CricketCricket: Friends back besieged mateEnduring friends have surged to the defence of embattled former cricketer Lou Vincent as he faces excommunication from the sport and an ongoing battle with depression.17 May 05:00 PM
CricketCricket: Friends fear for VincentFriends are increasingly concerned about Lou Vincent as international cricket’s spot-fixing scandal centres on the former New Zealand batsman.17 May 05:00 PM
CricketCricket: Mumbai pay dearly for potential star to deliverIt's not his fault Mumbai are paying $866,000 for him for a seven-week stint but it means Corey Anderson is so far earning $5773 per run and $216,500 per wicket in the Indian Premier League.17 May 05:00 PM
CricketCricket: Major associations reluctant to sell out of domestic gameAuckland are not alone among New Zealand's major associations in having reservations over proposals to take the domestic game to private investors.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLou Vincent - a match-fixer's dreamFragile, erratic and most of all achingly lonely, Lou Vincent was the match-fixer's dream. Shocking details have emerged of Vincent's complicity in the nefarious world of spot and match-fixing.16 May 05:00 PM
Black CapsCricket: Black Caps to hurry KaneExpect Kane Williamson to captain New Zealand this summer, with BJ Watling and Tom Latham groomed as long-term back-up options.03 May 05:00 PM
CricketCricket: A throw down positionFollowing Bob Carter's exit as the New Zealand team's assistant coach, an interim assistant will be taken to the West Indies next month.26 Apr 09:08 PM
CricketCricket: Put players in spin cycleCall it a lack of footwork or perhaps 'retrograde steps' but New Zealand's recent World Twenty20 exit to Sri Lanka raised the perennial question: How do you best play spin bowling on the subcontinent?05 Apr 04:15 PM
CricketWorld Twenty20: Faulkner's remark backfires for beaten AussiesOn the eve of Australia’s match against West Indies, the rookie all-rounder James Faulkner, just six matches into his T20 career, said: “I don’t like them very much.”29 Mar 12:29 AM
OpinionDavid Leggat: Must-wins now for Black CapsDale Steyn chose a bad time - from NZ's perspective - to once more present his credentials as the world's best fast bowler in Chittagong.24 Mar 11:36 PM
CricketCricket: Quick-thinking by skipper gets New Zealand homeAfter endurance drove Brendon McCullum's exploits this summer, a more abbreviated stay at the crease earned victory at the World T20.23 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionDavid LeggatDavid Leggat: Fast and furious test of bestOne major global title seems a meagre return over 39 years of competition for New Zealand.20 Mar 08:30 PM
CricketSupershorts: Nicholas lays it on a bit thickMark Nicholas, the Englishman who waves the flag with such vigour for Australia now, could never be accused of laying it on thin.20 Mar 03:15 PM
Black CapsCricket: Black Caps lose to AustraliaThe Black Caps have missed a chance to pick up a confidence-boosting win over Australia in their final warm-up ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh.19 Mar 05:49 PM
CricketTrott: I wasn't depressedJonathan Trott has insisted that his sudden decision to quit this winter's Ashes tour was due to physical and mental burnout, rather than depression.16 Mar 11:28 PM
CricketNew Zealand hope to take 'awesome' summer to BangladeshIt seems longer than four months ago that New Zealand were last in Bangladesh.07 Mar 04:30 PM
CricketMore to Australian win than meets eyeAustralia's test series win over South Africa is their first on foreign soil in almost two years, but could be far more meaningful than just that.06 Mar 04:30 PM
CricketCricket: McCullum the latest to tell a great beard-time storyAs Brendon McCullum's beard grew in Wellington during the second test against India, so did his batting strength.01 Mar 09:59 PM
CricketCricket: A quest for a lasting legacyNew Zealand won the ICC Knockout trophy at Nairobi in 2000 but this was effectively the poor-cousin Champions Trophy.01 Mar 04:30 PM