Cricket News

Andrew Flintoff has insisted his recovery from an ankle injury is progressing well as he backed himself to return to England's starting line-up in the first Ashes Test

MCC eased to a five-wicket win in their match against a European XI at Rotterdam, thanks largely to the allround efforts of Chris Cairns who smacked an unbeaten 61 after taking 3 for 26

New Zealand Cricket is considering mothballing the No. 6 shirt worn by Chris Cairns following his retirement from international cricket

New Zealand beat West Indies 3-0 in a bowl-out after the match itself had ended in a tie

West Indies look to regain the potency that made them world-beaters

State Shield Final, 2005-06

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is hopeful that the Twenty20 international against West Indies at Auckland on February 16 will be more successful than last year's match against Australia

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, has said that he wasn't surprised at Chris Carins's decision to retire from one-day cricket

Chris Cairns returns to Trent Bridge for three matches of Nottinghamshire's new season

James Franklin, the Wellington and New Zealand fast bowler, says he isn't going to try and stake his claims as the next allrounder following the retirement of Chris Cairns

Chris Cairns, New Zealand's greatest allrounder, has announced his international retirement a year before he was expected to bow out at the 2007 World Cup

In the battle of the big fish, Canterbury surged into the top spot in the State Shield points table with a convincing demolition of second-placed Otago

Stephen Fleming admits that it is healthy for him to be aware of Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's recent stand-in captain, and his obvious capabilities at the helm of affairs

Chris Cairns requires just 80 runs to complete the unique double of 5000 one-day runs and 200 one-day wickets, and he will be eyeing this achievement as the third one-day match against Sri Lanka begins at Wellington on Friday

Chris Cairns' inclusion in the New Zealand one-day side for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy has come as a welcome relief to many, perhaps none more than Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand wicketkeeper

Allrounders Chris Cairns and Jacob Oram have said that they are fit and ready for the start of the Chappell-Hadlee series this Saturday

Chris Cairns has been recalled to New Zealand's one-day side for next month's Chappell-Hadlee Series but Stephen Fleming is in doubt

If selected, Chris Cairns, the New Zealand allrounder, will pose a potent threat against Australia in the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee one-day series, believes Garry MacDonald, the former Canterbury coach

John Bracewell's New Zealand enter the most pivotal phase of project 2007 when they meet South Africa in the first of five one-dayers starting on Sunday

Stephen Fleming has expressed his disappointment at Chris Cairns exclusion from the New Zealand one-day side for the series against South Africa