Cricket News

Kane Williamson, the 19-year old Northern Districts batsman, is one of four new faces on New Zealand's 20-member contracts list for the next year

New Zealand Cricket and the New Zealand Players' Association are negotiating the terms for central contracts to be awarded to players following the current term that concludes at the end of July

Katherine Brunt played a major role in England's one-day series triumph over New Zealand, contributing with both bat and ball at crucial times

A 98-run stand between Claire and Sarah Taylor and three wickets for Katherine Brunt in front of her home crowd sealed England the series against New Zealand

Jenny Gunn excelled with bat and ball as England secured a six-wicket victory against New Zealand at Derby to take a 2-1 lead in the one-day series

Suzie Bates produced a superb all-round performance as New Zealand levelled the one-day series against England with a four-wicket victory at Taunton

Cricket Australia will not finalise its next candidate for the ICC vice-presidency until August

Cricket Australia's board will select its replacement for John Howard as the candidate for the ICC's vice-presidency on Friday

The New Zealand wicketkeeper has said he nearly turned his back on his country to commit to an entire season of the IPL

England's extra class was too much for Ireland as they eased to a 147-run victory at Kibworth

New Zealand wrapped up the Twenty20 series 2-1 with a nine-run win in a low-scoring match at Hove

As the dust settles on the ICC board's rejection of John Howard as its next vice-president, it is unclear whether the man he beat for the nomination, Sir John Anderson, still wants the job

Wicketkeeper Reece Young has switched to Canterbury for the next New Zealand domestic season after having spent more than a decade with Auckland

Jack Clarke, Cricket Australia's chairman, will be more cautious in his dealings with India following its role in dismissing John Howard as the ICC's vice-presidential candidate in Singapore

The Australian and New Zealand chairmen are united in their anger at not being given a reason for John Howard's scratching as ICC vice-president

England's women completed a clinical victory over World Twenty20 finalists New Zealand at Chelmsford, wrapping the visitors up for 113 to win the opening Twenty20 international of the tour by 37 runs.

The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 will see two groups of five teams each competing in a round robin format

Brendon McCullum has announced that he will give up keeping wicket for New Zealand in Tests alone, in order to prolong his international career

The New Zealand selectors have named a 14-man squad for the annual Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in August

Ross Taylor has been appointed New Zealand captain for the tri-series in Sri Lanka in August