London: Matt Prior was named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012/13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves. The 31-year-old is now one of the first names on the team sheet after England captain Alastair Cook and the latest demonstration of his worth to the side came with his match-saving unbeaten hundred in the drawn third Test against New Zealand in Auckland in March. Prior...
10:16 AM, May 14, 2013
London: New Zealand opener Hamish Rutherford thrived in the chilly conditions of Leicester, hitting a century for a confidence boost ahead of next week's first Test against England at Lord's. Rutherford ended the first day of the tour game against England Lions at Grace Road unbeaten on 116 as New Zealand reached 184 for three on a day curtailed by rain to just 44 overs. It was an innings which...
08:20 AM, May 10, 2013
Wellington: Former Test captain Daniel Vettori and top order batsman Martin Guptill have been recalled for New Zealand's tour of England in May and June after recovering from injury. Vettori, who has been battling a long-term Achilles injury, was included in the ODI squad that will also contest Champions Trophy in June, but not the Test side. The 34-year-old retired from limited-overs cricket following the 2011 World Cup in a...
08:13 AM, Apr 05, 2013
If India play anywhere close to how they did against Pakistan to chalk out a 3-1 win, there is no reason why they can't turn the tables on New Zealand on Thursday to climb further up the points table and stay alive at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. ...
04:37 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Chasing 202, the hosts won by eight wickets thanks to solid innings from the top four. ...
05:49 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Ryan McLaren hit a six over backward square leg to seal the match in South Africa's favour on the final ball. ...
06:08 PM, Jan 25, 2013
CSA has withdrawn the right-hander from the game because of a right thigh strain. ...
04:24 PM, Jan 23, 2013
NZ have never won an ODI series in SA and victory in Kimberly will be a memorable way to round off a difficult tour. ...
11:22 AM, Jan 21, 2013
Miller has won 16 one-day caps since making his debut in 2010. ...
06:42 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Franklin made 47 not out and shared 47 runs for the ninth wicket with Mills as New Zealand beat South Africa by one wicket to take 1-0 series lead. ...
02:08 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Both teams have a crop of players yet to make their ODI debuts and this series offers a chance to assess whether their prospects are also looking positive ahead of the Champions Trophy. ...
02:44 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Kirsten has proved to be a coach with a golden touch, firstly with India and now with South Africa. ...
02:27 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Du Plessis reached his second Test century and Elgar followed up with 91* to lead the hosts to 505 for 7 at tea on the second day. ...
03:08 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Hashim Amla remained unbeaten on 106 as South Africa ended day one's play at the score of 325 for 4. ...
01:35 PM, Jan 11, 2013
