Cricket News

Mark Richardson, the New Zealand opening batsman, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game, but insisted that the decision was not made because of poor form

Cricket Australia has defended Kevin Mitchell jnr, the Gabba curator, after John Bracewell questioned his decision to switch pitches for the final match of the Chappell-Hadlee Series because of heavy rain

Central Districts joined Auckland with maximum points after the first round of the State Championship when they completed a seven-wicket win over Otago at the Queenstown Events Centre today

Matthew Hayden, whose partnership with Adam Gilchrist at the top of the order provided much of the impetus for Australia's thrilling 17-run victory over New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground, could miss the third and decisive game of the

Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum were found not guilty of breaching the ICC's code of conduct by Mike Procter, the match referee, during disciplinary hearings in Brisbane today

A hamstring injury has ruled out Matthew Hayden of the deciding match of the Chappell-Hadlee Series on his home ground

With the Chappell-Hadlee series hanging in the balance, New Zealand announced they would not name a team until they had a chance to assess the Brisbane wicket on which they play the decider on Friday

Chris Harris wonders whether his international career ended with a torn rotator cuff at the SCG last night

Craig Cumming scored the ninth century of his first-class career to ensure that Otago would set Central Districts a target on the final day of their match at Queenstown

Kerry Walmsley gave the national selectors a reminder of the destruction he is capable of by mowing down Northern Districts for just 92

Australia narrowly survived hurricanes from Chris Cairns and Kyle Mills and another terrible middle-order collapse to draw level in the Chappell-Hadlee Series at Sydney

New Zealand suffered an injury blow in the second game of the Chappell-Hadlee series as Chris Harris tearing the rotator cuff in his right shoulder

Tama Canning starred with bat and ball to dominate Northern Districts on the second day

Australia will be especially wary of Daniel Vettori after his left-arm spin wrecked their chances of posting a huge total in the opening game of the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series

Michael Kasprowicz will be rested from the second Chappell-Hadlee Series match at Sydney on Wednesday, but the move is not related to his awful 22-run over in game one

New Zealand's first-class season got off to a wet and subdued start after a southerly blast traversed the country over the weekend

New Zealand beat Australia in the last over in the first ODI at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne after Hamish Marshall hit a cool-headed fifty

After being thrashed in the two Tests, New Zealand have an opportunity to salvage something from the tour when the three-match Chappell-Hadlee one-day series gets underway at the Colonial Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday

Brett Lee is likely to replace Glenn McGrath, who has been rested for the first match of the Chappell-Hadlee one-day game against New Zealand

New Zealand beat a Victorian invitation team by 34 runs in a one-day match at the Albert Reserve in Melbourne