Cricket News

Corey Anderson will join Somerset for the latter stages of the NatWest Blast after a busy schedule which includes a World Cup, IPL and Newe Zealand's tour of England

Led by Peter Fulton's century and fifties from Neil Broom, Henry Nicholls and Andrew Ellis, Canterbury chased down 362 with eight balls to spare

Michael Papps registered his 26th first-class century on the last day of Wellington's draw in their Plunket Shield game against Otago

Northern Districts registered a 43-run win over Central Districts in Whangarei with only 3.5 overs left on the last day in a match where both teams made brave declarations in pursuit of a victory

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson joked that Brendon McCullum's arm looked a bit like Popeye's following a fearsome blow by Mitchell Johnson

After taking five wickets to wreck Australia's innings and then playing out two crucial dots to survive Mitchell Starc, it wasn't surprising to hear Trent Boult say that he was "pretty pumped and will remember a lot of this day for a while"

Michael Clarke has conceded that Australia have focused too much on power hitting and not enough on negotiating the swinging ball during their preparation for this World Cup

Sarah Taylor and Natalie Sciver struck fifties to underpin a disciplined bowling performance as England sealed the series with a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Lincoln

A week after Tim Southee destroyed England with 7 for 33 in Wellington it was the turn of his new-ball partner Trent Boult to produce an extraordinary performance

This was the match the 2015 World Cup was crying out for, a competitive contest between two major sides, and the co-hosts played out a thriller in front of a packed and partisan Auckland crowd

This World Cup has already been an unprecedented experience for New Zealand. It is not about to calm down as they face Australia at Eden Park

The two hosts and - going by recent form - favourites face off after a long interval in ODI cricket, promising a mouthwatering contest

A five-wicket haul from Kate Cross and a brisk 89 from Sarah Taylor led England Women to a series-leveling nine-wicket win against New Zealand Women in Lincoln

At 36, Daniel Vettori seems like he's done it all in New Zealand cricket. He is the country's most-capped Test and ODI player of all time, has captained in all three formats, has played in World Cup semi-finals

Tim Southee and Trent Boult have earned the highest possible praise from the highest possible source in New Zealand cricket, with Richard Hadlee declaring them the country's finest ever new-ball combination

David Warner has great respect for Brendon McCullum, but thinks the secret to countering his influence this Saturday will be to force him to have a "brain explosion"

A collective bowling performance limited New Zealand to 97 and carried England to a 2-1 series win in Lincoln

The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will be dusted off and put up for grabs when New Zealand host Australia in their World Cup clash at Eden Park on Saturday

Corey Anderson has said New Zealand will not be daunted by the visit of "their neighbours from across the ditch" for one of the most eagerly anticipated matches in the country's cricket history

The issue of the IPL clashing with the international calendar has arisen once again with the news that several key members of the New Zealand side are likely to arrive in England just two days before the start of the first Test between the two countries i