Lynn McConnell

Weather the only thing standing in the way of NZ victory

Bangladesh's only hope of saving the first National Bank Test against New Zealand in Hamilton rests in the weather which ruined the first two days and, from their point of view, the signs are not good

21-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Lighting in Hamilton better than expected

Thursday's requirement to use the new lights at WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton during the New Zealand-Bangladesh National Bank series Test match provided a big boost for the ground

21-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Richardson more nervous than against Australia

Bangladesh's frontline bowlers may not match Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie or Glenn McGrath in speed and experience, but New Zealand opener Mark Richardson found he was more nervous in the first Test today against Bangladesh, than he ever was in

20-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

NZ happy with outcome on rain-reduced day

New Zealand are undecided about whether to pull out overnight or to bat on to build an even stronger position against Bangladesh in their first National Bank Test at Hamilton tomorrow

20-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Selectors to take more time over tri-series team

New Zealand's team to contest the tri-series in Australia with the home team and South Africa will now be named on January 3

20-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand still positive despite the rain

New Zealand will be looking to get themselves into a strong position as quickly as possible as soon as the weather allows a start in the first National Bank Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton

19-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand keen to play even if only two days remain

Even if another day is washed out of the first National Bank New Zealand-Bangladesh Test match, New Zealand is likely to try to secure a victory

19-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Wet summer highlights the sawdust fallacy

Wet cricket grounds and sawdust are a cricket institution - but a prominent New Zealand groundsman would argue it is an institution based on fallacy

19-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Rain requires NZ to keep sights on victory

New Zealand's bid to finish the summer as the third-ranked team in Test cricket could be foiled if bad weather continues to disrupt the Bangladesh tour and prevent any results in the two Test matches

18-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

McMillan injures hand in taxi accident in Hamilton

New Zealand Test batsman and world record holder for most runs in a Test over Craig McMillan found it harder to get out of the way of a red light running car than to avoid a bouncer from Pakistan speed merchant Shoaib Akhtar

18-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh coach Trevor Chappell has done his homework

Bangladesh coach Trevor Chappell has done his homework and won't be fooled by the nature of the pitch at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park for the first National Bank Test against New Zealand tomorrow

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Belief in Kiwi camp should be key asset in Test series

Belief - that's the new found quality New Zealand will be taking into tomorrow's first National Bank Test against Bangladesh at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Learning process continues for Bangladesh

Bangladesh has nothing to lose going into its daunting Test series with New Zealand starting tomorrow at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Central Districts name Under-19 side

Central Districts have named their Under-19 side to play Wellington in their annual pre-tournament game at McLean Park starting tomorrow

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand women win first game in Australia

New Zealand's women won the first game of their abbreviated tour of Australia when beating Queensland women by 76 runs at Allan Border Field yesterday

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Cairns changes won't be obvious but results should be

Changes Chris Cairns has been looking to make to his bowling action since returning from the tour of Australia will not be apparent to fans

17-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh the newest of New Zealand's Test rivals

New Zealand cricket enters new territory with the opening Test of the National Bank series with Bangladesh at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park on Tuesday

16-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh back for the real Tests in New Zealand

New Zealand has played a significant role in the development of Bangladesh's international advance, but there is likely to be little celebration of that once the National Bank Test series starts in Hamilton on Tuesday

16-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Waugh hits the mark again with his annual view

Ashes Diary 2001 by Steve Waugh

14-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

World champs relishing chance for competitive play

New Zealand's world champion women cricketers fly out of Christchurch tomorrow morning after a week's build-up at the High Performance Centre to top off a programme designed to compensate for the loss of their tour to India

14-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

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