News The left-hand batsman scored 1296 Test runs at an average of 46.28 John Reid, the former New Zealand batsman, has died aged 64. The left-hand batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1979 to 1986, scoring 1296 and 633 runs in them respectively. His Test runs came at an average of 46.28, with
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News New Zealand quick becomes third from his country, after Hadlee and Vettori, to pick up 300 Test wickets Tim Southee has become only the third from New Zealand, after Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori, to get to the 300-wicket milestone, which he achieved with Haris Sohail’s scalp in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday. “It’s a
Tom Blundell reacts after leaving one © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 431 and 98 for 0 (Blundell 59*, Latham 36*) lead Pakistan 239 by 290 runs Tom Blundell and Tom Latham stretched New Zealand’s lead to 290 during a wicketless first session on day four, leaving New Zealand with the question of when to
Neil Wagner was carrying the pain of a fractured toe, sustained while batting in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan, but he persevered through that injury and bowled 21 overs in Pakistan’s first innings because it would have ‘taken a stretcher’ to carry him off the field where he would be sitting
News The left-arm quick bowled four overs in the morning session today A fracture that Neil Wagner suffered while batting on the second day has not prevented him from taking part with the ball for New Zealand. The left-arm fast bowler was struck on the right foot by a Shaheen Afridi yorker late in the
Yasir Shah had Kane Williamson caught at slip © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 301 for 5 (Watling 13*, Santner 11*, Afridi 3-71) vs Pakistan A pair of timely wickets helped Pakistan keep themselves in contention on a seemingly improving batting surface in Mount Maunganui after Kane Williamson brought up his 23rd Test hundred on
News The veteran batsman walked in at 13 for 2 against Pakistan and scored a crucial 70 When he featured in the team sheet for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui, Ross Taylor became the most-capped New Zealand player, with his 438th international appearance. A standing ovation from his team-mates made it
Report Pakistan have gone in with four quicks and the legspinner Yasir Shah Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs New Zealand New Zealand has lately been among the hardest countries for visiting teams to win Test matches in, but a weakened Pakistan team, shorn of their regular captain and batting talisman Babar Azam, has begun
Big picture This isn’t the Boxing Day Test that’ll fill the most column inches, generate the greatest number of app notifications or create the most viral hashtags on Twitter. Mount Maunganui, sadly, is no match for Melbourne as New Zealand and Pakistan don’t quite stack up against their giant neighbours, Australia and India, who also
News Work usually takes the New Zealand captain away from his family during the holidays, but this time it’s all different Kane Williamson has long been used to being his team’s best batsman. As New Zealand captain, he is used to the spotlight. As an international cricketer, he is used to a great many things.
News From the losing side, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi make gains Tim Seifert and Tim Southee have both achieved career-best positions in the ICC T20I rankings following New Zealand’s 2-1 win over Pakistan at home. While Seifert has jumped 24 spots to No. 9 among batsmen, Southee gained six places to the