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BLACKCAPS and Pakistan teams support World AIDS Day initiative

Members of the BLACKCAPS and Pakistan teams are wearing red ribbons on the first day of the second Test in Wellington today (Thursday 3 December) to mark international cricket's global HIV/AIDS initiative.

03 December, 2009 in International News

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NZC honours historic half-century at the Basin Reserve

New Zealand Cricket has congratulated Wellington’s historic Basin Reserve cricket ground on reaching a unique milestone.

02 December, 2009 in International News

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Rain doesn’t dampen BLACKCAPS’ Test prospects

Despite limited preparation – thanks to three days of rain in Wellington – BLACKCAPS Captain Daniel Vettori is confident his side is up for the challenge of taking on Pakistan in the second Test.

02 December, 2009 in International News

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Southee called in to BLACKCAPS squad

Northern Districts pace bowler Tim Southee has been brought in to the BLACKCAPS squad for the second Test against Pakistan.

02 December, 2009 in International News

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World class practice nets at the Basin

Almost 18 months worth of planning has gone into creating brand new top class practice wickets at the Basin Reserve and it won’t be long till international and First Class teams are using them.

02 December, 2009 in International News

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Bond ruled out of Test series with abdominal injury

New Zealand Cricket has advised that BLACKCAPS strike bowler Shane Bond will not be available for the second and third Test matches in the current National Bank Series against Pakistan.

01 December, 2009 in International News

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INTERVIEW: Dave Currie and Shane Bond injury announcement

Dave Currie and Shange Bond talk about the fast bowlers abdominal injury sustained in the last Test.

01 December, 2009 in International News

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Taylor up seven places, Bond in the top 10

BLACKCAPS batting star Ross Taylor has vaulted into the top 20 on the ICC Test batting ranking and Shane Bond had returned to the top 10 on the bowling chart.

01 December, 2009 in International News

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The summer of cricket is here

Today is the first official day of summer and over the last few weeks the weather has been variable . However the question is will we really have a summer of cricket? The short answer is yes.

01 December, 2009 in International News

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From South Africa to Southland

Wagner’s goal is to continue to do well within the Otago team and gain experience within the game in hope of playing for the BLACKCAPS when he finally becomes a fully fledged Kiwi in three years time.

30 November, 2009 in International News

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Partisan crowd lift BLACKCAPS to victory

The partisan crowd at the University Oval in Dunedin created an electric atmosphere that lifted the BLACKCAPS to tense 32 run win over Pakistan.

30 November, 2009 in International News

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INTERVIEW: Daniel Vettori and Shane Bond talk at the end of the Test

"Iain and Shane both bowling eight overs in a row just brought us into the game. For all three seamers to step up with a huge workload was fantastic."

28 November, 2009 in International News