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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Cricket articles  Cricket
    Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney
     30 December 2025
    Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney
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    Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve
    30 Dec 2025: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve... more
    Brydon Carse is England's last out-and-out speedster standing, after fellow bowler Gus Atkinson was officially ruled out of the Ashes finale with a hamstring injury
    29 Dec 2025: Brydon Carse is England's last out-and-out speedster standing, after fellow bowler Gus Atkinson was officially ruled out of the Ashes finale with a hamstring injury... more
    Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
    29 Dec 2025: Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame... more
    An end to the professional cricket career of New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell
    29 Dec 2025: An end to the professional cricket career of New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell... more
    The architect behind one of the great modern era moments in New Zealand cricket has retired
    29 Dec 2025: The architect behind one of the great modern era moments in New Zealand cricket has retired... more
    Melbourne Cricket Ground boss Stuart Fox is standing by the venue's curator after the fourth Ashes cricket test between England and Australia finished within two days
    28 Dec 2025: Melbourne Cricket Ground boss Stuart Fox is standing by the venue's curator after the fourth Ashes cricket test between England and Australia finished within two days... more
    History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra
    28 Dec 2025: History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra... more
    A different approach for Black Cap Kyle Jamieson in his recovery from a stress fracture in his back
    28 Dec 2025: A different approach for Black Cap Kyle Jamieson in his recovery from a stress fracture in his back... more
    New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson accepts the Black Caps' decision NOT to parachute him into the squad for the recent test series win over the West Indies
    28 Dec 2025: New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson accepts the Black Caps' decision NOT to parachute him into the squad for the recent test series win over the West Indies... more

     Most Popular Recent Cricket News
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries +++++++++++++
     10 Dec: The West Indies are 92 for two at lunch after the first session of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Wellington ++++++++++++
     07 Dec: West Indies skipper Roston Chase is explaining why they abandoned their bid for a history making chase in the drawn first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch ++++++++++
     30 Dec: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve ++++++++++
     11 Dec: Have we witnessed a rubber-and-leather glove cricketing revolution in the New Zealand test wicket-keeping ranks? ++++++++++
     14 Dec: A decision is looming for the Black Caps ahead of the third cricket test against the West Indies, which gets underway on Thursday at the Bay Oval whether to play Kyle Jamieson or not ++++++++++

     Cricket NewsLinks
      4 Jan: England lose three wickets to squander morning gains in sydney (Stuff.co.nz)
      4 Jan: Other sports have dead rubbers. cricket has test matches (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: England's ben stokes is a 'lion leading lambs'. he needs team-mates to step up (BBCWorld)
      3 Jan: Test cricket doesn’t need five-day pitches to survive (Sydney Morning Herald)
      3 Jan: Why the ‘toughest job in cricket’ will be even harder for khawaja’s successors (Sydney Morning Herald)
      3 Jan: An analogue masterpiece: how test cricket can be saved in a t20 world (Sydney Morning Herald)
      2 Jan: Retiring khawaja criticises 'racial stereotypes' (BBCWorld)
      2 Jan: Usman khawaja retires with a bang (Sydney Morning Herald)
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