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Ten-year ache

Shane Bond wasn't the first exciting New Zealand fast bowler who struggled with injuries through a truncated career

25-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Spinners thrive, minnows flounder, sixes flow

The Women's World Cup witnessed several statistical highlights. Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the tournament

24-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

A great advertisement for women's cricket

The pitches, slower at the end of Australia's summer season, aided spin but did not let the bowlers to dominate the batsmen; the two-week format allowed each side a minimum of four games

24-Mar-2009•Nishi Narayanan

Bates smashes her way into England's concerns

Suzie Bates' total was the highest for a female New Zealand batsman, beating Karen Le Combers' 135 not out against Ireland in 1996

19-Mar-2009•Jenny Roesler in Sydney

Wish you were here

It was an exhilarating day's play. Six wickets in the first session, followed by two superb centuries, a good comeback by the bowling side and a blazing start by the visitors

18-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga at Seddon Park

The drama around Ryder's maiden century

The hapless Chris Martin came in to bat with five balls to go in the Harbhajan over, with Ryder looking on from the non-striker's end, two short of a maiden Test century.

18-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Dangerous underdogs

A tough series will maintain the credibility of New Zealand's Test side, a win will set them forward by leaps, but they can't afford to get outplayed

17-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Buoyant India unfazed by dismal record

They may not have a Test win in New Zealand since 1976 but India are focused on winning the series instead of worrying about past performances

17-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

A fine venue for pace, and for Vettori the batsman

Stats preview to the first Test between New Zealand and India in Hamilton

16-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

The Tests are here

The first thing Daniel Vettori did upon arriving at Seddon Park, two days before the first Test, was to have a look at the pitch. He inspected it for a good five to ten minutes and then chatted with the curator Karl Johnson

16-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

A tale of two comebacks

If the two teams needed any motivation before the start of the Tests, it has arrived in the form of L Balaji and James Franklin

16-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Meetings and beatings

Former cricketers - and a hockey star - queue up to be interrogated by our intrepid correspondent, and bowlers get the rough end of the stick

16-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Why Ryder was a good investment

Jesse Ryder is not your everyday cricketer - on the ratio of natural talent to hard work, he relies heavily on the side of talent

14-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Auckland

England and New Zealand emerge favourites

Australia, India, New Zealand, England, West Indies and Pakistan have made it to the Super Six of the women's World Cup. We look at how the teams fared in their group stage and where they stand going into the Super Six

13-Mar-2009•Nishi Narayanan

Winning the cup, losing a cap

Haidee Tiffen looks back at the 2000 women's World Cup

13-Mar-2009

Where have all the dibbly-dobblies gone?

New Zealand's slow-medium men ruled ODI bowling in the nineties, but their time seems to have passed

10-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Tendulkar fills the New Zealand gap

A look at the important numbers from the run-fest in Christchurch, where 726 runs were scored from 95.1 overs

08-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

Momentum with a magical touch

So just how did Tendulkar set himself into a position to aim at the first ODI double-century before he had to retire hurt after 45 overs?

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

The shower surprise

Everybody hopes that the next three matches go the full distance, but don't rule out contingency plans for rain intervals being discussed in team meetings

06-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

E-ticket to ride

The joys of auto-check in. Chess in a public square with giant pieces. And meeting an international cricketer who also happens to be colleague… sort of

03-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

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