Lynn McConnell

Where have the crisis men gone?

If there has been a failing among New Zealand cricket teams since 1990, it has been the continuing inability to unearth players capable of assessing situations and playing according to the need of the hour at critical times in a match

30-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Pakistan clinch series with seven-wicket win

Pakistan needed just 3.5 overs to score the 28 runs they needed to win the Test and wrap up the series 1-0

30-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Chris Martin turns it on for Canterbury

A round-up of the action from the latest State Championship matches

29-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Scorching spell by Shoaib leaves Pakistan on the brink

Pakistan needed only 28 more to complete an amazing victory, after Shoaib Akhtar swung the match around with a scorching spell to dismiss New Zealand for 103

29-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Harris and Vincent omitted from one-day squad

Chris Harris and Lou Vincent have been omitted from New Zealand's one-day squad for the series against Pakistan, which starts at Auckland on Saturday

29-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Butler's six-for puts New Zealand on top

Ian Butler's 6 for 46 bundled Pakistan out for 196, giving New Zealand a first-innings lead of 170

28-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Papps's 147 puts Canterbury ahead

Michael Papps scored an unbeaten 147, as Canterbury scored 311 for 3 to gallop past Northern Districts's first-innings total of 206 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch

28-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Gaffaney leads the way for Otago

A round-up of the latest State Championship matches

27-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Oram leads New Zealand fightback

Jacob Oram scored 97 to lift New Zealand to 366, and then took one wicket as Pakistan finished the second day on 52 for 2

26-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Another baptism by pace

Will he or won't he

25-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Richardson leads the fightback after Shoaib burst

New Zealand struggled to 151 for 5 on the first day of the second Test

25-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Mohammad Sami gives New Zealand a fright

Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul blasted out New Zealand's top order with a sharp spell of bowling and breathed life back into a game before rain and bad light brought about a premature end

23-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Fleming fulfilled at last

Stephen Fleming's stature as a captain has never been in doubt

22-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Moin Khan saves Pakistan's blushes

Moin Khan produced a Test-best 137 at a time when Pakistan needed it, and took his team out of the woods in the first Test against New Zealand, after Daryl Tuffey had scalped five wickets

21-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Hameed shines in the gloom

Yasir Hameed's 80 was the highlight of the third day at Hamilton, as rain restricted play to 38 overs

21-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Canterbury up against it

Canterbury face a stiff task if they are to retain their lead in the State Championship, needing another 228 runs to beat Central Districts with seven wickets remaining

20-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Fleming and Vettori lift New Zealand to 563

It was a day dominated by New Zealand's batting

20-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Auckland leave it late, but get first innings points

Auckland, winners of the State Championship for the last two years, found their lower order scripting a rescue act at the Eden Park Outer Oval today

19-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

Fleming defies resurgent Pakistan

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

18-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Lynn McConnell

Tough day for the batsmen

A round-up from the latest State Championship matches

18-Dec-2003•Lynn McConnell

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