New Zealand

Devon Conway believes New Zealand’s ongoing T20I series against West Indies is an opportunity for the team to explore different roles and combinations in the lead up to the T20 World Cup in Australia starting in October. New Zealand are back at full strength for this series after a month of playing with an extended

7.3 to MJ Guptill, Oh my days, what a catch by Hetmyer! Banged in short outside off, Guptill cuts up and over and for all money the ball seems like going over deep point, with the wind. But Hetmyer stationed there, plucked his left arm out, caught the ball and made sure he did not

New Zealand Cricket is confident that Trent Boult‘s decision to leave his central contract will not lead other players into a similar step despite the lure of the expanding domestic T20 scene. While Boult’s move, which has only come to a head over the last week, is not a retirement from international cricket, it means

New Zealand Cricket has announced a full 2022-23 domestic schedule after the last season was hit by widespread Covid-19 disruptions. The season will start with the Plunket Shield in October – followed by the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and Ford Trophy competitions – and will last for a total of six months till the end of

New Zealand Cricket has agreed to release Trent Boult from his central contract after the fast bowler requested to spend more time with his family and to make himself available for T20 leagues with his international career now to be “significantly reduced”. Boult, 33, had held several conversations with NZC prior to Wednesday’s announcement. The

Michael Bracewell, who began this tour of Europe with a jaw-dropping innings of 127 that rescued New Zealand from dire straits, ended it with a two-wicket haul. Overall, during the course of three ODIs and three T20Is against Ireland, two more T20Is and an ODI against Scotland, and one T20I against Netherlands, he has managed

New Zealand 148 for 7 (Guptill 45) beat Netherlands 132 (de Leede 66, Tickner 4-27, Sears 3-22) by 16 runs Blair Tickner and Ben Sears shared seven wickets as New Zealand overcame a spirited Netherlands display to claim the first T20I in The Hague. New Zealand had to work hard to post 148 for 7

Former New Zealand fast bowler Heath Davis has come out as gay. He is the first male international cricketer from his country to do so. In a documentary series for The Spinoff called “Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends”, Davis opened up about his sexuality and the “lonely” experience of living separate lives on and off

New Zealand 307 for 3 (Chapman 101*, Mitchell 74*, Allen 50 Leask 2-46) beat Scotland 306 (Leask 85, Cross 53, Bracewell 3-43, Duffy 3-52) by 7 wickets The last time Mark Chapman scored an ODI century was 2449 days ago. It came on his Hong Kong debut, having just completed both his exams and a

New Zealand 167 for 2 (Bates 91*, Devine 48, Mlaba 1-33) beat South Africa 154 for 7 (Tryon 39, Devine 3-37) by 13 runs Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine showcased all their experience and class as they led New Zealand to victory over South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday. Bates led

New Zealand 254 for 5 (Chapman 83, Bracewell 61*, Main 2-44) beat Scotland 152 for 9 (Greaves 37, Neesham 2-9, Rippon 2-37) by 102 runs The world-famous Johnnie Walker highball forms the focal point of the award-winning whisky tour on Edinburgh’s Princes Street. It is described by the Scotch blender’s own website as a “balanced

New Zealand 225 for 5 (Allen 101, Guptill 40) beat Scotland 157 for 8 (MacLeod 33, Greaves 31, Sodhi 4-28) by 68 runs The Grange, nestled in leafy Stockbridge, Edinburgh, is a place of beauty. It is everything cricket should be. Intimate, homely and welcoming. But on this Wednesday in late July, it felt like

Babar Azam is currently the only batter in the top three of the ICC rankings in every format of international cricket, while Abdullah Shafique has scaled heights previously only achieved by two of Test cricket’s greatest batters. Babar – the No. 1 batter in ODIs and T20Is – moved to No. 3 in Tests for

New Zealand have picked a full-strength squad for their white-ball tour of the West Indies, with six of their senior players including captain Kane Williamson returning after being rested for the latter parts of the team’s ongoing tour of Europe. Williamson, Trent Boult, Devon Conway and Tim Southee all returned home following the three-match Test

New Zealand 180 for 4 (Phillips 56*, Mitchell 48*, Little 2-33) beat Ireland 174 for 6 (Stirling 40, Adair 37*, Sodhi 2-27) by six wickets Glenn Phillips produced a match-winning fifty for the second time in the series to help New Zealand overcome a tricky chase of 175 in the third and final T20I against

Ajaz Patel has been given the opportunity to bring consolation to a largely inactive UK summer by agreeing terms with Glamorgan as an overseas player for the final four matches of the LV= County Championship season. New Zealand only turned to Patel’s left-arm spin for the opening Test of their series against England at Lord’s,

New Zealand 179 for 4 (Cleaver 78*, Little 2-31, Young 2-34) beat Ireland 91 (Adair 27, Bracewell 3-5, Sodhi 3-21) by 88 runs A patient yet effective 55-ball 78* from Dane Cleaver, and a dominating effort from New Zealand’s bowlers handed the visitors a resounding 88-run win over Ireland in the second T20I in Belfast.

The second T20I between Netherlands and New Zealand in The Hague will now be played on August 5, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Both boards agreed to shift the date of the match following the cancellation of a connecting flight that affected New Zealand’s transfer to the West Indies, where they are scheduled to

Toss Ireland opt to bowl vs New Zealand Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss in the 1st T20I and chose to field first under warm, sunny conditions in Belfast. New Zealand handed a debut to wicketkeeper-batter Dane Cleaver and allrounder Michael Bracewell in the format. With key players rested by New Zealand for their

Amelia Kerr, the New Zealand spin-bowling allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour to England. The squad is travelling to take part in the cricket event at the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games, starting July 28. The positive result came out after a round of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on the team members on

New Zealand piled up 360 for 6 – the second-highest total in ODI cricket at The Village in Malahide – but it appeared lighter once Paul Stirling and Harry Tector hit full-tilt in the chase. After New Zealand ultimately scraped home by one run, Martin Guptill , who had set up the narrow victory with

50 overs New Zealand 360 for 6 (Guptill 115, Nicholls 79, Little 2-84) vs Ireland A breezy hundred from Martin Guptill and an even breezier 79 from Henry Nicholls carried New Zealand to 360 for 6 and set them up for a potential 3-0 whitewash of Ireland in Malahide. Finn Allen (33), Tom Latham (30)

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs tour of Europe with an Achilles injury. Milne felt pain during the team’s first net session in Ireland and after a scan the recovery timeframe was likely to only see him available for the two T20Is against Netherlands in

R Ashwin, the India offspinner, has said that he “switches off the telly” while watching 50-over cricket and has advocated a return to the use of one ball per innings in ODI cricket to bring bowlers back into the game. Since 2011, two new balls have been used per innings in ODI cricket (one from

48 overs Ireland 216 (Dockrell 74, McBrine 28, Bracewell 2-26, Santner 2-32, Henry 2-40) vs New Zealand A dominant bowling performance from New Zealand pinned down Ireland to 216 in Malahide and gave the visitors a shot at wrapping up the three-match ODI series, with one game to go. Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Michael Bracewell,

Former New Zealand captain Barry Sinclair, who was the third player to pass 1000 runs for his country, has died aged 85. Sinclair played 21 Tests between 1963 and 1968, scoring three centuries – one each against South Africa, Pakistan and England. “We were all very sad to hear of Barry’s passing,” Heath Mills, the

50 overs Ireland 300 for 9 (Tector 113, Campher 43, Ferguson 2-44, Sodhi 2-62) vs New Zealand A day after the Irish rugby team upset the All Blacks in Dunedin, the Irish cricket team threatened to pull off something similar against the Black Caps in Malahide. Harry Tector converted his fourth successive half-century in ODI

New Zealand batters Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips are set to make their ODI debuts, in the opening game of the three-match series against Ireland on Sunday. However, New Zealand will be without fast bowler Adam Milne and left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. While Milne has a tight Achilles that’s troubling him, Santner joined the squad

New Zealand’s female cricketers will earn the same match fees as the men under a new five-year deal struck between NZC, the six major associations and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association meaning a substantial pay boost at international and domestic levels. It is the first time the men’s and women’s professional game has been

New Zealand allrounder Mitchell Santner tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, and did not fly out to Ireland with the rest of the squad on Sunday evening from Auckland. His departure will be delayed until next week, once he recovers and tests negative. The tour starts with the first ODI on July 10, and Santner