Record Book – New Zealand’s Test wins in England

England’s international summer kicks off with a two-Test series against New Zealand commencing at Lord’s on 2nd June. This will be New Zealand’s 18th Test series in England and will be followed by their much-awaited clash with India in the World Test Championship final. Having played 54 Test matches in England till date, the Black […]

Specials – Revisiting the 2000 ICC Knockout

It has been two decades since the second edition of the ICC Champions Trophy (christened as the ICC Knockout) was contested in Kenya. The 11-team competition ran from 3rd to 15th October, with all ten matches played at Nairobi’s Gymkhana Ground. The defending champions were South Africa, who had won the first edition of the […]

Record Book – The best Test bowling figures for New Zealand

Neil Wagner’s brilliant return of 7/39 on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Basin Reserve propelled him to the fourth position in the list of New Zealanders with the best bowling figures in a Test innings. Here are the top five. 1) Richard Hadlee – 9/52 v […]

Record Book – Batsmen who have scored a century in their hundredth ODI

A hundredth international match – be it in any format – is a significant milestone in every cricketer’s career. Just as a century of runs in an innings is a matter of pride, reaching a century of matches is something which every player aspires to achieve when he sets out to respresent his country […]

Record Book – The first international tie-breaker

International Twenty20 was still in its infancy when the West Indies embarked upon a full tour of New Zealand in 2005-06. Until this point, only four T20 internationals had been played – one each in New Zealand, England, South Africa and Australia. The tour kicked off with a solitary T20 international played on […]