Matt Horne

NZC has announced further changes to the support staff for the national team, including reducing the role of performance director Roger Mortimer and naming a new physiotherapist

Eleven of New Zealand's greatest victories abroad

Matt Horne, the former New Zealand opening batsman, announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday

A round-up of the State Championship matches that took place on March 21

Only 29.4 overs were possible on the third day at Christchurch, as Northern Districts and Canterbury - both of whom need an outright win to reach the final - faced up to the prospect of a no-result that would hand Wellington an unexpected lifeline

Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland

Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland

Lou Vincent played one of his best innings in recent times, scoring an unbeaten 146 to lift Auckland to 345 for 8 at close of play on the second day at the Outer Oval

After a few hours in hospital including some time on a drip, Matt Horne has been left to contemplate what might have been

Otago pulled off a comfortable win over Canterbury while Northern Districts and Auckland played out a tense draw

Central Districts' joy at dismissing Wellington for a low score was short lived, Matthew Horne made runs on a rainy day, and Otago were placed well at the end of the first day of the State Championship

Canterbury, the front-runners, and Central Districts struggled on the second day of the State Championship matches, as Otago and Wellington took a firm grip

Auckland and Northern Districts had a good first day in their matches in the NZ State Championship

For the first time in nine years, New Zealand have a batsman among the top eight in the world rankings

Central Districts fast-medium bowler Michael Mason and Auckland one-day specialist Paul Hitchcock are the big winners in the New Zealand cricket teams to tour India and Pakistan named today

Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture

Auckland Cricket today released the names of 11 players offered domestic contracts for the 2003-04 season

As new coach John Bracewell ponders the direction the New Zealanders take over the next few years, he would do well to ponder on performance statistics from the last summer

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has offered contracts to 20 players for the next 12 months (from June 1), based on criteria which assessed a player's likely playing value to NZC over the contract period