http://news.vcricket.com/blog Cricket News from New Zealand. en-us Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:28:43 +0530 New Zealand Blogware zaheen http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/7/4449370.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/7/4449370.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:49:32 +0530 <P>Auckland, Feb 7 : ‘Keeping your eye on the ball’ is about to become the catch-cry for not only the world’s best cricketers, but also the thousands of people who come to watch them in action in New Zealand- particularly in the new Twenty20 format.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010021207-124614_New_Zealand_cricket_board_advice_crowds_to_keep_eye_on_ball.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page New Zealand Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/5/4447809.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/5/4447809.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:46 +0530 <P>A superb all-round display from Jacob Oram helped New Zealand crush Bangladesh by 146-runs in the opening one-day international at Napier on Friday.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020405-042648_Oram_help_New_Zealand_win_Napier_ODI_against_Bangladesh.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/3/4445949.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/3/4445949.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:33:46 +0530 <P>Melbourne. Feb 3 : Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has been ruled out for the rest of the cricket season after his specialist confirmed that he has a stress fracture of the lower back.Cricket Australia have released a statement saying that Siddle will be unavailable for the rest of the domestic season, plus the Test matches in New Zealand next month.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020103-010444_Sidddle_out_of_New_Zealand_tour_due_to_stress_fracture.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445936.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445936.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:20 +0530 <P>Hamilton, Feb 2: Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal believes that the ever-improving minnows can challenge the New Zealand team in the tour, which begins with a Twenty20 match here on Wednesday.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020402-044032_Bangladesh_has__good_chance__to_upset_New_Zealand_Iqbal.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445113.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445113.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:04:07 +0530 <P>Wellington, Feb 2: Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons expects his team to perform well during their New Zealand tour and be far more assertive this time around.In 2007-08, Bangladesh had moments to savour, but not enough and were outplayed 3-0 in the ODI series and comfortably in both tests.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020302-033720_Siddons_expects_Bangladesh_to_perform_well_in_New_Zealand.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445110.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445110.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:02:47 +0530 <P>Wellington, Feb 2: New Zealand is looking to whitewash Bangladesh in all forms of cricket during their tour and also to use the series to prepare for Australia, who will be here next month.Bangladesh is in New Zealand to play one Twenty20 match, three one-day internationals and one test.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020302-032244_Kiwis_want_Bangladesh_whitewash_to_prepare_for_Oz_challenge.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445100.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/2/4445100.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:55:59 +0530 <P>Wellington, Feb.2: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori says his domain is on the cricket field and he won''t be running the team on a day-to-day basis.Rejecting talk of player power within the Black Caps, the NZPA quoted Vettori as saying: "On the field is my domain and the manager and coaches look after everything else."</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020202-021941_Vettori_only_favours_on_field_control.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand zaheen http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/31/4444142.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/31/4444142.html Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:27:04 +0530 <P>Wellington, Jan.31 : New Zealand Cricket’s&nbsp; "bad boy" Jesse Ryder has revealed that his wild childhood has been responsible for his sometimes self-destructive behaviour.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010020101-013924_Bad_boy__of_Kiwi_cricket_Ryder_reveals_his_untamed_past.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page New Zealand Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/30/4443157.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/30/4443157.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:53:13 +0530 <P>Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi Saturday played down the security concerns of the players' associations of Australia and New Zealand, saying "top security" would be provided during the third edition of the tournament.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_IANS-2010010931-093506_No_secuity_threat_to_IPL:_Modi.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia India New Zealand Indian Premier League Rakesh Saini http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/30/4442423.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/30/4442423.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:50:07 +0530 <P class=ArticleDescription align=justify>New Zealand ended a three-month global search for a national cricket coach Saturday with the appointment of former local Test batsman Mark Greatbatch.</P> <P class=ArticleDescription align=justify><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_newsmlmmd.eba0f1f44dc56eaae2cdf53db03b2f4e.781_Greatbatch_to_coach_New_Zealand.html" roundtrip="0" lastVisited="0">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page New Zealand Rakesh Saini http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4442426.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4442426.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:51:13 +0530 <P class=ArticleDescription align=justify>Threats of potential terrorist attacks during the Indian Premier League (IPL) have put the Australian and New Zealand cricketers in a quandary.</P> <P class=ArticleDescription align=justify><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_IANS-2010011130-110343_Security_experts_warn_Australian_New_Zealand_IPL_players.html" roundtrip="0" lastVisited="0">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand Indian Premier League Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4441596.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4441596.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:47:09 +0530 <P>New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will miss the third edition of Indian Premier League as he continues to struggle with a groin injury.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011229-124831_Ryder_out_of_IPL-3_with_groin_injury.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand Indian Premier League Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4441594.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/29/4441594.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:46:18 +0530 <P>New Zealand Cricket is reportedly in talks with former Australian cricketer Darren Lehman for a coaching assignment with the national squad.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011229-124609_Kiwis_keen_to_have_ex-Australian_Lehman_as_coach.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/25/4438128.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/25/4438128.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:48:31 +0530 <P>New Zealand cricket selectors have included two new players for their ODI and Twenty20 squads for next month''s series against Bangladesh.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010325-035712_New_Zealand_include_new_faces_for_Bangladesh_series.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Bangladesh New Zealand zaheen http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/25/4437339.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/25/4437339.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:24:11 +0530 <P>London, Jan. 25 : Former New Zealand all rounder Chris Cairns has sued IPL chief Lalit Modi for libel in the High Court in London, following allegations by the latter that Cairns had been involved in match fixing.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011225-120957_Chris_Cairns_sues_Lalit_Modi_for_libel.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/23/4436431.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/23/4436431.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:09:41 +0530 <P>Auckland, Jan 23 : Injured New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is taking longer to recuperate than first thought, easing him out of contention for the forthcoming tours by Bangladesh and Australia.&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010623-061846_Injured_Jesse_Ryder_out_of_contention_for_Bangladesh_Australia_series.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia Bangladesh New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/23/4436430.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/23/4436430.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:08:24 +0530 <P>Auckland, Jan 23(ANI): Former New Zealand wicket keeper Adam Parore has said that cricket as a game is changing fast, and Twenty20, the shortest version of the game has the longest advantage.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010623-061651_Twenty20_has_the_longest_advantage_in_cricket_Parore.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432282.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432282.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:33:33 +0530 <P>Pakistani cricketers will not feature in the third edition of the Indian Premier League this year after being ignored by franchises at the players' auction on Tuesday.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_newsmlmmd.d32ff297eb050eb808353b05279454f7.3a1_India's_IPL_auction_shuns_Pakistan_stars.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432261.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432261.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:04:52 +0530 <P>Wellington, Jan.19 : New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman''s office has confirmed that New Zealand has agreed to give asylum to 13 of the 78 Tamils who were taken to the Indonesian port of Tanjung Pinang.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010219-020004_New_Zealand_gives_refuge_to_Sri_Lankan_asylum_seekers.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A> Main Page New Zealand Sri Lanka deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432258.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432258.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:01:15 +0530 <P>Wellington, Jan.19 : Ace Kiwi batsman Lou Vincent says he can still get good results from mishit shots, and believes that the new Mongoose bat is just up his street.According to a report in the New Zealand Herald newspaper, the radical bat, which combines a pygmy blade with a long handle, is the brainchild of Marcus Codrington Fernandez, an advertising guru who came up with the idea while at home in England convalescing after a stroke.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010119-015703_Kiwi_batsman_Lou_Vincent_pitches_for_new_Mongoose_bat.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A> Main Page England New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432236.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/19/4432236.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:37:58 +0530 <P>Sydney, Jan 19 : Out of form Australian batsman Marcus North has said that he is the right man to bat at No.6 for the national squad, and hopes some Sheffield Shield form will help secure his Test spot for next month’s series in New Zealand.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011219-122425_North_to_use_Sheffield_Shield_to_secure_his_position_in_Oz_team.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A> </P> Main Page Australia New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4432254.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4432254.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:53:51 +0530 <P>Alastair Cook will lead England on their tour of Bangladesh next month while regular captain Andrew Strauss will be rested.England's Test and one-day international squads were announced in Johannesburg on Monday at the end of a tour of South Africa during which Strauss led England to a win in a one-day series and a share of a Test series.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_newsmlmmd.677057173d984524a28ab87f3bc668a8.621_Cook_to_captain_England_in_Bangladesh.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A> </P> Main Page England New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4431378.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4431378.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:50:00 +0530 <P>Hobart, Jan 18: Former Australian selector John Benaud has said that 20-year-old New South Wales leg-spinner Steve Smith should replace struggling Marcus North for the tour of New Zealand, starting next month.Benaud is adamant that North must be sacked after a horror series against West Indies and Pakistan, allowing Australia to give Smith his first baggy green cap and blood him for the Ashes series, which is just 10 months away.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010318-031330_Steve_Smith_should_replace_struggling_Marcus_North:_Former_selector.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4431361.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/18/4431361.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:16:36 +0530 <P>Sydney, Jan 18: Injured Australian fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus is taking longer to recuperate than first thought, making him doubtful for Australia''s tour of New Zealand starting next month.Hilfenhaus, who has carried a knee injury through the Ashes and the one-day series in India, has not played a Test since the match against West Indies in Brisbane in December 2009.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010218-022412_Injured_Hilfenhaus_doubtful_for_New_Zealand_tour.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/17/4430842.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/17/4430842.html Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:19:16 +0530 <P>Ex-Kiwi pacer Shane Bond may play for either the Delhi Daredevils or the Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League, the auction for which gets under way late on Tuesday.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010517-050119_Ex-Kiwi_pacer_Bond_may_play_for_either_Delhi_Daredevils_or_Kolkata_Knight_Riders.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand Indian Premier League Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/17/4430836.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/17/4430836.html Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:16:38 +0530 <P>West Australian all-rounder Marcus North may not have put his hand up in the Bellerive Oval Test against Pakistan, as also in the previous two Tests, but may still gain a trip to New Zealand.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010417-045646_North_may_make_Oz_squad_for_Kiwi_tour.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page Australia New Zealand Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/8/4423205.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/8/4423205.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:05:25 +0530 <P>Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi today defended the IPLs decision not to include Chris Cairns in the auction over alleged match fixing allegations, and said that the former New Zealand all rounder is free to sue him.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011208-124851_Cairns_is_welcome_to_sue_me_Lalit_Modi.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand Indian Premier League Pankaj Mishra http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/6/4421452.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/6/4421452.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:42:03 +0530 <P>Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns, who is devastated after the Indian Premier League removed his name from the list of cricketers up for a player auction, is exploring legal action.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010011206-120528__Devastated__Cairns_exploring_legal_action_against_IPL.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand Indian Premier League zaheen http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/3/4419171.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/3/4419171.html Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:58:50 +0530 <P>Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns is eyeing an international cricket comeback at the age of 39 by registering for the next player auction in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_newsmlmmd.1163b106bd9687334f684e2ffcd1d9de.51_Former_New_Zealand_allrounder_Cairns_eyes_IPL.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page India New Zealand deepak http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/2/4418276.html http://news.vcricket.com/blog/_archives/2010/1/2/4418276.html Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:58:43 +0530 <P>Wellington, Jan.2: Middle-order batsman Ross Taylor has rejected speculation that he will forgo his New Zealand contract to become a Twenty20 specialist and cash in on lucrative offers from around the world.Taylor, New Zealand''s most consistent top-order batsman in recent seasons, said he could only speak for himself and wasn''t going anywhere.</P> <P><A href="http://www.vcricket.com/article_ANI-2010010102-015301_Taylor_rejects_rumour_of_him_quitting_Kiwi_squad.html">Click here to read the complete Article</A></P> Main Page New Zealand