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Bangladeshis will need to learn quickly in NZ conditions

Bangladesh will have to improve their batting technique and mental approach in a hurry if they are to put up a good fight in the first Test against New Zealand starting at WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton next Tuesday

12-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Bangladesh down, but not out

Trevor Chappell, the Australian-born coach, was not reading the riot act to his batsmen after the Bangladeshis scored a disappointingly slow 120 from 61 overs in the first innings of their four-day match against Auckland on the Eden Park Outer Oval

12-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Complacency out for New Zealand at Hamilton - Hadlee

It is highly encouraging to hear the chairman of New Zealand's selection panel Sir Richard Hadlee say that there will be no lessening of endeavour as New Zealand goes from the heights of Test combat in Australia to playing the minnows of the game

10-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Wet weather a groundsman's worst nightmare

WestpacTrust Park groundsman Doug Strachan has a problem - he's got a Test match next week and he had rainfall in November that was 250% more than normal, and he got December's usual rainfall at the weekend

10-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

No let up from Kiwi advance for Bangladeshis

New Zealand will not be tempted to do more development work by introducing new players when the Test side to play the first Test against Bangladesh is named on Thursday

10-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Vincent to bat at No 3 for Auckland

New Zealand Cricket's man of the moment Lou Vincent has been named to bat at No 3 for Auckland in their game against Bangladesh starting Wednesday on the Eden Park Outer Oval

09-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Test match preparations suffer further blow

Bangladesh's preparation for their first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton in nine days suffered a further damaging blow when the third and final day of their warm-up match against a New Zealand District Association XI at Victoria Park, Wanganui

09-Dec-2001•Steve McMorran

Preparation for first Test hampered by Wanganui weather

Bangladesh's preparation for the first Test of their New Zealand tour, only 10 days away, suffered a severe setback when the second day of their three-day match against a New Zealand District Association XI was abandoned today after only four balls

08-Dec-2001•Steve McMorran

Bangladesh get through the first day of a quick learning process

The first day of Bangladesh's New Zealand education, part of a longer learning process for the newcomers to the class of Test nations, was conducted at Victoria Park, Wanganui today in the fashion of show and tell

07-Dec-2001•Steve McMorran

Kiwis to go full power against Bangladesh - Fleming

Stephen Fleming described his New Zealand cricket team as one of the few who have finished recent tours of Australia in a positive and confident frame of mind, and he will insist on a full-power effort against Bangladesh in their two Tests here later

07-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Tony Hill wins first Test umpiring duties

Umpire Tony Hill will stand in his first Test match when joining South African David Orchard in controlling the first Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton starting on December 18

06-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand could be third in world by summer's end

New Zealand the third-ranked Test cricket nation in the world

06-Dec-2001•Lynn McConnell

Christmas comes early for Test umpires

Two umpiring mates, Brent Bowden and Tony Hill, chatted about their Christmas-present wish-list during the Auckland-Central Districts State Championship match at Eden Park Outer Oval last week

06-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Liaison man John Bishop completes pat hand

The touring Bangladeshi cricketers have given their New Zealand Cricket liaison officer, John Bishop, a record who no other man in world cricket possesses

03-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Auckland rain foils Bangladeshis

Trevor Chappell was looking forward to honing the Bangladesh cricketers' skills on pitches greener and better than their bare home strips, but Auckland will make him and his eager charges wait

03-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Trevor Chappell: The pain goes on forever

Funny about that

02-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

Bangladeshis don't mind New Zealand's favouritism

Bangladesh does not mind being the new kid on the international cricket playground and an automatic target for the big bullies

02-Dec-2001•Don Cameron

District team named for Bangladesh tour opener

Peter McGlashan of Hawke's Bay has been named captain of the New Zealand District Association team to play Bangladesh starting next Friday in Wanganui

30-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

Nash a chance for first Test against Bangladesh

Injured New Zealand medium-fast bowler Dion Nash seems on target to be fit for the first Test against Bangladesh at Hamilton on December 18-22

28-Nov-2001•Don Cameron

Bangladesh names team for NZ tour

Bangladesh have named their side for their National Bank tour of New Zealand for two first-class and two Test matches

22-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

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