Kiwi County Tour #12 (County Championship Update)
Kieran Noema-Barnett opened the bowling, Matt Quinn had a niggly back spasm and James Franklin went back to back with crappy scores. Welcome to the Kiwi County Tour!
The Blackcaps Didn't Pick Their Team On Form and You Know What Happened, Part 2
Would Colin de Grandhomme have done worse? Would Jeetan Patel have offered something? Do we need to rethink the all-rounder situation? Is this all too many questions for an excerpt?
The Blackcaps Didn't Pick Their Team On Form and You Know What Happened, Part 1
There’s always a bit of debate with national team selections, it’s all part of the fun. But the Blackcaps over the last twelve months or so it feels like everyone’s had something to moan about.
Michael Venus is a Grand Slam Champion (Just Let That Sink In For A Sec)
Playing with a new partner (but old mate) on his least favourite surface, New Zealand's Michael Venus just won the French Open Mens' Doubles tournament. This is as brilliant as it is unprecedented.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Told Ya So...
One Blackcap was fantastic, Ross Taylor, Tim Southee and Trent Boult were solid, Guppy was out of form and the rest is a culmination of a terrible lack of clarity and planning.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Would The Real All-Rounder Please Stand Up?
The Blackcaps gotta beat Bangladesh and every team's rollin' out a different set of all-rounders. Aotearoa just needs one all-rounder to stand up and say "yo I'm the mantis, y'all suck".
Kiwi County Tour #11 (County Championship Update)
James Franklin was a lonely figure on the Kiwi County Tour, he's among the best all-rounders in County cricket though so no dramas. And could Lord Jeetz have a young gun waiting to clip his wings at Warwickshire?
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: The Luke Ronchi Success Ratio
The Blackcaps got touched up by England and Luke Ronchi returned to standard service, unfortunately we've also got other blokes taking on Rochi's consistency.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Mother Nature Says No (And Yes)/Game Two vs England
Kane Williamson has started the 2017 Champions Trophy like a beast and the Blackcaps looked good against Australia. Now for the Poms.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Game One vs Australia
Corey Anderson will need to be smacking the ball and dishing up quality left-arm seam for the Blackcaps to beat Australia in their first Champions Trophy game. Actually, they'll probably need Anderson to be better than he was before.
White Ferns x Women's World Cup: Three Low Key Kiwis To Watch Out For
The Women's World Cup is lurking on the horizon and Rachel Priest leads a trio of cricketers who might not get the attention of our superstars, they will be just as important though.
Kiwi County Tour #10 (County Championship Update)
Neil Wagner isn't quite as good as Kumar Sangakkara is with the willow, he smacked a half-century for Essex though and looked kinda like Sangakkara in doing so.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Warm-Up Update #1
Luke Ronchi top-scored for the Blackcaps against India, which doesn't ease concerns but does show hope for him as Martin Guptill's opening partner. And what do we do with all these all-rounders?
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Tri-Series Update #4
Tom Latham, Neil Broom and Ross Taylor finished the tri-series in style, but while the Blackcaps lost to Bangladesh, England and South Africa did precisely what the kiwis haven't done during this series.
Kiwi County Tour #9 (Back To County Cricket)
James Franklin went toe-to-toe with the legend Kumar Sangakkara, while the Essex boys (Neil Wagner/Matt Quinn) played their part in a big win.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Tri-Series Update #3
Ross Taylor and Tom Latham are preparing for Champions Trophy cricket by scoring plenty of runs as the Blackcaps handled their business against Ireland.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Tri-Series Update #2
Neil Broom has scored the most runs in this tri-series against Ireland and Bangladesh, he just doesn't have a great record against better cricket teams.
White Ferns x Women's World Cup: The Squad
Yup, youngster Amelia Kerr made the White Ferns World Cup squad but the return of Leigh Kasperek is far more interesting. Kasperek joins a White Ferns squad that aren't too far off 'favourites' for World Cup success.
Kiwi County Tour #8 (Royal London One-Day Cup Update)
Neil Wagner is too good for the Blackcaps and will instead continue to dominate on the Kiwi County Tour for Essex.
Blackcaps x Champions Trophy: Tri-Series Update #1
Aotearoa got the tri-series in Ireland off to a winning start, so peep our debrief; which players were selected? How's the wicket-keeping situation looking? Could Scott Kuggeleijn overtake Jimmy Neesham?