Cricket News

The Trans-Tasman series continued its practice of record-setting as Australia rammed home the advantage on the third day of the third test in Hamilton

Australia came out of a day in which 306 runs were scored and 12 wickets fell maintaining the advantage they established in the first session of the first day - but only after seeing their first innings follow a disturbingly similar pattern to New

Australia's bowling find of the summer, Brett Lee, picked up his second five-wicket bag in just five tests as New Zealand followed their familiar pattern of early collapse, mid order recovery and late disintegration on the first day of the third test

Shane Warne wrote himself even further into Australian cricket history as the visitors bowled out New Zealand 40 minutes after lunch on the fifth day of the first test at Eden Park to prevail 62 runs

Australia settled the issue of Trans-Tasman cricket supremacy in style in Christchurch, producing a record score of 349 to bury New Zealand hopes with the third win in as many matches in what has become a five-match series

Twelve games in 28 days in two countries for one win and eleven losses

The one day series between the New Zealand and England is taking the appearance of one of those tales that old cricketers tell: the same story a little more exaggerated each time

New Zealand captain Emily Drumm was the difference between the two teams as her aggressive 59 steered the home side to a third straight victory over the touring England side at Auckland with two matches left in the five-match series

A fine all-round performance by Haidee Tiffen was one of the highlights today as the New Zealand women's team opened the five match series against their England counterparts with a seven-wicket victory at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North

The Australian Southern Stars completed a flawless twelve days of cricket, winning all seven of their one-day internationals

The Australian women's team asserted their place alongside their male counterparts as the number one team in their sport, following their sixwicket victory over New Zealand at the Albert Cricket Ground in Melbourne today

The Australian Southern Stars carried on today where they left off against England

Auckland have ended Canterbury's dominance of New Zealand provincial women's cricket today with a six-wicket win in the final of the State Insurance Cup at Eden Park

There is presently one immutable rule that you must bear in mind when watching cricket - never dismiss the Australians, no matter how precarious their position

West Indies scored a comfortable 56-run victory over New Zealand in the Super League of the Under-19 World Cup at the Nondescripts Cricket Club ground in Colombo on Thursday

The West Indies beat New Zealand by 56 runs at the NCC ground in Colombo

Pakistan scored a comfortable six wicket victory over New Zealand at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Tuesday

A brittle Indian top order collapsed to some good seam bowling from Kiwi opening bowlers T Robin and I Butler

New Zealand started their World Cup campaign with a resounding victory against the Dutch in Matara on Wednesday

Christchurch - The West Indian cricketers made a gallant attempt to win the last match of their tour of New Zealand before 15 000 spectators at Jade Stadium on Tuesday (Monday night Caribbean time)