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@Welwyn Your next match as a 3 day match v a New Zealand XI at Christchurch, here are the details. New Zealand XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Christchurch - 1991/2 Pitch: 7 - A nice batting track but with the prospect of some help for the bowlers late in the match and chasing a target in...

@Welwyn New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2 Centuries to opener John Wright and middle order batsman Mark Greatbatch allowed New Zealand to escape with a Draw after they had trailed by 198 on 1st innings. Wright scored 168 and Greatbatch an unbeaten 159* as the England...

@Welwyn New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2 An excellent maiden hundred to Nasser Hussain and good innings by Robin Smith and Jack Russell took England to a large first innings total and a 1st innings lead of 198. Hussain made 145 but more rain meant the England 1st...

@Welwyn New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2 Pitch: 81 - The combination of high moisture content in the top surface and a bone hard layer beneath makes this a difficult pitch to read. Probably the seamers can expect some early help on the 1st day but thereafter the...

@Welwyn Here are the details for the 1st Test between New Zealand and England at Christchurch. New Zealand v England - 1st Test - at Christchurch - 1991/2 Pitch: 81 - The combination of high moisture content in the top surface and a bone hard layer beneath makes this a difficult pitch to...

I will stick to as close to real life as possible depending on the pitch conditions, might have to change a bowler or two. Will still have to check for injuries for the NZ squad to be fair to both teams. I just checked for injuries for England then, unfortunately Alec Stewart is going to have to...

I can manage the New Zealand team until we find a manager if you want to get started on the Test series.

@Disharies Bangladesh v Australia - 1st Test - at Mirpur - 2017 On a wicket heavily in favour of the spinners and Taking Spin the visitors collapsed for a total of 156 to lose the match to Bangladesh by 144 runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the star, taking 6-49 to finish with 10 wickets in the...

@Disharies Bangladesh v Australia - 1st Test - at Mirpur - 2017 The Bangladesh top 4 all passed 50 in the home side's 2nd innings with Mominul Haque going on to a patient century to set Australia a victory target of 301. Nathan Lyon took 5 wickets to partially make up for his poor first...

@Welwyn Here are your First Class tour match stats so far... England in New Zealand 1991/2 - First Class batting Top Run Aggregates # Name Club Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s Runs 1 GA Gooch Eng 4 7 3 375 170* 93.75 616 60.88 2 1 1 28 - 375 2 MA Atherton Eng 3 5 1 184 101*...

@Welwyn New Zealand U-Bix XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Dunedin - 1991/2 The home side batted out the remaining overs for the loss of 5 wickets to leave the match Drawn. Left arm spinner Phil Tufnell bowled well for the visitors to take 2 wickets but a flat pitch and rain throughout the...

@Welwyn New Zealand U-Bix XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Dunedin - 1991/2 Half centuries to Mark Ramprakash and Neil Fairbrother set up a declaration to set the home side a target of 202 off roughly 50 overs. Alec Stewart and Matthew Maynard both fell cheaply for the 2nd time in the match...

@Welwyn New Zealand U-Bix XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Dunedin - 1991/2 The openers put on 146 with Trevor Franklin making 75 and Kyle Welleans making an unbeaten century before a declaration 68 runs behind on 1st innings late on Day 2. The pitch remains Good For Batting and will be no...

@Welwyn New Zealand U-Bix XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Dunedin - 1991/2 Pitch: 54 - Rather green looking and the seamers should be assisted until the wicket dries out. Should play easily in the middle days of the match but there could be help for the spinners on the final day. Day 1...

@Welwyn New Zealand Emerging Players XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Hamilton - 1991/2 With more time lost to rain the New Zealand Players XI took batting practice in the remaining time available to leave the match Drawn. Lorne Howell reached 90* not out before time ran out denying him a...

@Welwyn New Zealand Emerging Players XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Hamilton - 1991/2 The visitors slipped to 26/3 before a double century partnership between Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain repaired the damage. The pair scored unbeaten centuries before a declaration 46 runs behind the...

@Welwyn New Zealand Emerging Players XI v England XI - 3 day match - at Hamilton - 1991/2 Pitch: An underprepared wicket, not the best advertisement for the groundsman's skills. There are patches of green at both endsaround a length, and batting is likely to be difficult against the quickies...

They are all fully fit for those 2 matches so I will get on with it, thanks.

@Disharies Bangladesh v Australia - 1st Test - at Mirpur - 2017 Hundreds to opener David Warner and captain Steve Smith got Australia back into the game and gave their team a 1st innings lead of 60. The lower order fell away after a good start with the Bangladesh spinners finally getting some...

@Disharies Bangladesh v Australia - 1st Test - at Mirpur - 2017 Pitch: - 22 - A carefully prepared home track that will certainly favour the spinners later in the match. Batting should be relatively easy for the first couple of days but thereafter the spinners should find things increasingly...