By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Napier, Dec 13 NZPA - It was payback time for Pakistan in the third cricket test against New Zealand today as they traded sloppy fielding for stubborn batting in a bid to take a home win out of the equation here at McLean Park.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Grant Elliott has finally spent substantial time batting in a cricket test, and now he anticipates a greater bowling workload as New Zealand look to protect a 1-0 series lead against Pakistan here at the Basin Reserve.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Colombo, Aug 27 NZPA - Daniel Vettori became the eighth player to achieve the rare feat of 300 test wickets and 3000 runs today after Kumar Sangakkara was caught by Jacob Oram from one of the captain's balls.

Auckland, May 25 NZPA - Auckland Unitec student Bio O'Brien, accused of the manslaughter of an elderly man after an alleged road rage incident has been remanded in custody for a pre-deposition hearing in July.

Auckland, April 27 NZPA - Auckland Unitec student Bio O'Brien, accused of assaulting an elderly man who later died, will spend another four weeks behind bars.

Wellington, April 4 NZPA - New Zealand's plans for a series-levelling victory have been revised to avoiding a heavy defeat in the third cricket test after Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh placed India in a seemingly unassailable position at the Basin Reserve today.

Hamilton, March 20 NZPA - New Zealand cricketer Iain O'Brien has signed a short-term deal with English county Leicestershire.

The county confirmed the deal as the fast bowler was playing in the first test against India here at Seddon Park, which enters its third day today.

Hamilton, March 17 NZPA - History may favour the host but past experience suggests India can complement a maiden one-day series victory on New Zealand soil with rare success in the test format when a three-match rubber opens at Seddon Park tomorrow.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Hamilton, March 15 NZPA - Iain O'Brien is looking forward to the relatively pallid complexion of test cricket after a one-day campaign against India salvaged by a couple of face-saving scalps at Eden Park.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Christchurch, March 9 NZPA - The New Zealand pace bowler fortunate to avoid India's latest batting onslaught was unwittingly responsible for Sachin Tendulkar abandoning the pursuit of a unique cricketing milestone yesterday.