Cricket: BJ's defining summer plans

An electric batting performance by wicketkeeper BJ Watling has set up a tantalising final day in the Plunket Shield encounter between the Northern Knights and Auckland Aces. Watling, who has long been one of New Zealand's premier domestic batsmen, ...

Keep up to date as the Black Caps look to build a first innings lead in the second Test against Bangladesh 124.2 overs: New Zealand 395 for 8 - (Watling 50*, Sodhi 41* Anderson 116, Williamson 62, Taylor 53; Al Hasan 5/87), lead by 113 runs.

Corey Anderson's maiden century and half centuries by tailenders BJ Watling and Ish Sodhi lifted New Zealand to 419-8 and a 137-run lead over Bangladesh on the third day of the second Test on Wednesday. New Zealand, who have never lost a Test to ...

Chittagong Test - Day 2 . BSS, Chittagong New Zealand's Watling and Boult 10th wicket stand added 127 painful runs as Kiwis recovered from 342 for 9 to monumental total of 469 in their first innings while Tigers in reply struggled to reach 103 ...

NZ 469 (157.1 overs, Watling 103, Boult 52 no; Williamson 114, Fulton 73, Rutherford 34, Taylor 28) Bangladesh 103 / 2 (26 overs, Hague 77 no) The Black Caps remain in a strong position after two days of the first cricket Test against ...

Lower-order batsmen B.J. Watling and Doug Bracewell frustrated Bangladesh's bowlers as New Zealand reached 378-9 by lunch on the second day of the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday. Watling, the South African-born wicket-keeper, was unbeaten on ...

BJ Watling. Photo / A century from New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has set up an intriguing final day in Northern District's Plunket Shield clash with Auckland at Seddon Park. Watling, who also made a ton in the recent test series against ...

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat New Zealand 1st innings 469 all out (Kane Williamson 114, BJ Watling 103, Peter Fulton 73, Abdur Razzak 3/147, Sohag Gazi 2/79, Shakib Al Hasan 2/89) Bangladesh 1st innings 501 all out (Mominul Haque ...

Azad Majumder . Chittagong Bangladesh batsman Sohag Gazi looks ecstatic after scoring his maiden Test hundred during the fourth day of their first Test match against New Zealand at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. — ...