Cricket News

Expect a better performance from the State Auckland Aces in the new cricket season

The wide disparity between India's home and away record is not a new phenomenon

The wide disparity between India's home and away record is not a new phenomenon

New Zealand's Cricket Academy took on the look of an Invitation XI for their match against the Queensland Academy of Sport on Bert Sutcliffe Oval today

Wanganui, Manawatu, Hawke's Bay and Nelson set the early pace in the Central Districts Chapple Cup competition on Sunday

New Zealand's bowlers made the first inroads on their Australian tour today when they chipped away at Queensland in the tour match at the Gabba

Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee will sharpen their knives for the New Zealand batsmen after the tourists' top order again wobbled at the end an eventful day against Queensland in the tour match at the Gabba today

New Zealand stopped Matthew Hayden short of a century but his Queensland teammates continued the run scoring in the tour match at the Gabba today

The Soweto Cricket Oval became the focus of international attention on Thursday when it was turned into dazzling scene of colour and song for the official launch of the eighth ICC Cricket World Cup to be staged in South Africa in February and March

New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori will rejoin the tour of Australia tomorrow

In perfect sunshine at the 'Gabba at the start of the second day of this tour match between Queensland and New Zealand, Nathan Astle (223) continued his near-remorseless assault on the home team's bowlers

Brendon McCullum scored a timely and unbeaten 106 for the New Zealand Academy to see them to a six-wicket win over the State Auckland Aces at Lincoln Green yesterday

Central District teams begin their annual Chapple Cup programmes this weekend

New Zealand's women's cricket tour of India is off

Anuradha Dutt, secretary of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI), received the news of New Zealand's cancellation of their tour to India with regret

To overcome Queensland's bowlers, you need to think and play positively

Auckland scored a convincing 10-wicket win over the New Zealand Academy side in their game at Lincoln Green today

"Gutted" was how New Zealand women's cricket captain Emily Drumm described her feeling after hearing yesterday the tour of India has been called off

The worst kept secret in town

What a difference a day made to the spite buried in the Lincoln Green pitch when the State Auckland Aces' lower order batted in nearly sublime conditions today compared to those of the first day