Cricket News

New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka A by 185 runs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium as the hosts were dismissed for 91 chasing a stiff target of 276

Jesse Ryder has added another chapter to his troubled career after being fined for "intoxicated and rowdy" behaviour at a hotel

New Zealanders endured poor passages of play in the latter stages of either innings, but did enough to seal victory against Sri Lanka Board President's XI in their first match on tour

Auckland have signed South African batsman Johann Myburgh for the 2010-11 domestic season, which will strengthen a squad short on experienced batsmen

Bangladesh have postponed their Test series against New Zealand scheduled for October, opting instead to play three additional ODIs to concentrate on their preparation for the 2011 World Cup

Eric Tindill, the former New Zealand cricket and rugby international, died on Sunday, August 1, at the age of 99 years and 226 days

Fast bowler Leighton Burtt has moved to Wellington from Canterbury for the 2010-11 season

Batsman Greg Todd has ended a six-year stint at Otago by switching to Auckland for the 2010-11 season

Alan Isaac will replace John Howard as the ICC vice-presidency nomination following Cricket Australia's refusal to choose another candidate

Royal Challengers Bangalore have expressed their desire to retain the services of Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White for the Champions League T20 in South Africa in September

Auckland have signed allrounder Andre Adams as their principal overseas professional for the 2010-11 domestic season

An all-round performance by Kane Williamson, who scored a half-century and picked up three wickets, helped New Zealand beat Maharashtra comfortably by 86 runs in Darwin

Grant Elliott, the New Zealand allrounder, has been named Wellington's captain in all three formats for the 2010-11 domestic season

Sir John Anderson does not want to be the next ICC vice-president in a decision that further complicates the search for a suitable candidate

Having relinquished wicketkeeping duties in Test cricket, Brendon McCullum is looking to reinvent his role in the New Zealand side by moving up the order as an unorthodox opener in the longest format

Scott Styris will return to Northern Districts for the 2010-11 domestic season after playing for Auckland Aces for the past five seasons.

Peter Ingram has won a recall to New Zealand's one-day side and will replace Jesse Ryder for the tri-series in Sri Lanka

Jesse Ryder's disrupted year has continued after a nagging elbow injury ruled him out of New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka

Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has singled out fast bowler Ian Butler as the "unluckiest player to miss out" on a central contract for the upcoming term

New Zealand secured a consolation six-wicket victory in the final one-day international at Lord's