Cricket

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 Host Cities Revealed

Six cities in New Zealand will be welcoming sports fans from all over the world for the International Cricket Council’s Women’s World Cup early on in 2021 and their names have now been confirmed. Auckland will be hosting an exceptional opening weekend at Eden Park, after which the focus will ….

Tearful Taylor Pays Tribute to Crowe

An anguished Ross Taylor paid tribute to the late New Zealand Cricketer Martin David Crowe MBE after becoming his country’s greatest-ever Test runscorer. The two superstars were very close until Crowe perished from lymphoma in 2016, with the Kiwi hero taking on the roles of mentor and sounding board for ….

Latham’s Off the Field With a Broken Finger

Tom Latham’s finger got broken during the Black Caps’ third Test in Sydney and he is now the latest entry on the ever-lengthening list of New Zealand’s walking wounded on this seemingly cursed Australian tour. Latham is just one of three other players who have been injured on this circuit. ….

NZ Cricket Must Make Sure Williamson Doesn’t Burn Out

Things are taking a worrying turn as Kane Williamson and his Black Caps keep falling short in Australia. Making them even more alarming are the concerns currently rising about how well the Kiwi superstar is handling his captaincy. Brendon McCullum is close with Williamson and has expressed doubts as to ….

New Zealand Beats England 1-0

New Zealand claimed a 1-0 series victory against England as centuries from Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson helped them secure a draw for the second test that took place in Hamilton. Captain Williamson had earned an unbeaten 104, while Taylor’s 105 not out gave New Zealand the chance to take ….

England Find Success In New Zealand

England has batted themselves into the lead during the opening day for their first Test match against the New Zealand side, which took place in Mount Maunganui. Three of the visitors’ top five were able to land half centuries as England closed quickly on 241-4. Ben Strokes claimed a 67 ….

England Beat New Zealand In Twenty20

England’s James Vince gave his team the chance to begin their winter tour of New Zealand on a high note thanks to a seven wicket win in the first Twenty20 that took place in Christchurch. Vince struck a 59 off of 38 balls as England shot past the target of ….

Jeetan Patel Appointed Spin Bowling Coach

England’s spinners will have the advantage of drawing on the experience of local knowledge in New Zealand after the announcement that Jeetan Patel, former international captain of Warwickshire would be hired in a short term coaching deal. Patel, who has been capped 78 times by New Zealand across all formats, ….

Mickey Arthur To Coach in New Zealand

South African Mickey Arthur has recently landed a new coaching job with the Central Stags in New Zealand. Arthur will be coaching the stags for the upcoming Super Smash T20 competition. It’s the first coaching gig for the 51 year old since he worked as a coach in Pakistan, and ….

Neesham on World Cup Heartbreak

Jimmy Neesham, the star of the Black Caps, has opened up about his distress over how the World Cup played out. He says that he is still constantly reminded about the miserable defeat his team underwent at the final. England triumphed over the New Zealand team on the 14th of ….