A quiet spell

A whole stack of New Zealanders were in action as the latest round of the county championship kicked off last night, but most of them just stood around and did nothing for most of the day. Stephen Fleming's 53 for Nottinghamshire was the highlight - narrowly shadowing Lou Vincent first run for Worcestershire (he ended the day on 1 not out). Brendon McCullum was the only other New Zealander to get a chance to bat, and he unfortunately had to retire injured after reaching 4. Scott Styris was the only player to roll his arm over and he took 1-65 for Middlesex against Durham.

And I should have posted this a couple of days ago, New Zealand 'A' gave India 'A' a real thumping as their Australian tour winds down. Mark Gillespie took a 5 wicket bag and Jesse Ryder thumped 114 from only 84 balls.