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Viscount School making it count

It’s hard to imagine that a decile one school from Mangere in South Auckland – with no cricket tradition and no clubs nearby - would produce some of the top primary school cricketers.

07 December, 2009 in Community News

Community News

White Ferns train with MILO Shield finalists

This week 's MILO Cup and MILO Shield finals will determine the best primary/intermediate cricket team s in the country.

07 December, 2009 in Community News

Match Reports

Day 4: Comfortable nine wicket win for Otago

The Otago Volts coasted to a nine wicket win over the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield match at the Queenstown Event Centre.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Day 4: Northern Knights move further ahead

Defending champions Auckland slumped to their fourth straight loss of the Plunket Shield, losing to the Northern Knights by 55 runs at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Otago Sparks defend 155

The Otago Sparks have squared the ledger by beating the Auckland Hearts by seven wickets at Queen’s Park in Invercargill after losing yesterdays match to the same team.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Pakistan level the series

A determined bowling performance by Pakistan ensured they would go to the final Test match one all after securing a 141 run win at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Watkins and Burrows star for the Central Hinds

Aimee Watkins blasted 71 with Abby Burrow taking five wickets as the Central Hinds beat the Northern Spirit by 48 runs in a high scoring one day match at Cobham Oval in Whangarei.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Wellington Blaze win tight match

The Wellington Blaze completed back to back wins over defending champions the Canterbury Magicians in a repeat of last years one-day final.

06 December, 2009 in Match Reports

International News

O’Brien to retire from international cricket following Pakistan series

BLACKCAPS bowler Iain O’Brien is to retire from all international cricket at the end of the current Test series against Pakistan.

05 December, 2009 in International News

Match Reports

Auckland Hearts chase down 184

The Auckland Hearts have taken the honours in the first match of the double header against the Otago Sparks at Queens Park in Invercargill.

05 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Devine and Ruck dominate Canterbury

Wellington Blaze strike bowlers Sophie Devine and Sian Ruck ripped through the Canterbury Magicians line up to set up a dominant nine wicket win in their opening one-day match.

05 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Narrow win for Northern Spirit

The Northern Spirit defended 169 to beat the Central Hinds by 16 runs in the one-day match at Cobham Oval in Whangarei.

05 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Watkins stars in big win

Central Hinds captain Aimee Watkins struck 76 to set up the 38 run victory over the Northern Spirit.

05 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Corporate News

Black Cap Number 1 presented to NZ Cricket Museum

A piece of New Zealand’s cricket history returned home today when Black Cap Number 1 was presented to the New Zealand Cricket Museum at the Basin Reserve.

04 December, 2009 in Corporate News

International News

INTERVIEW: Imran Farhat talks at the end of day one

Pakistan batsman Imran Farhat talks about batting first, the pitch and the BLACKCAPS bowlers.

04 December, 2009 in International News

Community News

MILO schools cricket tournaments mark 10 years

New Zealand Cricket and Nestlé New Zealand celebrate ten years of the MILO national primary school cricket championships next week, with the tournaments under way in Palmerston North on Monday.

04 December, 2009 in Community News

Match Reports

Auckland Hearts clinch tight win

The Auckland Hearts chased down 120 with three balls to spare to beat the Otago Sparks by seven wickets in the first women’s Twenty20 match of the summer.

04 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Day 3: Comfortable ten wicket win for the Central Stags

The Central Stags dismissed the Canterbury Wizards for 180 today and then hit the 28 runs required to wrap up a 10 wicket win with over a day to spare.

04 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Wellington Blaze cruise to victory

The Wellington Blaze have crushed the Canterbury Magicians by eight wickets in the Twenty20 match at Redwood Park in Christchurch.

04 December, 2009 in Match Reports

Community News

A Test Veteran

This week the Basin Reserve is hosting its 50th Test. That milestone is quite a feat and it is amazing to think one Wellington based nonagenarian would have seen every Test played at the iconic cricket ground.

03 December, 2009 in Community News

International News

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