Plunket Shield 2014-15, 4th day

Ryder, de Boorder sink Wellington

Feb 19, 2015: A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on February 19, 2014

South Australia v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, 4th day

WA fall three runs short in thrilling draw

Feb 19, 2015: Shaun Marsh nearly pulled off a remarkable victory for Western Australia at the Gliderol Stadium, but he was unable to hit the final delivery of the match for a boundary, meaning they fell just three runs short, and South Australia hung on for a draw

World Cup 2015

South Africa mull combination conundrum

Feb 19, 2015: Taming the Indian batting line-up requires picking up wickets and South Africa believe their best chance of doing that is by trusting in pace

World Cup 2015: India

Dhawan's chance to break free

Feb 19, 2015: Against South Africa in a mutli-nation tournament in 2013, is how Shikhar Dhawan revived his ODI career. He will now face the same opposition while trying to revive some form this time

World Cup 2015: Australia

Finisher Haddin nears finish line

Feb 19, 2015: Should he be one of 11 Australian cricketers lifting the World Cup aloft at the MCG on March 29, Brad Haddin may well decide to call time on a limited overs career dating back as far as the summer of 2000-01

UAE v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson

Fundamentals pay off for finisher Williams

Feb 19, 2015: Sean Williams had felt flustered when he came in with the match in the balance against South Africa, but he quickly learned his lesson against the UAE

UAE v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson

UAE's fight further flouts ten-nation World Cup theory

Feb 19, 2015: In Nelson, UAE offered further proof, if it was necessary, that the ICC's theory of leaving the Associates out of the next World Cup is a load of rubbish

World Cup 2015: India

Why should I support India?

Feb 19, 2015: The team isn't representing the nation, but a private trust worth several thousand crores of rupees, argues Jayaditya Gupta writing for Live Mint

NZ v End, Group A , Wellington

How long a rope for Morgan?

Feb 19, 2015: England's problem - one of their problems - is that they are not strong enough to afford passengers and Eoin Morgan is fast becoming one

New Zealand v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington

McCullum has sympathy but no slack for mate Morgan

Feb 19, 2015: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was genial when asked about the struggles of one of his "better mates," England counterpart Eoin Morgan, who has scored two runs in his last five innings leading up to Friday's clash in Wellington

UAE v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson

Zimbabwe v UAE - #BendTheRules Moments

Feb 19, 2015: #BendTheRules moments from the Group B match between Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe, Group B, Nelson

Williams, Ervine suppress UAE fight

Feb 19, 2015:

UAE v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson

Sean Williams stars in Zimbabwe win over UAE

Feb 19, 2015: Sean Williams bailed Zimbabwe out of trouble with an unbeaten 76 that helped his side beat UAE by four wickets in their World Cup 2015 Pool B encounter played at the Saxon Oval, Nelson on Thursday.

UAE v Zim, Group B, Nelson

UAE's best ODI total, Zimbabwe's fourth-highest chase

Feb 19, 2015: Stats highlights from the Group B match between UAE and Zimbabwe in Nelson

UAE v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Nelson

A rare hit wicket and the oldest captain

Feb 19, 2015: Plays of the day from the group B match between UAE and Zimbabwe played in Nelson

NZ v Eng, Group A, Wellington

England seek their first World Cup win over NZ in 32 years

Feb 19, 2015: England have not beaten New Zealand in the World Cup since 1983, but have a decent record against them in recent games

New Zealand v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington

Another match, another host to overcome for England

Feb 19, 2015: While New Zealand know that, with two wins behind them already, another victory will give them a foot in the quarter-finals, England will know that if they lose they have no room for error

New Zealand v England, 1st Women's T20I, Whangarei

Shrubsole, Knight serve NZ a thrashing

Feb 19, 2015: Stifling spells by Anya Shrubsole and Heather Knight dismantled New Zealand's batting in the first of the three T20s in the series helping England Women to a crushing win in Whangarei

Women's cricket news

CA announces eight-team Women's BBL

Feb 19, 2015: Women's cricket received a boost with Cricket Australia's decision to launch an eight-team Women's Big Bash League from the 2015-16 season

Where women glow and men plunder

Feb 19, 2015: Down under, the sun is hot, the creepy-crawlies king-size, and the conversations convivial