Canterbury officials are confident the country's newest test venue will scrub up impressively when New Zealand meet Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval beginning on Friday.

Northern Districts' international attack proved far too formidable as an overmatched Wellington were humbled in the Plunket Shield yesterday.

As many New Zealanders turn their attention to barbecues, beverages and beaches, the national cricket selectors face the unenviable task of preparing Dear John letters for World Cup hopefuls.

Daniel Vettori can reflect on the United Arab Emirates tour with satisfaction, knowing he has reclaimed 'senior pro' territory in the national side without the burden of captaincy or obligations of a centralised contract.

According to Shane Warne, he never called Mitchell Starc "soft". And it seems he won't be doing it any time soon after the lanky Australian quick stood tall on day three...

In recent years, there's been Sachin Tendulkar (2009), Ricky Ponting (2010), Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith (2012) and Kevin Pietersen (2013).

Sports law specialist Aaron Lloyd has welcomed the criminalisation of match-fixing that has passed into law this week, but says the legislation should go even further.

Nothing has convinced India's cricket board to re-evaluate its stance on the Decision Review System, but umpiring in the current test series just might.

Doug Bracewell is on the rise, Neil Wagner will have a say too, while Tim Southee and Trent Boult return for Northern Districts as the country's leading seam bowlers today mentally mark out their runups ahead of the Sri Lankan test series.

New Zealand must come from behind once again if they are to salvage their ODI series against Pakistan.

After ball cracked into helmet, the captain rushed to him. He placed comforting hands on his shoulder. Gave him a supportive tap on the back.

With six more matches scheduled against Pakistan and seven with Sri Lanka, it's hard to imagine NZ being more match-hardened to contest the World Cup.

This is the World Cup preliminary squad you weren't going to see. NZ Cricket originally intended the original group of 30 players to remain under wraps.

New Zealand Cricket has submitted its 30-man squad for World Cup. As expected, it doesn't include Otago opener Jesse Ryder.

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke choked back tears as he read a statement paying tribute to his teammate Philip Hughes.

Mark Yardy was in the England squad for the World Cup on the Subcontinent. But instead of enjoying it and rising to the challenge, he was locked in his hotel room.

This stage of the year is usually one of great excitement for Australian cricketers.For the 11 men lucky enough to represent their nation, there should be the unique brand of nervous tension created by a home test series.

You can argue the wisdom of playing a couple of no-account T20 internationals between New Zealand's test and ODI legs in the United Arab Emirates.

England head Peter Moores has accepted the one-match ban on Alastair Cook and installed Eoin Morgan as England's captain for the fourth one-day international in Colombo. It will be Morgan's eighth match as captain.

Minutes after Phillip Hughes’ death last week, Paul Taylor took to Twitter and expressed his grief using the hashtag #PutOutYourBats

Head and facial injuries in New Zealand cricket are increasingly rare but damage to the neck and vertebrae at the back of the head - the area where Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was fatally....