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England’s Ben Stokes | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Two men born in New Zealand have been in the headlines recently. For one of them, Ben Stokes, born in Christchurch, the headline is his natural habitat. The other, Kane Williamson, born in Tauranga, announced his retirement in the middle of a Test series against…
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Two men born in New Zealand have been in the headlines recently. For one of them, Ben Stokes, born in Christchurch, the headline is his natural habitat. The other, Kane Williamson, born in Tauranga, announced his retirement in the middle of a Test series against an England side originally led by Stokes. Williamson is one…
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Williamson’s Test outing against England was his final bow. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand is often restricted to the lazy cliche of being a land of sheep, but this island nation blending the ethnic Maori spirit with an overwhelming colonial influence often throws up the quietest of sporting icons. The biggest proponent of this…
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New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in action during a Test match against England in Hamilton, New Zealand. File | Photo Credit: AP Kane Williamson will continue his pursuit of 10,000 Test runs after being named Thursday in New Zealand’s squad to play Ireland and England in May and June. The squad features a shock omission from…
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New Zealand will aim to exploit Afghanistan’s relative inexperience in red-ball cricket, in the one-off Test starting from Monday (September 9, 2024), and gather momentum ahead of their upcoming World Test Championship challenges in the sub-continent. New Zealand’s first-ever Test against Afghanistan will kick off a challenging couple of months for the Black Caps who…
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Kane Williamson of New Zealand bats during the first day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and South Africa at Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui, New Zealand, on February 04, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Set to play his 100th Test match, star New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on Wednesday recollected the “surreal” feeling…
New Zealand’s Trent Boult, right, listens to captain Kane Williamson, left, and New Zealand’s Tim Southee during a match in Sharjah, UAE. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham, who both opted out of central contracts, have made the cut as New Zealand on Monday named an experienced 15-member squad, led…
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