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The BLACKCAPS squad for the first two One Day International (ODI) games against the West Indies has been announced.
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BLACKCAPS all rounder Scott Styris will have a pin inserted in his right thumb today after he fractured it while batting against the West Indies in the Twenty/20 match at Eden Park last night.
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An unbeaten innings of 84 from State Central Stags captain Mathew Sinclair has moved the right hand batsman to the top of the State Shield MVP table and second in the overall rankings.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the appointment of former Blackcaps batsman Mark Greatbatch as an advisor to the national selection panel.
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Central Districts coach Dermot Reeve will join the BLACKCAPS squad as a bowling coach for the two Twenty20 matches against the West Indies later this week.
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The BLACKCAPS squad for the two upcoming Twenty20 games against the West Indies has been announced today.
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As the first half of the State Championship competition comes to an end, another century from State Central Stags skipper Mathew Sinclair has closed the gap on teammate Ewen Thompson at the top of the State MVP table.
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Peter Fulton and Chris Martin are to join the BLACKCAPS in Napier as cover for injured players James Franklin and Ross Taylor.
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New Zealand Cricket has confirmed Lindsay Crocker will remain as BLACKCAPS team manager for the National Bank Series against the West Indies.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Hamilton Boys High School have been crowned Gillette Cup champions for 2008 after a two wicket win over Westlake Boys High School in the final today [Sunday 14 December] in Palmerston North.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Hamilton Boys High School will take on Westlake Boys High School tomorrow in Palmerston North for the honour of being crowned Gillette Cup champions for 2008.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Day two of the Gillette Cup saw the form books turned on their heads as two teams reversed big losses yesterday to notch up their first wins of the tournament.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Day one of the Gillette Cup has thrown up a mixed bag of comprehensive results and nail-biting finishes in Palmerston North as the eight finalists vie for the top honour in New Zealand secondary school cricket.
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TAUPO — New Zealand’s top secondary school girls’ teams from 2007 are back to defend their shared title at the New Zealand Community Trust Girls’ Cricket Cup in Taupo next week.
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Back to back centuries from newly recalled BLACKCAP James Franklin have seen him rise to the top of the overall and batting MVP rankings this week.
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Top emerging women’s cricketers are in action this week at the 2008/09 National Development Tournament, under way at New Zealand Cricket’s three grounds at Lincoln University, Christchurch, from today [Monday 8 December].
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New Zealand Cricket has announced changes to the BLACKCAPS support team to work with new coach Andy Moles – including a smaller core team supporting the BLACKCAPS during match days.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The prestigious Gillette Cup national secondary school tournament next week sees Palmerston North Boys’ High School making a record 11th appearance, while Christchurch’s St Bede’s College qualify for the first time.
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New Zealand Cricket will announce the BLACKCAPS team for the first test against the West Indies on Saturday morning [6 December].
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New Zealand’s top Year 7 and Year 8 school cricket teams are gearing up for a hard fought national finals tournament in Palmerston North next week.
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Ewen Thompson has leap-frogged into the lead of the new State MVP rankings following a five-wicket haul for the State Central Stags in their win over the State Northern Knights last week.
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Women’s domestic cricket gets under way on Friday [5 December 2008] with the first round of the State League competition, including a rematch between year’s finalists.
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New Zealand Cricket has today launched the public sale through Ticketek for tickets to the tours by the West Indies and India.
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HAMILTON — Northern Districts batsman Cameron Merchant has been fined over an incident in Northern’s game against Central Districts last week at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
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Middle order batsman Peter Fulton comes back into the BLACKCAPS team for the second test against Australia starting in Adelaide tomorrow (Friday).
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State Auckland Aces all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ranked as the top-performing player early in the State Championship, under the new Most Valuable Player (MVP) system.
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New Zealand Cricket has appointed Northern Knights coach Andy Moles as the new BLACKCAPS coach.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand Cricket will hold a Media Conference in Auckland at 12.00 noon today on the appointment of the new BLACKCAPS coach.
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BLACKCAPS all-rounder Jacob Oram has suffered a hairline fracture to the index finger of his left hand.
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New Zealand Cricket was today [Saturday] making contact with the West Indies Cricket Board and Players Association to express regret over a controversial Test cricket promotion, and reassure them that their team would receive a warm welcome to New Zealand.
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Off-spinner Jeetan Patel is to join the BLACKCAPS for the second test against Australia starting in Adelaide on Friday.
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The start of New Zealand’s premier women’s cricket competitions is a step closer with the announcement today of State League squads for the 2008/09 season.
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Peter Fulton and Gareth Hopkins will join the BLACKCAPS in Brisbane on Monday to cover for illness and injury in the squad.
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Access to detailed New Zealand cricket statistics is now available on an interim basis at the following link.
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The BLACKCAPS cricket side to New South Wales in a four-day match at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting tomorrow (Thursday) is.
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Experienced businessman and director Stuart Heal has been appointed as a replacement Director on the Board of New Zealand Cricket.
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New Zealand umpire Gary Baxter will stand in six games during the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India during December.
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RANGIORA — The 2008/09 State Championship season gets under way tomorrow [Monday 10 November] with current champions, the State Canterbury Wizards, taking on the State Auckland Aces, third-placed qualifiers last season, in a four-day match at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora.
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Former test cricketer Hedley Howarth, who has passed away at age 64, made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand cricket at all levels.
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New Zealand cricket fans will have a new way of measuring the performances of players in domestic cricket competitions with the launch today of a new player ranking system for the 2008/09 season.
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BLACKCAPS squad for first test against Australia in Brisbane starting on November 21 is.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum is the 2007-08 National Bank Player of the Year as well as winner of the Walter Hadlee Trophy for one-day batting.
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BLACKCAPS all-rounder Jake Oram has been ruled out of the upcoming two-test tour of Australia as his back has not fully recovered from injury sustained in Bangladesh.
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Former BLACKCAP Geoff Allott has been appointed as New Zealand Cricket’s new General Manager of Cricket.
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Following is an excerpt from the diary of BLACKCAPS team manager, Lindsay Crocker, about a truly great New Zealander, Edric Baker, who has been working in Bangladesh for 29 years.
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An MRI scan on Jacob Oram’s troublesome back has revealed no serious damage and the BLACKCAPS’ all rounder will head back to the gym tomorrow to start his rehabilitation.
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Grant Elliott will play his second test when the BLACKCAPS meet Bangladesh in the second of their two match series in Dacca, starting this afternoon (NZT).
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A Southern Hemisphere, IPL-style Twenty20 competition is currently being explored by New Zealand Cricket and the national cricket boards of Australia and South Africa.
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All-rounder Nicola Browne is New Zealand’s only player in the top 10 of both the batting and bowling listings of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women’s Rankings, which have just been launched by the ICC.
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Jesse Ryder will make his New Zealand test debut when the first test against Bangladesh begins in Chittagong this afternoon.
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New Zealand’s Jacob Oram has moved to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders after a series-winning performance in Bangladesh.
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Cricket08, which is part of the Keep Cricket Strong in Schools campaign, will see 97 international and first class players visiting 126 schools throughout the country on Wednesday (October 15).
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The England Lions (England A) cricket team will tour New Zealand in February and March next year as part of a reciprocal agreement that will see New Zealand A touring England in 2010.
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The BLACKCAPS have named a squad of 12 to play Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, starting at 4pm (NZT) today.
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BLACKCAPS opening bowler Chris Martin has been ruled out of the upcoming two-test series in Bangladesh and his place will be taken by Mark Gillespie.
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The BLACKCAPS warm-up match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Fatullah today has been called off because of a sodden ground and continuing rain.
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The BLACKCAPS have named a squad of 12 to play the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Fatullah today starting at 3pm (NZT).
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Alan Isaac was appointed chairman of New Zealand Cricket at today’s board meeting in Christchurch, replacing Sir John Anderson, who retired at the AGM earlier this month.
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New Zealand Cricket today announced the series schedule for the 2008/09 Rose Bowl between the White Ferns and Australia.
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BLACKCAPS bowler Chris Martin will miss next month’s ODI series in Bangladesh through a persistent injury picked up during the English summer.
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New Zealand Cricket yesterday announced the squad to tour Bangladesh in October.
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New Zealand Cricket is pleased with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to postpone the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan until next year.
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The New Zealand Under-19 team shared a draw with their English counterparts in the second Test at Worcester.
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New Zealand Cricket is talking to the New Zealand Cricket Players Association about player safety and security concerns following the International Cricket Council’s overnight decision that the ICC Champions Trophy remain in Pakistan.
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New Zealand Cricket High Performance Centre coach Gary Stead has been appointed as the new White Ferns coach.
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The New Zealand Cricket Team will arrive in Bangladesh in October to play two Tests and three ODIs.
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New Zealand Cricket has begun an international search for a new coach for the BLACKCAPS.
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The six Major Associations have today released the list of players offered contracts for the 2008/09 season.
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Contracted BLACKCAPS James Franklin and Jesse Ryder return to competitive cricket today for New Zealand’s opening match in the Emerging Players Tournament in Queensland.
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New Zealand Cricket is seeking a new coach for the White Ferns following Steve Jenkin’s resignation from the role this week.
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New Zealand Cricket today said it had confidence in the process the International Cricket Council is working through to resolve members’ concerns about Zimbabwe.
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Former England international and English County coach Dermot Reeve has been appointed as coach of the State Central Stags.
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New Zealand Cricket Umpiring Manager Brian Aldridge is retiring from the role after 11 years tomorrow.
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Injuries to Kyle Mills (lower back spasm) and Grant Elliott (bruised thigh) have delayed the naming of the BLACKCAPS side to play England in the final one day international at Lords tomorrow (Saturday) until just before the toss.
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All-rounder Jake Oram has recovered from his hamstring strain and is back in the BLACKCAPS side to play England in the fourth one-day match of the series at The Oval, London, tomorrow.
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Mark Gillespie replaces Michael Mason as the only change in the BLACKCAPS side to play England in the third one-day match in Bristol tomorrow (Saturday).
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Grant Elliott is the only change in the BLACKCAPS side to play England at Birmingham on Wednesday.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the NZ Under-19 team to tour England during July and August.
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The BLACKCAPS team for the first one-day international against England at Durham (one to be omitted).
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New Zealand Cricket has completed an organisational review to ensure it is better positioned to grow the game and succeed across all levels, NZC CEO Justin Vaughan announced today.
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Tim Southee has a sprained right ankle and will miss the one-day cricket match against Worcester beginning tomorrow (UK time).
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Peter Fulton and Tim Southee have both been included in the BLACKCAPS squad for the third test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, starting on Thursday.
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The BLACKCAPS team for the second npower Test against England at Old Trafford, Manchester 23-27 May remains unchanged from the squad of 12 selected for the opening match of the series at Lord’s.
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The White Ferns selectors have named the White Ferns and NZ A squads to train over the next 12 months.
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The BLACKCAPS have named a 12-man squad for the first test in the nPower series against England at Lords starting tomorrow (May 15).
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New Zealand Cricket has announced a group of 23 players for an Under-19 training squad, which will undergo training during the winter.
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New Zealand Cricket is to begin searching for a new BLACKCAPS coach after John Bracewell confirmed that he will not be seeking re-appointment to the position at the end of his contract in April 2009.
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The BLACKCAPS team to play England A in a four-day game at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, starting today, is.
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BLACKCAPS skipper Dan Vettori is in doubt for the side’s next match against England A after injuring his left hand while fielding in today’s game against Essex.
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The BLACKCAPS team to play Essex in a four-day game at Chelmsford starting today.
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New Zealand Cricket today announced a squad of 14 players for the New Zealand squad to take part in the Emerging Players Tournament in Queensland in July.
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New Zealand Cricket today announced the players to receive winter contracts for 2008.
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White Fern Helen Watson today announced her retirement from cricket.
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New Zealand Cricket today released the 20 players to be offered contracts for the year 1 June 2008 – 31 May 2009.
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New Zealand Cricket today announced the winners of the inaugural Development Awards.
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New Zealand Cricket today announced the Test and ODI squads for the BLACKCAPS tour of England and Scotland, beginning later this month.
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WELLINGTON CITY — State Wellington Firebirds and State Canterbury Wizards will contest the 2007/08 State Championship Final, starting Monday (7 April).
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