Mason looking forward to injury-free season
Central Districts bowler Michael Mason is used to having trophies on his wall, his hobby is hunting in the bush of Wairarapa's Ruahine Mountains
View ArticleBarnes and Walmsley return for Auckland next season
No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer
View ArticleMason and Hitchcock get call-up for New Zealand
Central Districts fast-medium bowler Michael Mason and Auckland one-day specialist Paul Hitchcock are the big winners in the New Zealand cricket teams to tour India and Pakistan named today
View ArticleTelstraClear Black Caps Test and one-day international squads named for India...
New Zealand Cricket selection manager Sir Richard Hadlee today named the TelstraClear Black Caps Test and one-day squads for the up-coming tour of India and Pakistan
View ArticleHadlee speaks about his picks
Richard Hadlee, NZ Cricket's chief selector, spoke on some of his selections for the New Zealand squads to India
View ArticleBond and Cairns not in Test squad for India tour
Indian fans can heave a sigh of relief as Shane Bond has been ruled out of both the Tests and one-dayers for the forthcoming India tour
View ArticleCountry bowler Mason looks to McGrath model
There's something appropriate about newly-selected New Zealand bowler Michael Mason regarding Australian legend Glenn McGrath as his bowling model
View ArticleWhat's going on? Retiree to 'spear'-head Kiwi batting?
Perhaps it's something to do with Mars' alignment with the stars, well that will do as an excuse, but there seems to have been a fair bit of scuttlebutt about lately on the prospect of Craig Spearman...
View ArticleMason warms up for Indian tour
Michael Mason, the New Zealand fast bowler, has a head start on his team-mates
View ArticleTaylor helps Canterbury reach final
Central Districts qualified for the final of the State Shield championship, New Zealand's domestic one-day tournament, when they beat Auckland by three wickets in the rescheduled semi-final at New...
View ArticlePapps called up for ODIs against South Africa
Michael Papps has been called into New Zealand's one-day squad for their forthcoming series against South Africa
View ArticleMason to replace Tuffey at Dunedin
Michael Mason will replace Daryl Tuffey in Tuesday's fourth National Bank Series match against South Africa at Carisbrook in Dunedin
View ArticleMatch called off due to rain
Rain stopped barking and finally took a bite out of the series, with the fourth one-dayer in Dunedin being called off, and a replay scheduled for the next day
View ArticlePapps stars in New Zealand's victory
Michael Papps stamped his authority on a low-scoring game with an innings that was in keeping with his prolific domestic form, as New Zealand denied South Africa any last crumb of comfort with a...
View ArticlePapps called up for NZ Test squad
Michael Papps's consistent performance in the one-day internationals against South Africa has earned him a berth in New Zealand's squad for the first Test, which starts at Hamilton on March 10
View ArticleMason cleans up Sri Lanka A
Michael Mason took 5 for 21 as New Zealand A bundled Sri Lanka A out for 148 in their second innings, to win comfortably by an innings and 237 runs
View ArticleMills and Mason drafted in for third Test
Kyle Mills has been included in New Zealand's squad for the third Test against South Africa, which starts at Wellington on March 26
View ArticleBond ruled out of second Test
Trailing one-nil after their defeat at Lord's, New Zealand's hopes of fighting back received a severe setback when Shane Bond was ruled out of the second Test with a sore back
View ArticleBond might be fit for NatWest Series
Shane Bond's hopes of playing some cricket on New Zealand's tour to England have received a boost with the news that the soreness in his back was probably caused by soft tissue damage rather than...
View ArticleMcMillan stars in Canterbury's thrilling win
Craig McMillan shone with both bat and ball as Canterbury began their campaign with a five-wicket win over Otago
View ArticleNZ gamble on Mason for one-day series
The New Zealand selectors have picked an experimental line-up for the one-day series against West Indies starting next week
View ArticleMills called up as cover for Mason
Kyle Mills has been named as cover for Michael Mason in the New Zealand squad for the third ODI against West Indies at Christchurch
View ArticleFranklin returns for final ODI
James Franklin has been included in the New Zealand squad for the fifth and final one-day international against West Indies on Saturday
View ArticleMason called up as cover for Bond
Michael Mason has been called up as cover for Shane Bond whose participation in the second Test against South Africa at Newlands is in doubt because of a knee injury
View ArticleSinclair regains NZC contract
Mathew Sinclair, the opening batsman, was among the 20 players to receive contracts from New Zealand Cricket for the 2006-2007 season
View ArticleNorthern chase over 400 to beat Central
Round-up of the fourth day's play of fourth round of the State Championship
View ArticleMason to miss first Test
Michael Mason has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch with a hamstring strain
View ArticleAstle cleared to play first one-day
New Zealand and Sri Lanka won a Test and Twenty20 each and the five-match one-day series will decide who takes the winner's position
View ArticleNZ scamper home in low-scorer
New Zealand survived a tense period immediately after lunch, during which they nearly threw away their tight grip on the match, to clinch a four-wicket victory in the third one-day international at...
View ArticleTuffey brought in from the cold
Daryl Tuffey is the big World Cup winner from Kyle Mills' knee surgery after being called into the New Zealand squad for the first time in two years
View ArticleKiwis enjoy cruise along quiet back roads
Few have proved so adept at sticking to the basics as Stephen Fleming's New Zealanders
View ArticleTaylor in line for Ireland match
Ross Taylor could be fit for New Zealand's next Super Eights match, against Ireland in Guyana on Monday
View ArticleNew Zealand call up Ryder and Southee
New Zealand have drafted in the uncapped Jesse Ryder and Tim Southee and recalled Paul Hitchcock for the forthcoming Twenty20 and one-day series against England
View ArticleVettori injury clouds NZ progress
For the second day running at Chelmsford an injury in the final session overshadowed some interesting action as Daniel Vettori was taken to hospital after a blow to the index finger on his left hand
View ArticleNew Zealand seamers clinch warm-up win
New Zealand were given a boost ahead of their match against England Lions this Thursday with a 92-run win over Essex at Chelmsford. Set 293 to win, Essex faltered to 200 all out, with Alastair Cook...
View ArticleBowlers dominate at New Road
Sixteen wickets fell on the opening day at New Road with Worcestershire's Championship batting problems continuing as they fell to 146 all out
View ArticleGillespie's four sets up 36-run win
New Zealand A beat Queensland by 36 runs at the Albury Oval to take a lead in the two-match series
View ArticleMartin to miss Bangladesh ODIs
Chris Martin has been ruled out of next month's ODI series in Bangladesh due to a nagging hamstring injury
View ArticleOram out of Australia tour with back injury
Jacob Oram has been ruled out of New Zealand's tour of Australia because of stiffness in his back
View ArticleIngram stars in Central Districts' remarkable chase
A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 20 and 24, 2009
View ArticleEngland v New Zealand 2008
Wisden's review of Essex V New Zealanders, England v New Zealand, 2008
View ArticleCentral Districts knock aside Canterbury
A review of the fourth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield
View ArticleOram faces a month on sidelines
The New Zealand allrounder has been ruled out of action for up to a month with a patella tendon tear
View ArticleWilliamson double-ton sinks Wellington
A round-up of the second round of matches in the Plunket Shield 2011-12
View ArticleCentral Districts take title with miraculous win
Michael Mason signed off his career with a dream finish to secure the Ford Trophy for Central Districts
View ArticleMichael Mason, 'emotion and jubilation', and Kane 'not the last man standing'...
"I have never experienced 139 runs taking so long and there was a lot of nervous energy in the change room" - Southee
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