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    Four West Indian wickets have fallen so far in the second session, on day four of the opening cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch
     5 December 2025
    Four West Indian wickets have fallen so far in the second session, on day four of the opening cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch
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    Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham have posted New Zealand's highest third-wicket batting partnership against the West Indies to dominate the third day of the opening cricket test in Christchurch
    5 Dec: Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham have posted New Zealand's highest third-wicket batting partnership against the West Indies to dominate the third day of the opening cricket test in Christchurch... more
    Michael Bracewell has seized a window to enhance his future test cricket prospects
    3 Dec: Michael Bracewell has seized a window to enhance his future test cricket prospects... more
    Coach Rob Walter is comfortable with how the Black Caps are tracking heading into the three-test series against the West Indies, starting at Hagley Oval tomorrow
    1 Dec: Coach Rob Walter is comfortable with how the Black Caps are tracking heading into the three-test series against the West Indies, starting at Hagley Oval tomorrow... more
    The West Indies have won the toss and chosen to field against New Zealand in the first cricket test of the three-match series at Christchurch's Hagley Oval
    1 Dec: The West Indies have won the toss and chosen to field against New Zealand in the first cricket test of the three-match series at Christchurch's Hagley Oval... more
    Black Foils skipper Peter Burling is intrigued to see how the final day of SailGP racing will pan out in Abu Dhabi
    30 Nov: Black Foils skipper Peter Burling is intrigued to see how the final day of SailGP racing will pan out in Abu Dhabi... more
    England pace bowler Mark Wood is set to be ruled out of the second Ashes Test with a knee injury...in a massive blow to the tourists' hopes at the Gabba
    30 Nov: England pace bowler Mark Wood is set to be ruled out of the second Ashes Test with a knee injury...in a massive blow to the tourists' hopes at the Gabba... more
    The Black Foils are refusing to put their focus on their championship rivals in tonight's opening day of the SailGP season finale in Abu Dhabi
    29 Nov: The Black Foils are refusing to put their focus on their championship rivals in tonight's opening day of the SailGP season finale in Abu Dhabi... more
    Central Districts have cruised to an eight wicket victory over Wellington in their Plunket Shield match in the Capital
    29 Nov: Central Districts have cruised to an eight wicket victory over Wellington in their Plunket Shield match in the Capital... more
    Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins isn't being risked and will miss the second Ashes test against England at the Gabba, as he continues to recover from back soreness
    28 Nov: Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins isn't being risked and will miss the second Ashes test against England at the Gabba, as he continues to recover from back soreness... more

     Most Popular Recent Cricket News
     20 Nov: New Zealand have clinched the three-match one-day international cricket series over the West Indies 2-nil with a game to spare, after securing a five-wicket victory in the second fixture at Napier +++++++++++++++
     09 Nov: Rain has denied the Black Caps their first opportunity to wrap up their T20 international cricket series against the West Indies +++++++++++
     09 Nov: New Zealand lead the five-match T20 cricket series against the West Indies 2-1 after a nine-run victory in Nelson ++++++++++
     17 Nov: A seven-run triumph for New Zealand in the opening one-day cricket international against the West Indies in Christchurch, but the win may have come at a middle-order cost ++++++++++
     13 Nov: The Black Caps have started with a roar in their bid to score a meagre 141 to beat the West Indies in the 5th T20 in Dunedin ++++++++++
     06 Nov: Black Caps white ball captain Mitch Santner is keen to spread the bowling load in the T20 series against the West Indies +++++++++
     06 Nov: Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins reckons he's on track to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane in four weeks' time, but has conceded playing through the rest of the five-test series unchanged could be difficult +++++++++

     Cricket NewsLinks
      5 Dec: The numbers behind mitchell starc’s stunning first over test record (Sydney Morning Herald)
      5 Dec: Watch: ‘i didn’t know its origin story’: scotty stevenson explains syrup suckers remark (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Dec: Live: black caps v west indies first test - day four (RadioNZ)
      5 Dec: 'no more average joe': root's elusive century seals his all-time great status (BBCWorld)
      4 Dec: Christ’s college complains over ‘sexualised slur’ about schoolboys in cricket commentary (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: Ex-black caps raise serious concerns over new t20 cricket league (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Dec: A fix looking for a problem: why the ashes doesn’t need a pink-ball test (Sydney Morning Herald)
      3 Dec: Scotty stevenson calls private school boys 'syrup suckers' in highly awkward cricket commentary (Stuff.co.nz)
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    Four West Indian wickets have fallen so far in the second session, on day four of the opening cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch 15:07

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