“Trent required a little further time to be ready for the demands of Test cricket”
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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult has been ruled out of the third Test against South Africa after failing to sufficiently recover from an upper leg injury.
Guptill will play no part in the final ODI against Australia
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New Zealand opener Martin Guptill will miss the third ODI against Australia in Hamilton on Sunday as he has failed to sufficiently recover from a hamstring strain.
“Over the last 24 hours it’s become apparent he won’t quite be ready for Napier”
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New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has been ruled out of the second ODI against Australia in Napier on Thursday due to a minor hamstring strain.
“I look back and my passion, frustration and want to win got the better of me”
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New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been banned for one Plunket Shield game for abusing match officials during Otago’s match against Northern Districts in Hamilton last week.
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“He’s got [a] lump on the side of his head the size of a cricket ball”
New South Wales batsman Daniel Hughes has survived a similar blow to the neck to the one that tragically killed Australia opener Phillip Hughes during a Sheffield Shield match in November.
“I am honoured to continue to coach this group of men, and proud that the organisation have seen fit to extend my contract ahead of time”
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James Pamment will continue coaching the Northern Districts until the end of the 2016-17 season after he signed a two-year contract extension.
Franklin led Barbados to victory with his unbeaten knock of 33
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Barbados Tridents all-rounder James Franklin smashed a game-winning 33 to lead his side to a consolation win over the Northern Districts in their last match of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).
Vohra was named Man of the Match for his stellar knock of 65
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The Kings XI Punjab became the second team to book their spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) after they slaughtered Northern Districts by 120 runs in Mohali.
Blizzard smashed eight boundaries during his brilliant knock of 62
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Hobart Hurricanes batsman Aiden Blizzard hammered a spectacular 62 and pace bowler Ben Hilfenhaus took three wickets to obliterate the Northern Districts by 86 runs in Raipur.
Southern Express sorely missed Dilshan and Malinga
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Southern Express manager Shane Fernando has admitted that the absence of opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan and pace demon Lasith Malinga hurt the team during their short appearance in the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).
