Brendon McCullum

Chris Cairns' inclusion in the New Zealand one-day side for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy has come as a welcome relief to many, perhaps none more than Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand wicketkeeper

New Zealand completed a 192-run rout of Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Videocon Tri-Series at Bulawayo

Centuries from Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put New Zealand in charge of the first Test

Brendon McCullum hit 143 to rescue New Zealand from the brink of embarrassment

Andrew McLean describes McCullum's rise to the top and maiden test century

The squads of 20 for the Super Series against Australia in October have been named

Nathan Astle scored his tenth Test century and Brendon McCullum came agonizingly close to scoring his second as New Zealand piled on the runs during the second afternoon

It has taken almost a week, but Brendon McCullum has finally cleared the air over the Brett Lee beamer furore and told how he accepted his apology

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has warned that Brett Lee could face legal action if he delivered a beamer on Australian soil

Nine out of the 12-member New Zealand squad will turn out for their respective state sides in the domestic State Shield on Thursday, following the postponement of the one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Napier

As the inaugural ICC Super Series in October 2005 - which will feature the top Test and one-day side taking on a World XI - draws closer, the forthcoming New Zealand-Sri Lanka series will feature an individual duel between two players vying for one

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's wicketkeeper-batsman, is fit for theirforthcoming one-day and Test series against Sri Lanka

Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum were found not guilty of breaching the ICC's code of conduct by Mike Procter, the match referee, during disciplinary hearings in Brisbane today

New Zealand beat Australia in the last over in the first ODI at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne after Hamish Marshall hit a cool-headed fifty

New Zealand are rank outsiders for the first Test and the series

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's wicketkeeper, is to fly home after today's NatWest Series match against West Indies to be with his pregnant wife

Nathan Astle boosted the New Zealanders to 326 for 7 on the opening day of their tour match against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Runs might not have flowed off the bat, but the fourth day of the Lord's Test was a pulsating affair with fortunes ebbing and flowing throughout

On another see-saw day, honours again ended just about even on the third day of the first Test at Lord's