Cricket News

When the boys came out to play, the rain clouds ran away ..

McMillan and Tuffey were the pick of the bunch as New Zealand exceeded all expectations in the Test series

New Zealand gave India a frightful scare on the morning of the final day, played a session of magnificent cricket and yet did not have enough firepower to go all the way and win

Section 1: Bwu1 v Med1 Med1, Hals1 v Es1 Halsd1, Oc1 v Nb1 Raw2, Es2 v Stac1 Stac2

In a new innovation for the MILO Trophy competition in Canterbury this schools from the North Canterbury zone will take part in a one-day cricket tournament on Thursday at Dudley Park in Rangiora

U18 (1-day): St Bedes Red v Pap HS St Bedes 5a, Stac v St Bedes Black Stac 3, Midd G v CBHS Midd G 1, Pk v Syd Cash HS 1

Christs College v St

January 5-12 (Week of) Otago v Illawarra @ Timaru, Otago v Combined Canterbury District @ Timaru - dates to be confirmed

The battle for cricket supremacy amongst Christchurch and Canterbury Country Primary Schools gets underway tomorrow with the start of the 2003 MILO Trophy Cricket Competition

Nathan Astle's 103 off 207 balls enabled New Zealand to save some face on the third day of the first Test between India and New Zealand, even if it didn't quite take New Zealand to safety

Nadeem Memon, curator at Motera, insists that he has not been given a free hand in preparing the pitch for the first Test

Nathan Astle led the charge for New Zealand with a doughty century, but the follow-on loomed after he was dismissed.

Nathan Astle's effort in scoring his ninth Test century speaks volumes of the place he is now at in his cricket career

Daryl Tuffey will enjoy better days than that he experienced at Ahmedabad today, in fact he has enjoyed them, most notably against India in New Zealand last year

India's captain explains why he dropped down the batting order, and what he thinks will happen in the remainder of the first Test

Zaheer Khan's three strikes, which followed Rahul Dravid's 222 and Sourav Ganguly's unbeaten 100, put India in control at Ahmedabad

Sourav Ganguly's hundred was played out in three different parts: the first phase, when he struggled, the second, when he became more assured, and the third, when he scored at a rapid pace

New Zealand will be represented at the Hong Kong Sixes this year, and a strong team has been named

A look back at New Zealand's previous tours of India.

Rahul Dravid's classy century, and his partnership with VVS Laxman, ensured that India took most of the honours on the first day of the Ahmedabad Test