Former Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died, aged 84.

New Zealand cricket may have a fight to keep coach Mike Hesson as Indian Premier League franchises have started to circle.

Eleven-year-old Jaida Maxwell-Davies' three cricket-mad brothers are often by her side during hospital visits. Yesterday, they got to meet their heroes.

Former Black Caps off-spinner Jeetan Patel has been chosen as one of Wisden Almanack's five cricketers of the year.

The Black Caps deserve a well-earned rest after their long World Cup campaign, but for several of them the cricket will keep on coming in the form of the IPL.

By now, you will most likely have discovered the hee-hawing glee all over Tim Southee's face. Wonderful to behold, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.

For close to two decades, Daniel Vettori held a mortgage on the spinner's spot in the Black Caps, Mark Richardson writes.

The Black Caps this week lost a wealth of experience and big-game nous when Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills retired from international cricket.

The Black Caps named their test and one-day international squads for the upcoming tour of England this morning.

Anyone who took offence at my continual sledging of those Kiwi losers can basically kiss my a***, although they might have to wait in line after Warney.

Unlike other cricketing foes, we see through our Ocker neighbours’ brashness to sweet, gooey centre.

Are we, New Zealand and New Zealanders, for the most part, simply too nice for our own good?

In-form Martin Guptill is primed for a test cricket recall, with the opener to be named today in the squads for the test and limited-overs components of the tour to England.

The workers who prepared Christchurch's Hagley Oval for this year's Cricket Work Cup have been recognised for their outstanding work.

Ailing cricket legend Martin Crowe gave a heart-wrenching speech at last night's NZ cricket awards that left retiring spinner Daniel Vettori teary-eyed.

Brendon McCullum's named the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal winner at this year's NZ Cricket Awards.

Easter weekend is the perfect opportunity to unzip the beige suit, remove the box, take off the pads (not in that order) and settle back into footy.

Otago Cricket confirm Ryder has been unhappy during the past month and it is unclear whether he will return to play for the province next summer.

The NZ Cricket Awards at the Langham Hotel in Auckland.

In rugby these qualities are best and invariably embodied by that great chunk of a man from the Cape of South Africa, Schalk Burger.

New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has retired from all cricket after an illustrious 17-year career.

Picture of a seemingly hungover Australia team emerges as Brad Haddin regrets drunken interview, but not sledging the Black Caps.

Famed basketball coach John Dybvig wants New Zealand to calm down and quit moaning about how the Aussie cricketers behaved during the Cricket World Cup.

One of the World Cup final's intriguing sub-plots, which highlighted a gulf in mindset between the Australian and New Zealand cricket teams, was the retirement question.