http://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Sports FanAtticenTue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:32 GMT60http://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/212After such a poor performance from the Black Caps in the second Test at the Basin, all the talk was surrounding the changes expected to be made to the top of the order. Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, ...Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/210Well, there you have it New Zealand - after two years of desperately missing his services, Shane Bond has returned to us. And lasted one game.While I'm not at all surprised given his history with inj...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/196Our second game of the season, and boy did Dunedin turn on a stunner! It wasn't an official DCA game - we weren't scheduled for a game for the long weekend - but it was still serious as far as stats ...Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/192Black Caps all-rounder Jacob Oram has called it quits on his Test playing days, giving in to a series of injuries - the latest (a hamstring strain) forcing him out of the Champions Trophy. Oram has de...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/191It was 3rd time lucky for Dunedin club cricket - we finally got a game in on Saturday, after the first two games of the season were rained off.Although when I say 'game', I mean 'trudging around in mu...Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/186I checked the weather forecast first thing this morning, hoping to see an improvement over the one I heard yesterday. What I got, unfortunately, was a forecast detailing wintery showers and snow on th...Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/168It was, yet again, a brave, valiant, and completely unsuccessful fight from Daniel Vettori, as he tried with every last bit of skill he had to save the Black Caps from yet another humiliating defeat. ...Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/165After two days of the second cricket test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, I'm left shaking my head. Err...again. The Black Caps just can't seem to string together consistently good sessions in Te...Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/163As the Black Caps prepare to go to battle once again with Sri Lanka, I'm left wondering why they aren't being crucified by the New Zealand public after their last less-than-impressive performance. Whe...Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/149Ok, cricket quizz time: Q: What's the ONE thing you shouldn't do when you have the Australian cricket team on the ropes? A: Let them off! England had one hand on the Ashes, the other fending the Aus...Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/137No, I'm not trying to compete for the 'Worlds Most Boring Article Title' - although I may very well have a shot at winning with this one. Statistics are gathered in sports for good reason. They prov...Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/64At 23/3 after 40-odd minutes of cricket, you could have been forgiven for writing the Black Caps off that early.In fact, I probably would have found it strange if you'd talked positively about New Zea...Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/44The Black Caps have struck the first blow in the Chappell-Hadlee series, winning a thrilling match off the last ball of the game.The win has been somewhat overshadowed by an incident involving Austr...Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMThttp://www.sportsfanattic.co.nz/Cricket/article/59Brendon Diamanti and Trent Boult are the new faces in the Black Caps squad named for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee series in Australia.Diamanti has been on the New Zealand scene for some time now, and ...Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT