
Leeds: Spinner and former skipper Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the second Test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an all-pace attack from Friday. Vettori's decision to put the team first rather than play a 112th Test and become the sole New Zealand record-holder for caps, means fast bowler Doug Bracewell will complement a seam attack with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. "It's...

08:35 AM, May 24, 2013

London: Doug Bracewell claimed an impressive four-wicket haul on the second day of New Zealand's warm-up match with Derbyshire on Sunday to strengthen his claim for a place in the tourists' Test side. Having declared on 289 for 5 on day one, New Zealand bowled the English county side out for 154 as Bracewell finished with figures of 4 for 28. By the close of play, they were 199 for...

08:47 AM, May 06, 2013

The 22-year-old missed the first two drawn Tests after cutting his foot on glass when cleaning up at a party at his home. ...

09:42 AM, Mar 19, 2013

Bracewell has been ruled out of New Zealand's first Test against England after cutting his right foot on glass while cleaning up after a party at his house. ...

08:24 AM, Mar 05, 2013

The 22-year-old would miss training at Dunedin's University Oval on Monday, but no other player had been called in as cover. ...

09:42 AM, Mar 04, 2013

New Zealand were on the verge of successive innings defeats after their fragile batting again succumbed to South Africa's bowling unit in Port Elizabeth. ...

04:13 PM, Jan 13, 2013

Mathews's defiant knock ended at 84 as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 167 runs to level the series. The hosts won the first Test by ten wickets. ...

10:08 AM, Nov 29, 2012

New Zealand's new-ball pair took out Sri Lanka's top four wickets inside 14 overs to give the visitors a big chance of leveling the series on day five. ...

10:16 AM, Nov 28, 2012

The Bracewells of New Zealand from the same family have dismissed Sachin in Test cricket over a span of 22 years. ...

08:55 PM, Sep 01, 2012

Sunil Narine demolished New Zealand in the fifth ODI as West Indies pipped NZ by 20 runs and won the five-match ODI series 4-1. ...

06:59 PM, Jul 16, 2012

New Zealand's tour of England in 2013 is set to clash with the sixth season of the IPL. ...

06:37 PM, Jun 01, 2012