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Category Archives: New Zealand
Ascending Mount Vernon
With his six-wicket haul in the third Test match against New Zealand, South African bowler Vernon Philander has taken over fifty wickets in only seven Test matches: the quickest to that feat since—wait for it!—1893. Unlike his bowling partners in … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Dale Steyn, Marchant de Lange, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander
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Slaughter!
In May of last year, India were ranked the best cricket team in the world at the longest form of the game, Test cricket. England were a close second. What a difference nine months make! Shortly after triumphing in the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Test Cricket
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Hemispheric Pressure
While our baseball friends in the U.S. huddle around their stoves and await the first sprigs of spring training to appear in February, cricket lovers are enjoying a sun-drenched, beer-fueled banquet of competition in the southern hemisphere. After an inconclusive … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Test Cricket
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New Zealand Beat Australia for the First Time in Twenty Years
In a major upset and in a finish that was the very definition of nail-biting, the underdog New Zealand cricket team has beaten the mighty Australians in a Test match for the first time in twenty years. Doug Bracewell, the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, New Zealand, Test Cricket
Tagged Brendon Bracewell, David Warner, Nathan Lyon, Ross Taylor
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Test Match Cricket Is Back
After a frenzy of one-day internationals, Test match cricket (the version of the game that separates the men from the boys, and the women from the girls) is back! And it’s providing some interesting stories. Zimbabwe, once (late 19990s) an … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Test Cricket, Zimbabwe
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It’s India versus Sri Lanka
After two less-than-nailbiting semi-finals, two home favorites have made it through to the final. Sri Lanka brought New Zealand’s dream run to an end in the first semi-final with a quasi-clinical deconstruction of the Black Caps inadequate total of 217. … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Tagged India, Muttiah Muralitharan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka, World Cup 2011
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Favorites Trounced in World Cup
A day after the much-fancied India beat the current world champions Australia, comes the shocking defeat of the equally fancied South Africans by New Zealand, perennial underdogs but smart one-day outfit. Defending a very modest total of 221, the Black … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, New Zealand, South Africa
Tagged Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, World Cup 2011
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