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Mills and Franklin edge it for New Zealand

South Africa closed the first day at Centurion Park on 266 for 8 after Kyle Mills took four wickets and James Franklin three.

15-Apr-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Bond ruled out of first Test

Shane Bond, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa with a knee injury

15-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

South Africa's chance for redemption

The venue is Centurion, and quite fittingly, three players will reach the 100-Test mark when the South Africa-New Zealand series kicks off at the Supersport Park

14-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Bond expects pitches to help seamers

Shane Bond, New Zealand's main strike bowler, is confident that the late-summer pitches in South Africa will assist the seam bowlers

13-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

New Zealand confident Bond will play

Shane Bond is still expected to be fit for the first Test at Centurion despite concerns over a knee injury which forced him to sit out most of the tour opener at Benoni

11-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Graeme Smith rated 50-50 to make NZ Test

Graeme Smith is rated as 50-50 to make the opening Test against New Zealand, at Centurion Park, as he recovers from his finger injury

11-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Ontong fails to lift the gloom

The New Zealanders' tour match against Rest of South Africa at Benoni petered out in a meaningless draw

10-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

McCullum and Martin spare New Zealanders' blushes

Hundreds from Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum ensured the New Zealanders' tour match at Benoni will go into the final day evenly poised

09-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Franklin and Fleming make it New Zealand's day

The New Zealanders fought back superbly on the second day of their warm-up game against Rest of South Africa at Benoni

09-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Doubts surround Smith's fitness for first Test

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, hasn't yet fully recovered from the finger injury which kept him out of the final Test against Australia last week and might miss the first Test against New Zealand next week

08-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

McKenzie and Duminy punish New Zealand

Test veteran Neil McKenzie and promising youngster Jean-Paul Duminy punished the touring New Zealanders in an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 248 for the Rest of South Africa on the first day of a four-day match at Willowmoore Park on Friday

08-Apr-2006•AFP

Fleming ready for tough battle

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, expects South Africa to offer a stiff challenge despite their recent 3-0 defeat against Australia

05-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Fleming to steer clear of verbal bash with Smith

Stephen Fleming says that he will not resort to a verbal spar with Graeme Smith when his side arrives in South Africa next week for a three-Test series

30-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Papps recalled for South Africa tour

Michael Papps, the opener, has been recalled to the New Zealand Test squad for the tour of South Africa beginning next month

28-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Mixed reaction to tighter security

Trouble is brewing after some fans reacted angrily to tough regulations on alcohol introduced by New Zealand Cricket during the ODI at Christchurch

04-Jan-2006•Cricinfo staff

Astle takes New Zealand home

New Zealand scrambled to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka, powered by an unbeaten 90 from Nathan Astle

02-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

No sledging against Aussies, says Mills

Kyle Mills, the New Zealand fast bowler, says that there shall be no premeditated sledging against Australia in the forthcoming Chappell-Hadlee Trophy starting on December 3

02-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

'We just want to keep getting better' -Smith

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain who led his side to a 4-0 series win against New Zealand, believes that the whitewash bodes well for the future

07-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

Langeveldt fined 75% of his match fee

Charl Langeveldt, Mickey Arthur and Scott Styris have been pulled up by the match referee for breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct

07-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

South Africa storm to 4-0 series win

South Africa completed a 4-0 series win with a five-wicket win under the Duckworth-Lewis method and Centurion Park

06-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

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