New Zealand Archive

ICC all time Test XI – as voted by the fans

Posted on July 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
To mark the 200th Test match in cricket’s history, the ICC launched an online poll where fans could vote for...
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Return of the timeless Test?

Posted on July 20, 2011 | 2 Comments
Reports have surfaced this week that the World Test Championship to be held in two year’s time will include a...
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Taking Your Time is Over Rated

Posted on July 8, 2011 | No Comments
Supposedly, a full day’s cricket should consist of 90 overs in six hours. That’s fifteen overs an hour or one...
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Dernbach and Malinga – one and the same?

Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
Now that’s quite a claim, isn’t it? Jade Dernbach, two matches into his international career, being compared to Lasith Malinga,...
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Cheating in cricket

Posted on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments
Unfortunately, in all sports and at all levels, cheating is a frequent component. Like many of the positive aspects of...
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India’s strange stance on technology

Posted on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
Whilst it is fair to say that the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS, or DRS, to you and I) has...
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Twenty20 for 2020?

Posted on June 10, 2011 | No Comments
There I was reading the paper on the Tube coming back from Lord’s on Tuesday when I turned to an...
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