Cricket News

Australia demonstrated what everyone knew when turning back New Zealand's first day-last session challenge in the first Test on a rain interrupted second day at the Gabba in Brisbane

What was shaping as a nightmare day for New Zealand cricket in the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane turned around on the control of Chris Cairns, and the belligerence of bullocky part-timer Craig McMillan

State Auckland Aces coach and convener of selectors, Tony Sail has today named a strong team to play current State Max and State Championship title holders, the State Wellington Firebirds in a three-day warm up game starting on Monday at the

New Zealand might have been struggling in Brisbane against Australia today, but the New Zealand Academy were untroubled in beating the Queensland Academy

Craig McMillan has been bouncing his way around New Zealand cricket grounds for the last few seasons, infuriating crowds with his short-pitched antics, but no-one will be complaining after his superb innings-breaking spell at the Gabba in the first

The New Zealand Herald: "As well as they played (Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer), their deeds were significantly unravelled by some of the most brainless batting seen in these parts, as Australia's middle-order disintegrated against the part-time

Lights that will make Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park the best lit international venue in New Zealand were given a test last night

Richard Petrie will return to the State Wellington Firebirds team which will defend the State Max title at Albany's North Harbour Stadium complex next week

New Zealand's Academy side has given itself every chance of wrapping up a victory over the Queensland Academy of Sport just after lunch tomorrow in their game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming admitted it was time he scored a century against Australia to ensure the Black Caps were not trampled in tomorrow's First Test at the Gabba.

To the outsider, it may seem incomprehensible that the biggest stories surrounding Australian team selection at the outset of this Test series against New Zealand centre on a man out of the team, rather than the twelve in it.

It's not often that choosing New Zealand teams has been as predictable as that for tomorrow's first Test with Australia at Brisbane

The return of Evan Marshall and the selection of the promising Jordan Sheed are two of the features of the State Otago Volts team named for next weekend's State Max tournament at the North Harbour Stadium

New Zealand's newest one-day cricketing venue - the Queenstown Events Centre - will benefit from one of the game's best in the lead-up to the State Shield opener on January 2

Canterbury Cricket has appointed former international Richard Reid as its chief executive

Six years after last playing for Nottinghamshire in the English County Championship, Chris Cairns is heading back at the end of the southern summer

Former New Zealand Test captain Geoff Rabone turned 80 today, bringing to nine the number of former New Zealand players enjoying octogenarian status

Central Districts bowler Brent Hefford produced a fine spell of bowling this morning to break through the Queensland Academy of Sport batting and bring the New Zealand Academy side back into the picture at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University

Wellington and Hutt Valley women's teams are to compete in a district competition with Central Districts sides Taranaki, Wairarapa, Manawatu and Hawke's Bay in a bid to lift their hopes in the State Insurance Cup later in the summer

North Canterbury's Woodend School has taken out the South Island Milo Shield final with a comfortable win over Dunedin's Balmacewen Intermediate