in the side's 33-run win over New Zealand in the National Bank Series in Auckland on Saturday will be struggling to be fit by the time of the first Test at Christchurch starting on March 13