Bert Sutcliffe

The West Indies will play the inaugural Group A day-night fixture at Bay Oval in Tauranga on the opening day of the event which runs from 13 January – 3 February featuring 16 teams across seven venues in four cities – Christchurch, Queenstown, Tauranga and Whangarei.

The first unofficial ODI between India 'A' and New Zealand 'A' was abandoned due to unfit pitch at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval on Tuesday.

The BCCI's selection committee will meet in Mumbai on August 10 to pick the squad for the Test series against New Zealand at home starting August 23.

Bruce Taylor, the only cricketer to have scored a century and taken five wickets in an innings on his Test debut, has died. He was 77.

Chandrakant Pandit is all set to be the coach of the India squad which would be defending its title in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled in New Zealand.

The ICC Under-19 World Cup cricket tournament, to be held in New Zealand from January 15-30, was on Monday officially launched at University Oval.

The Indian cricket team would play two Tests and five One-Day Internationals on their first tour of New Zealand in six years starting in March.

Daryl Mitchell on Friday broke a 73-year-old record for the most runs by a New Zealand batsman during a Test series against England while making 109 at Headingley.

A total of 10 teams will be vying for the final two qualification spots for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 as the World Cup Qualifier gets underway on Monday.

Rahul Dravid now has the second highest average after Sir Don Bradman of all time among batsmen who have scored over 5,000 runs in Tests.

Former New Zealand Test cricketer Matt Poore, who is remembered for catching a stray dog during a match in Bangalore in 1955 and subsequently taking 12 anti-rabies injection, has died at the age of 90.

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee on Thursday won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, an honour bestowed on the country's performer in a calendar year.

On March 28, 1955, New Zealand cricket suffered a historic low at Eden Park, Auckland, as they scored only 26 runs against England. Despite John Reid's efforts, the team collapsed from 154 for 4 to 200 all out. In their second innings, New Zealand faced a disastrous collapse, amassing just 26 runs in 27 overs.

Former New Zealand wicket keeper-turned-commentator Ian Smith was on Tuesday honoured with the Bert Sutcliffe Medal for outstanding service to cricket in the NZC Awards presented online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Black Caps pace spearhead Trent Boult and White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine won the 'T20 International Player of the Year' for their sensational run in the shortest format of the game at the New Zealand Cricket Awards.

India 'A' consolidated their position in the second unofficial Test, amassing over 550 runs and then reducing New Zealand 'A' to 198-5 on Day 2 of the match.

A listless display by India 'A' allowed New Zealand 'A' to win the third and final unofficial ODI by 65 runs and square the three-match series 1-1 on Sunday.

Coach Chris Silverwood said Sri Lanka would be doing their absolute best to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final during their two-match series in New Zealand to give the people back home something to cheer about.

The four-annas ticket, the concrete floors which served as seats and the peanut seller are long gone, but what remained testimony to the evolution of cricket culture in Karnataka was the Central College ground.

Prithvi Shaw flourished yet again as India A notched up a convincing five-wicket victory over New Zealand A in the first unofficial ODI on Wednesday.

Prithvi Shaw slammed a 100-ball 150 in India A's 12-run victory over New Zealand XI in the second practice game here on Sunday, coming back from an injury in the manner that matched the hype around him.

India A's push for a result could not come through as New Zealand A escaped with a draw on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial cricket Test on Saturday.

India A made heavy weather of a small chase before beating New Zealand A by three wickets in the first unofficial ODI cricket match on Wednesday.

Ambati Rayudu's knock of 105 resurrected India A as the team posted 339 in their first innings on Day 2 of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A.

Their middle-order batting woes lay exposed but India A did just enough to avoid a defeat and settle for a thrilling tie against New Zealand A via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the truncated second unofficial ODI cricket match on Friday.

Three-time champions India and Australia are set to clash in their tournament-opener of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 3 next year.

Former Indian Test cricketer Chandu Patankar celebrated his 94th birthday on Sunday. The wicketkeeper-batsman played one Test for India against New Zealand in 1955. While Patankar is India's second-oldest living cricketer, he holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving Indian wicketkeeper. Following his playing career, he served as the secretary of the Cricket Club of India for several years.

The first session of the India versus England Test saw a tense moment. Zak Crawley delayed Mohammed Siraj's over, disrupting India's plan. England's openers, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, batted strongly. They forged an unbeaten 117-run partnership. Bumrah missed a catch. England reached lunch at 117/0, needing 254 more runs. The match hangs in the balance with all results possible.

It has been described as New Zealand cricket's darkest day, the 1955 Test against England when the Black Caps were skittled for just 26, a record low that still stands today. Even 65 years later, the embarrassing score still rankles with New Zealand fans, who are always on alert during a major Test collapse and death-ride the batting team hoping the record falls.