Five-wicket Franklin frazzles England
England picked up their dismal one-day form from where they had left off against West Indies at Trent Bridge, as New Zealand completed a thumping seven-wicket victory with exactly half of the day's...
View ArticleSinclair and How flay Northern Districts
Kyle Mills ripped apart the Canterbury line-up before Auckland made a solid start to their reply on the first day of the latest NZ State Championship matches
View ArticlePapps leads Canterbury to convincing win
Otago and Canterbury scored convincing wins, while Central Districts squeaked through in a rain-interrupted match
View ArticleFulton's ton puts Canterbury in command
Peter Fulton put Canterbury in command on the first day of their clash against Central Districts in Christchurch
View ArticleHopkins to join New Zealand squad in Australia
Gareth Hopkins, the wicketkeeper from Otago, has been picked to play in New Zealand's opening game of their Australian tour
View ArticleBroom and Hopkins star in Otago's win
A quickfire 87 from Neil Broom propelled Otago to a five-wicket victory against Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park
View ArticleParlane brothers bolster Wellington
Peter Ingram, Gareth Hopkins and Michael Parlane all scored hundreds in the opening day of the latest round of State Shield matches
View ArticleHopkins earns New Zealand contract
Gareth Hopkins, the Otago wicketkeeper, and Mark Gillespie have been added to New Zealand's contract list for 2007-08 while Andre Adams and Mathew Sinclair have been dumped
View ArticleMcCullum goes home to Otago
Brendon McCullum will return to Otago for the 2007-08 season after ending his four-year stay at Canterbury
View ArticleHopkins likely to move to Auckland
Brendon McCullum's decision to return to Otago could see incumbent wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins switch over to Auckland
View ArticleHopkins switches to Auckland
Gareth Hopkins has transferred to Auckland for the 2007-08 season to avoid a clash with Brendon McCullum, who has returned to Otago
View ArticleVettori handed Twenty20 captaincy
Daniel Vettori has got his wish of more responsibility after being named captain of the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 World Championship
View ArticleMcCullum to hand over the gloves
Gareth Hopkins will take over the wicketkeeping duties so Brendon McCullum can concentrate entirely on opening the batting when the ICC World Twenty20 starts next week
View ArticleBracewell eyes batting role for Hopkins
John Bracewell has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Gareth Hopkins could play as a specialist batsman in the middle order in the one-day team
View ArticleNew Zealand eye Hopkins for No. 6
Gareth Hopkins could slot into the No. 6 position with Brendon McCullum likely to open and keep wickets in the ODI series in South Africa, according to the selection manager Richard Hadlee
View ArticleAuckland remain on course for final
A round-up of matches in the penultimate rounds of the State Twenty20
View ArticleCanterbury to host Otago in semi-final
A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand
View ArticleTaylor stars but Flynn fails
Ross Taylor continued his fine form with 150 against Northamptonshire as the New Zealanders opted for batting practice on the final day at Wantage Road
View ArticleMarshall and Flynn sweat over selection
New Zealand's line-up for the third Test against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday could feature as many as three changes from the side that lost at Old Trafford last week
View ArticleWest Indians reply solidly to Auckland's 587
The West Indians made a watchful start with the bat after Auckland declared at 587 for 7 on day two of their three-day match at the Eden Park Outer Oval
View ArticleShoulder injury ends series for Ryder
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will play no further part in the Chappell Hadlee Series
View ArticleStewart and Hopkins punish England Lions
A blistering 88 off just 39 balls from Shanan Stewart and an aggressive 41 from wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins shut England Lions out of the Twenty20 match in New Plymouth as New Zealand A punished their...
View ArticleHopkins made Auckland captain
Gareth Hopkins, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been named captain of Auckland for the next season
View ArticleCaptains deny collusion in rain-affected game
Gareth Hopkins and James Marshall, captains of Auckland and Northern Districts respectively, have been accused of collusion to force a result in a rain-affected Plunket Shield fixture at Colin Maiden Park
View ArticleCD suffer first defeat, ND clinch thriller
A round-up of the sixth day's games of the HRV Cup, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition
View ArticleHopkins emerges from McCullum's shadow
Being Brendon McCullum's back-up isn't easy but Gareth Hopkins is starting to be viewed as a first-choice instead of a replacement
View ArticleAuckland and Canterbury post wins
A round-up of the ninth round of matches in the Plunket Shield
View ArticleFlynn, Chakabva, Franklin star in high-scoring draw
Lively scoring rates and sporting declarations were not sufficient to generate a result in the first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and Zimbabwe A in Harare
View ArticleNew Zealand A take charge in Harare
New Zealand A were the more motivated and determined team on day two of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A, surging powerfully ahead with some excellent late-order batting to declare at 526...
View ArticleNew Zealand edge attritional second day
The first half-hour of the day was superb for Zimbabwe A; the last hour was disastrous
View ArticleAuckland close in on finals spot
Auckland go six points clear at the top while Wellington easily beat Northern Districts
View ArticleReece Young replaces Gareth Hopkins for Pakistan Tests
Wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins, who had a poor tour of India, has been replaced by the Canterbury's uncapped Reece Young in New Zealand's 13-member squad for the two-Test home series against Pakistan that...
View ArticleReece Young says move to Canterbury led to national call-up
Reece Young, the New Zealand wicketkeeper, has pointed to his move from Auckland to Canterbury in July as the key to his call-up to the national squad.
View ArticleWorker anchors Northern Districts' win
Northern Districts held their nerve to clinch a thrilling one-wicket win over Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park to move to the top of the points table after the second round of the New Zealand...
View ArticleND make semi-finals despite defeat
A round-up of the final round of league matches in the NZC one-day competition
View ArticleClose wins for Canterbury and Auckland
A round-up of the seventh round of matches from the 2010-11 Plunket Shield
View ArticleFranklin loses New Zealand contract
The allrounder James Franklin is the surprise omission from New Zealand's list of contracted players for the next year
View ArticleMcClenaghan, Bhupinder destroy Otago
A round-up of the eighth round of Plunket Shield games
View ArticleAuckland pin hopes on preparation
Auckland were hurt when they failed to move out of CLt20 qualifiers last year and this time around have made sure they a better prepared
View ArticleThreat of quick-fire exit looms for qualifiers
For some teams the Champions League T20 will be a case of blink-and-you-miss-it but, as expected, those sides needing to qualifying were not about to start moaning
View ArticleGuptill takes top honours at New Zealand awards
Opening batsman Martin Guptill has claimed the top honour at the New Zealand Cricket Awards in Auckland, winning the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2011-12
View ArticleHopkins 'bitterly disappointed' at not making semis
Auckland's regret was not falling over the final hurdle but leaving it for the last to jump over it. Gareth Hopkins pinned their bowing out before the knockouts on the match against Titans in Durban
View ArticleOtago survive through Broom ton
An effective final-innings bowling performance wasn't enough to prevent Auckland's four-wicket defeat against Central Districts in Napier
View ArticleMills leads Auckland to victory
An all-round performance by Kyle Mills gave Auckland seven-wicket victory against Canterbury
View ArticleCanterbury fall short after fighting chase
After a strong chase of 198 by the top order of Canterbury, an effective last over from Andre Adams sealed an eight-run victory for Auckland
View ArticleWellington cling on to a thrilling draw
A round-up of the Plunket Shield match played between February 7 and 10
View ArticleAuckland win high-scoring thriller against Wellington
A round-up of the Ford Trophy matches on March 3
View ArticleWellington just short in huge chase
After Jamie How struck 222 on Wednesday, the Ford Trophy was treated to another high-scoring match when Auckland, after posting 383 in Eden Park, beat Wellington by 18 runs
View ArticleGareth Hopkins retires from cricket
Gareth Hopkins, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, has retired from cricket. The 37-year-old, played four Tests, 25 ODIs and 10 Twenty20 internationals
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