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If New Zealand can score 465 runs with such a mixture of batting as it did in setting a record total against Zimbabwe in the second Test at Harare, what is it capable of when getting everything together

Zimbabwe set their minds on saving the match with a single-minded determination that rarely included scoring shots before lunch, when in 32 overs they added 40 runs without losing a wicket

The opening match of the ACB Cup was one for openers

Hyderabad completely dominated the opening day's play in their three day Cooch Behar Trophy South Zone league match against Goa at the Gymkhana ground in Secundarabad on Wednesday

At 180 for three, Tamil Nadu seemed to be cruising along when Kerala's NJ John caused a sharp collapse on the opening day of their three day Cooch Behar Trophy South Zone league match at the Medical college ground in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday

Losing three wickets fairly quickly late in the day, Andhra lost some of the advantage that their top order batsmen gave them on the opening day of their three day Cooch Behar Trophy South Zone league match against Karnataka at the Visakhapatanam

John Ward talks to Guy Whittall about the second day of the Test match against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club, after Zimbabwe replied to New Zealand's 465 all out with 31 for one

New Zealand made rather laborious progress on the second day at Harare Sports Club, taking their overnight score of 226 for four to 465 all out, a record total in the series

New Zealand decided to bat on winning the toss, an indication in itself that this Harare Sports Club pitch was of a better quality than many of those experienced last season

Sheffield Collegiate secured their first National title a day after winning the Yorkshire Premier League

Middlesex Crusaders secured a six wicket victory over Glamorgan Dragons at Cardiff in the last round of National League matches

Middlesex captain Justin Langer played one of his finest innings for his county yesterday to prevent his side finishing with the humiliation of last place, on the final day of the championship match against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Essex gained promotion to the First Division with a six-wicket victory over contenders Warwickshire after the two captains had agreed to declare innings in an attempt to set up a positive finish

Too often in New Zealand's cricket history sides have got themselves into winning positions only to fail ram the advantage home

Derbyshire's spinners kept their side in the game after Durham's batsmen had threatened to take complete control of the final National League game of the season at Derby

Kent avoided relegation in the National League and condemned Worcestershire to Division Two instead with their eight-wicket victory in one-sided decider at New Road

Champions Gloucestershire suffered a 27-run defeat to Northamptonshire on the Duckworth-Lewis system in their final National League match of the season

Warwickshire gained consolation for their championship defeat when they cruised to a six wicket win against Essex in their National League encounter at Chelmsford

Both sides come into this match needing to win if they are to avoid relegation into Division 2 of the National League

Worcestershire's dramatic crash towards relegation in the National League continued when they were dismissed for 98 by Kent in a loser-goes-down decider at New Road