Stephen Foote

Nov 14, 2024 | sen.com.au | Stephen Foote

The upcoming England series will be the last in whites for Blackcaps bowler Tim Southee. New Zealand's all-time leading wicket-taker has announced he'll retire from red-ball cricket at the end of the three-Test series, with the match at Seddon Park - his Northern Districts home ground - to be his swansong.

Nov 12, 2024 | sen.com.au | Stephen Foote

One of the most contentious selections areas for Blackcaps coach Gary Stead heading into their blockbuster home test series against England could be who he decides to hand the wicketkeeping gloves. Amid the historic overall team result, incumbent Tom Blundell endured a largely miserable time during the recent tour to India - both behind the stumps and with the bat.

Nov 5, 2024 | sen.com.au | Stephen Foote

The NZ Breakers are serving up a healthy serving of humble pie to their doubters with their scorching start to the NBL season. The Kiwi side - written off by pundits in their pre-season rankings - have overcome an almost wholesale roster reconstruction and the late exit of theory talismanic coach Mody Maor to surge to the top of the competition standings, in huge part due to the influence of import point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright.

Nov 5, 2024 | sen.com.au | Stephen Foote

This weekend's Test against Ireland will come with an extra personal edge for All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke. Speaking in Dublin overnight Wednesday, Clarke told a bemused group of local media that he had Irish roots, something he'd been reminded of by his ex-All Black father Eroni Clarke and grandfather on the eve of his departure for their northern tour. The affable 26-Test international revealed his descendants were potato farmers, who migrated from Ireland to Samoa early last century.

Nov 4, 2024 | sen.com.au | Stephen Foote

Tom Latham's first series as full time Test captain of the Blackcaps couldn't have been better scripted. In guiding his nation to an improbable series sweep in India - the first time the hosts had ever been defeated 3-0 on home soil - Latham has secured himself a special place in the annals of not just NZ cricket, but NZ sports on the whole.