Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell, the former New Zealand opening batsman, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game, after struggling with injuries over the past two seasons

Wellington had some nervous moments as Canterbury threweverything at them, but the composure that has marked theirseason carried them to their 20th championship title at theBasin Reserve

Cricinfo takes a look at the results from round one of New Zealand's 2008-09 domestic State Championship

Jesse Ryder should have been happy at securing a New Zealand Cricket contract on Monday but instead the prospect of potentially missing the ODI tour of England was weighing him down

New Zealand had their chances to take the series, but their thin resources were eventually exploited by England

Andrew Miller with the plays of the day from the fourth day of the third Test in Napier

Monty Panesar took over from England's quick bowlers as the main threat on the fourth day in Napier as he claimed three wickets to bring a series victory closer

Andrew Miller with the Plays of the Day on the second day of the Napier Test

Matthew Bell and Iain O'Brien have been handed New Zealand Cricket contracts for the remainder of the season

The Wellington allrounder, Grant Elliott, has been named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton, which starts on Wednesday

England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday

England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday

Inspired by a new-ball burst that checked New Zealand's lower order , Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique bravely chipped away at a 220-run first-innings lead

New Zealand edged ahead of Bangladesh on a day when 14 wickets fell at Dunedin's University Oval, making its debut as a Test venue in the series opener, as the tourists struggled during the opening day of their first Test in six months

Matthew Bell, the recalled New Zealand opener, hopes the next five years of his career are played out at the highest level

Michael Papps, who opened with Craig Cumming in New Zealand's recent tour of South Africa, has been dropped, while Cumming, who suffered multiple facial fractures after mistiming a hook off Dale Steyn in the second Test, is part of the 12-man squad

Mark O'Donnell, the Auckland coach, has urged New Zealand's selectors to call-up allrounder Andrew Adams for the first Test squad

Auckland were on top of the State Championship table after four rounds thanks to an innings victory over Northern Districts