England’s latest red-ball reset has gotten off to a flying start with England skittling New Zealand at Lords. Having lost the toss and been put into the field by the Black Caps on what looked like a good day for batting day, it did not take long for Jimmy Anderson to make an impact on […] READ MORE
It has been a rather chastening – if still doubtless instructive – tour of New Zealand for the Dutch so far, with their hosts having outclassed them in the first two matches of the series. But there have been some positives to take for the Oranje so far and they will be hopeful of returning […] READ MORE
New Zealand will hope to wrap up the series when they take on the Netherlands here, but the Dutch will not want to waste the opportunity to get a result – or at least put in a performance – against one of the best sides in the world. Who will come out on top in […] READ MORE
After the first match of the tour was washed out, New Zealand and the Netherlands will be hoping for better luck with the weather as this three-match ODI series gets underway. For the Dutch, in particular, this is a rare opportunity to test themselves against one of the best sides in the world. New Zealand, […] READ MORE
We have almost reached the end of the league stages of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. The top two teams have already qualified for the last four. The Australians have been the dominant team in the tournament, winning all their seven round-robin matches. They sit comfortably on the top of the table with 14 points. […] READ MORE
New Zealand will play a host to a rare visit from the Netherlands for this four-match white-ball series, starting with this standalone T20 in Napier. The hosts will be without several star names due to the start of the IPL, but they will nonetheless go into this match as the heavy favourites. Will the Dutch […] READ MORE
New Zealand will look to seal their first ever series win over South Africa in this second Test match. The Proteas were on the receiving end of a hammering in the first match, but they showed their fighting spirit in an impressive 2-1 series victory on home turf over India and will believe that they […] READ MORE
New Zealand have never beaten South Africa in a Test series. But despite the Proteas’ undeniable recent improvements, this is surely the best chance the Black Caps have had to break that duck. Still, it will not be easy for the hosts against a team doubtless full of confidence and looking increasingly settled. Who will […] READ MORE
The first Test of this series defied expectations to the say the least. In fact, the result was so shocking that it commanded headlines across the world and ranked amongst the biggest upsets in modern Test cricket history. The question now is can Bangladesh back it up? As ever, we here at LWOC will be […] READ MORE
The first test of the New Zealand vs Bangladesh series may look like a mismatch on paper, with New Zealand extremely hard to stop in home conditions and Bangladesh in the midst of a slump, but cricket can always throw in a surprise. As ever, we here at LWOC will be offering our preview and […] READ MORE