Lynn McConnell

Hamilton and Hawke's Bay stake early claim

Hamilton and Hawke's Bay took the early initiative to appeal as the likely finalists in the Hawke Cup semi-finals after the first day of the games yesterday

10-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Umpires in the firing line in Auckland

Umpiring controversies are flavour of the month on the world scene at the moment and the New Zealand-Pakistan series is proving no different

10-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand in trouble, face vital morning session

New Zealand are in trouble against Pakistan in the first Test at Eden Park in Auckland after a disappointing batting effort on the third day

10-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Tuffey gets due reward for fine bowling effort

Sometimes the good guys do get their rewards, and that was the case for New Zealand fast-medium bowler Daryl Tuffey today

09-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Fleming has chance to make a batting statement

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming looks to be holding the hopes of his team after day two of the first National Bank Test with Pakistan in Auckland today

09-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Young guard gives Pakistan batting impetus

New Zealand succumbed to the fear of the unknown when deciding to bowl first on the new portable pitch in use for the first Test of the National Bank series at Eden Park in Auckland today

08-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand still to learn the needs of home advantage

Only in New Zealand

08-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Auckland honours three local legends

Three long serving Auckland cricketers were honoured by the Auckland Cricket Alumni at a breakfast before the first New Zealand-Pakistan Test in Auckland today

08-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Richardson twinge extends Kiwi concerns

Left-handed opening batsman Mark Richardson is now on the "extremely unlikely to play" list in the first New Zealand-Pakistan Test, starting in Auckland tomorrow, after injuring his back at the New Zealand side's last training run today

07-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

A toss up on new pitch

To bat or not to bat

07-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Pitch concerns now override state of attrition

Such has been the injury rate for both New Zealand and Pakistan it seemed the winner of the first Test starting tomorrow at Eden Park would be the side with most players left standing whenever the end came

07-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Ijaz Ahmed not expected to make it in time for first Test

Pakistan have sent out the SOS but it may be too late to allow the most experienced of its batsmen called up for a mercy dash to New Zealand, Ijaz Ahmed, to arrive in New Zealand

06-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Hawke Cup semi-finals at weekend

Hawke Cup cricket returns to the centre stage at the weekend with the semi-finals of the revamped competition

06-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Saeed Anwar returning home tomorrow

Pakistan's best-performed batsman Saeed Anwar has been confirmed today as the latest victim of his side's injury-plagued tour of New Zealand

06-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Pakistan confidence will not be affected by embarrassing loss

Pakistan might have suffered an embarrassing innings and 54 run loss to New Zealand A at Bert Sutcliffe Oval today, but coach Javed Miandad said the side's confidence was still strong heading into the National Bank Test series starting on Thursday

05-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Vettori ruled out of first Test, probably the series

World-class left-arm spin bowler Daniel Vettori is out of the first Test against Pakistan and probably out of the three-Test series

05-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

O'Connor on comeback trail

Left-arm fast-medium bowler Shayne O'Connor could yet be available for consideration for the second and third Test matches against Pakistan

05-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Shackleton appointed chairman in Canterbury

Canterbury Cricket board member David Shackleton has been appointed chairman of the board to replace Maurice Ryan who is moving to Sydney to head the Australian operation of EBOS

05-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Pakistan staring down the barrel of defeat by NZ A

New Zealand A continued the Pakistan team's tour of misery through New Zealand yesterday when finishing the second day of their three-day game by pinning the visitors on the ropes

04-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Nevin picks up a record with more chances to come

Wellington wicket-keeper Chris Nevin has had his fair share of disappointments in the last season or two, but when he caught Pakistan opener Saleem Elahi on the first day of the match with New Zealand A, he had quiet cause for satisfaction

04-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

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