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CRICKET – Second Npower Test – England v New Zealand – Old Trafford – MAY 23rd KEY PLAYERS / NEWS England coach, Peter Moores, has reassured Steve Harmison that he has not been forgotten, despite overlooking him for the second npower Test against New Zealand. The 29-year-old Durham fast bowler may have thought he was in the running for a recall as a replacement for rival Matthew Hoggard, who suffered a broken left thumb after being accidentally hit by Harmison batting for Yorkshire last week. Despite an impressive record at Old Trafford (the last five-wicket haul of his 56-Test career [...]

CRICKET – May 27-31 – Old Trafford – Second npower Test – England v. New Zealand HISTORY New Zealand’s First Test Win in England (Nearly!) At Trent Bridge in 1973, the New Zealand first innings total of less than 100 (97) was viewed as unremarkable. The visitors had not won against England in over 40 years and everything appeared to be going to plan. Batting fourth, needing 479 for a remarkable win, New Zealand were 16 for 2, and lost another 2 wickets for a further 100, bringing captain Bev Congdon to the crease. Both he and Vic Pollard made [...]

NEW ZEALAND v. ENGLAND CRICKET HISTORY New Zealand became the fifth country to be granted “Test” status in 1930. New Zealand’s Test debut was an eight-wicket loss to MCC at Lancaster Park. Despite achieving several drawn series in the interim, they failed to beat England in a Test series until 1983. The second Test of the series was played on a particularly difficult pitch in Christchurch. England, captained by Bob Willis, allowed New Zealand to reach 307 in the First Innings, prompting Willis to remark that it was the worst bowling performance he had ever seen. The English team was [...]