By Martin Davidson of NZPA

Hamilton, Feb 15 NZPA - Test cricket really is a battleground these days.

Just ask New Zealand captain Dan Vettori, who leads his team into the first test of the year, a one-off affair against Bangladesh starting at Hamilton's Seddon Park today.

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Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - New Zealand cricket selectors have handed out two new caps in naming their one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 squads for next month's series against Bangladesh.

Wellington, Jan 19 NZPA - New Zealand bowler Shane Bond will play Twenty20 cricket for Kolkata in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning in March.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - Four New Zealand cricketers have made the Indian Premier League's (IPL) short list for the Twenty20 competition's latest player auction.

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Sydney, Jan 6 NZPA - A "devastated" former New Zealand cricket allrounder Chris Cairns is exploring legal action after widely reported comments explaining his removal from the Indian Premier League's (IPL) player auction list.

Auckland, Jan 3 NZPA - Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns is seeking to make a comeback to international cricket via the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) after registering for a player auction later this month.

16 NOV 2009 - BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori has been cleared to play in the three-match Test series against Pakistan beginning on 24 November.

Auckland, Nov 16 NZPA - New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori's concussion fears have eased but he will play in discomfort caused by a chronic shoulder injury when the test series against Pakistan starts in Dunedin next week.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Auckland, Nov 15 NZPA - Daniel Vettori's concussion is clearing but he still has headaches to contend with ahead of New Zealand's test cricket series against Pakistan.