Super Smash 2016-17

Taylor hits second fifty after eye surgery to power Central Districts

Dec 31, 2016: Central Districts overcame a shaky start to beat Canterbury by 27 runs after Ross Taylor struck 80 to remain table toppers

Women's Big Bash League 2016-17

Brunt, Graham set up Scorchers' six-wicket victory

Dec 31, 2016: Katherine Brunt dented Strikers early in their innings and Heather Graham follow up her two wickets with a brisk unbeaten 27 to take Scorchers to an easy victory against the Strikers

National Cricket League 2016-17

Junaid, Farhad help Rajshahi chase down 385

Dec 30, 2016: A round-up of the National Cricket League 2016-17 matches that ended on December 30, 2016

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Nelson

Williamson, Broom secure New Zealand's 3-0 sweep

Dec 30, 2016: Kane Williamson and Neil Broom put on a 179-run stand to deflate Bangladesh and hand the hosts a 3-0 series win

Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, Big Bash League 2016-17, Brisbane

Lynn, McCullum make light work of 174 chase

Dec 30, 2016: Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum lit up the Gabba with entertaining half-centuries that helped Brisbane Heat chase down 174 with 22 balls to spare against Hobart Hurricanes

Northern Districts v Wellington, Super Smash 2016-17, Hamilton

Papps, Blundell flatten Northen Districts in 176 chase

Dec 30, 2016: Blistering half-centuries from Michael Papps and Tom Blundell helped Wellington chase down a 176-run target with an over and nine wickets to spare against Northern Districts

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 5th day

Abbott hastens South Africa's crushing win

Dec 30, 2016: South Africa made full use of the second new ball to rip through Sri Lanka's last five wickets and complete a 206-run win in Port Elizabeth, an hour and 10 minutes into day five

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 5th day

Starc and Lyon snatch unlikely win

Dec 30, 2016: No fewer than 141 overs were lost to rain but Australia, led by their captain Steven Smith, secured a dramatic Test and series victory with the last hour to spare at the MCG

Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, BBL 2016-17, Melbourne

Agar's last-ball six seals thriller for Scorchers

Dec 29, 2016: Michael Klinger's 55-ball 72 and Mitchell Marsh's brutal 34 were also vital to Perth Scorchers' sixth win over Melbourne Renegades in six matches

Melbourne Renegades Women v Perth Scorchers Women, WBBL 2016-17, Docklands

Elyse Villani fifty sets up Scorchers' win

Dec 29, 2016: Suzie Bates was out hit wicket for 1, but contributed in the field and with the ball to send the Renegades crashing to their sixth loss

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

Loose dismissals harm Sri Lanka in 488 chase

Dec 29, 2016: A succession of soft dismissals left Sri Lanka in danger of a big defeat in the first Test despite their batsmen, almost without exception, looking comfortable at the crease in their pursuit of 488

Super Smash 2016-17

Taylor, Tickner star in Auckland demolition

Dec 29, 2016: A round-up of the Super Smash games held on December 29, 2016

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 4th day

Smith hits ton, Australia take lead, rain comes down

Dec 29, 2016: Peter Handscomb scored his third score of fifty-plus in as many Tests, before Steven Smith hit a hundred to help Australia take the lead against Pakistan on day four

New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Nelson

Bangladesh slide dramatically to 0-2 loss after Broom ton

Dec 28, 2016: Another mind-numbing batting collapse from Bangladesh meant that they lost the Nelson ODI and along with it the series to New Zealand

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2016-17

Lynn's 85 seals dramatic win for Heat

Dec 28, 2016: Chris Lynn returned from injury to rediscover his stunning batting form of last season and lead Brisbane Heat to an unlikely victory

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 3rd day

Cook century drives South Africa's dominance

Dec 28, 2016: Stephen Cook's third Test hundred moved South Africa into a dominant position on a third day of rain delays and rapid scoring in Port Elizabeth

Super Smash 2016-17

Marshall smashes 100 to seal 160 chase

Dec 28, 2016: Hamish Marshall's third T20 century led Wellington to a six-wicket victory over Otago in Alexandra

Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Warner and Khawaja lead strong Australia reply

Dec 28, 2016: Pakistan made 9 for 443, on the back of Azhar Ali's unbeaten 205, but Australia finished day three only 165 runs behind

Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers

Botha the difference as Sixers cruise home

Dec 27, 2016: The Sydney Sixers produced a sublime spin bowling display and a composed run chase to dispatch the Perth Scorchers by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 2nd day

South Africa surge ahead on seamers' day

Dec 27, 2016: Vernon Philander and Kyle Abbott led South Africa's fightback after they were bowled out for 286 early on day two, giving Sri Lanka no respite as they went to stumps seven down for 181