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New Zealand celebrate their 40-run victory over India
New Zealand’s pace attack tore through India’s batting line-up while they were chasing 407 in the second innings to give the Black Caps an impressive 40-run victory on the fourth day of the first Test in Auckland.
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Chanderpaul became the sixth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history
The West Indies continued to hold the upper hand over New Zealand on the second day of the third Test in Hamilton after veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a spectacular century.
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Boult recorded his maiden ten-wicket haul
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult registered his maiden ten-wicket haul as the Black Caps won their first Test match of 2013 after thrashing the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs on the third day of the second Test in Wellington.
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Bravo scored his maiden double century
West Indies batsman Darren Bravo kept his team’s hopes of salvaging a draw alive as he registered his maiden double century on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin.
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Southee ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up with four wickets
The West Indies were forced to follow on after New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee’s four wickets left them in absolute tatters during the third day of the first Test in Dunedin.
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Dravid wants to see a more hardline stance taken on match-fixing
Former India batting great Rahul Dravid has announced that the only way to clean up the image of the sport is to make match-fixing a criminal offence so that players are deterred from getting involved in the illegal trade.
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Rudd and the entire cricketing community were astounded by Dharmasena’s decision
Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd let his anger and frustration be known via Twitter after Usman Khawaja’s highly controversial dismissal during the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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The West Indies will not play any more Test matches this year
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee have announced that they are planning to introduce a minimum number of Test matches all Full Member nations must meet within four years in an attempt to salvage the diminishing reputation of the longest format of the game.
