Ronchi rises to occasion as skipper has eyes on stylish series win in Wellington.

The Netherlands and Kenya will start favourites to advance when the cricket World Cup qualifying tournament starts in New Zealand today.

The 2014 Indian Premier League will be a buyer's market, meaning New Zealand cricketers need to take care when considering their reserve prices for the auction on February 12.

Daniel Vettori's contract for his new role coaching in the Indian Premier League is thought to be worth US$450,000 ($542,000).

The West Indies hammered New Zealand by 203 runs to draw their ODI series at Seddon Park tonight.

Justin Langer is backing Australia to regain their No1 test mantle in the not-too-distant future.

Andrew Alderson looks at four ideas to complement a winning formula for the 2015 World Cup.

The new year began with a bang in Queenstown ... bang, crash, wallop to be exact ... Corey Anderson and Jesse Ryder were superb.

If Corey Anderson can steer away from thinking about possible Indian Premier League riches and focus his attention on the standard line of "one-game-at-a-time" after his 36-ball world record one-day international century he either has monastic tendencies

Producing an encore effort to rival Wednesday's ferocious hitting display is probably out of the question so New Zealand will be hoping they can take a crucial 2-1 series lead against the West Indies in Nelson today.

Corey Anderson's sensational display of power hitting came as no surprise to those who watched him destroy bowling attacks as a teenager.

A world-record century by Corey Anderson could put him in line for a lucrative contract in the Indian Premier League.

''It is probably only ever going to happen once for me,'' Corey Anderson said after smashing the fastest ever ODI century.

After a rain delayed match, Black Cap Corey Anderson has scored the fastest century in one day cricket in a shortened match against the West Indies in Queenstown today.