Craig McMillan

New Zealand had few problems securing their place in the next stage as they gave Kenya a reality check with a 148-run victory in St Lucia

Both England and New Zealand know all about being hit by injuries and key players from either side have been struck down in the build-up to their vital World Cup opener in St Lucia

Craig McMillan has added to New Zealand's injury problems ahead of Friday's match against England after suffering severe foot bruising

Craig McMillan said New Zealand could go to the World Cup without fearing any target

Craig McMillan and Brendon McCullum blasted New Zealand to another massive run-chase as they negated Matthew Hayden's 181 and inflicted a cleansweep on Australia at Hamilton. The home team flew to 350 on the back of McMillan's 117 and his 165-run partners

Australia fell from their No. 1 one-day ranking for the first time as Ross Taylor, Peter Fulton and Craig McMillan propelled New Zealand to 337 with an over to spare to secure the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

Daryl Tuffey is the big World Cup winner from Kyle Mills' knee surgery after being called into the New Zealand squad for the first time in two years

Michael Hussey again finished a difficult job for his team, taking Australia to victory against New Zealand with two wickets to spare

A round-up of the second day's play of State Championship matches from December 14 - 17, 2006

The New Zealand selectors and team management were reportedly unhappy with the fitness of two players - Jesse Ryder and Craig McMillan - during their tour of Australia last month

Craig McMillan, the middle-order batsman, has been left out of the 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy to be played in India from October

New Zealand's Cricket's six major associations announced their list of 12 contracted players for the 2006-07 domestic season

India A stuttered in their first innings after Piyush Chawla's five-wicket haul helped restrict New Zealand A to 332 on the second day of their Top End Series encounter in Darwin

Half-centuries by Michael Papps, Mathew Sinclair and Craig McMillan took New Zealand A to a reasonable position at the end of the first day against India A

Mathew Sinclair, the opening batsman, is expected to stay in New Zealand though he has considered contracts from clubs in South Africa

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have begun preparations for next year's World Cup by announcing two squads to play against international A teams and academy sides in Australia in June and July

Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan were the two biggest casualties as New Zealand's selectors made widespread changes for the one-day series against Sri Lanka

Craig McMillan's woeful batting form in recent times has prompted David Trist, a former New Zealand and Canterbury cricket coach, to call for his sacking from the national side

A brilliant, aggressive knock of 73 from Justin Kemp turned a nightmare start for South Africa into a sweet two-wicket victory