Rookie Black Caps get chance to push for test debut

Rookie Black Caps get chance to push for test debut

Rhys Mariu and Mitch Hay are in the NZ A squad to tour Bangladesh, as they seek to stake a claim for the test side to play Zimbabwe later this year.

📰 Black Cap Sears bucks T20 trend to boost test chances

By Alex Powell As cricket leans more into shorter formats, Black Caps fast bowler Ben Sears is bucking the Twenty20 trend in the hope of putting his best foot forward for national selection. With a host of international teammates spending the start of their off-season playing franchise T20 cricket, Sears has headed north to England to join county giants Yorkshire. The 27-year-old will exclusively play red ball cricket for the White Rose, before …