Nathan Astle

It was carnage at Christchurch when Nathan Astle sent England's bowlers all over the park and set the record for the fastest double-century

Few things in cricket are as life-affirming as the last-wicket stand. Presenting a survey and a celebration

Lord's this week will mark the 100th time England and New Zealand have faced each in Tests. We pick 10 notable clashes between the two nations

Former New Zealand cricketer Nathan Astle has stepped up a few gears after giving up cricket, reveling in a love for speedway racing

The ICL appears to be facing an exodus of players who are eager to cash in on the BCCI's new amnesty offer but the unofficial league remains confident that it will survive the latest crisis

Cricinfo previews the ICL match between Hyderabad Heroes and Mumbai Champs on November 6

The South Africans began their preparations for the one-day leg of their tour with a 23-run victory against a PCA Masters XI at Wormsley

The Mumbai Champs, already out of the reckoning for a semi-final spot, cruised to a consolation 35-run victory over the Chandigarh Lions

New Zealand may be in the dungeons of the Test championship, but when it comes to sniping and infighting they are world leaders

A look at 11 cricketers who enjoyed taking the aerial route

Hamish Marshall and Daryl Tuffey are among six New Zealand players banned from representing their country again

Most of New Zealand's 2007 action was of the ODI variety

The Mumbai Champs completed a close seven-run win over the Kolkata Tigers in their final league game

Inzamam-ul-Haq boosted the Heroes to 121 for 6 before their bowlers wrapped up a 33-run win

Nathan Astle doesn't buy John Buchanan's idea of world cricket being turned into a franchise-based system where players could choose which country to represent and so increase the element of competition

Stephen Fleming feels a policy to keep senior players uncertain of their place in the New Zealand side led to the retirements of Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns

Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Nathan Astle, Hamish Marshal, Darren Maddy and Azhar Mahmood have signed with the Indian Cricket League

Nathan Astle has quit first-class cricket after he had himself excluded from the list of 12 contracted players for Canterbury this season

The Professional Cricketers' Association have named their side to take on West Indies in a charity Twenty20 match at Arundel on June 26