Ex-Black Caps captain Fleming starts digitised software business

July 27th, 2009 WELLINGTON - In his latest memoir, former New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee has disclosed how former captain Stephen Fleming became so influential at one point of time that he started to manipulate both selectors and coaches to get what he wanted. "If we selectors had a criticism, it was that at times Stephen tended to overshadow and almost downgraded the profile and role of the coach," stuff.co.nz quoted Hadlee, as writing in 'Changing Pace: A Memoir.' Hadlee recounts that Fleming came to the captaincy under Steve Rixon on whom he "relied heavily".

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Australia's former pace bowler Damien Fleming has said that mastering English conditions rather than fitness is Brett Lee's greatest concern in the Ashes lead-up. Lee was named ahead of fellow New South Welshman Doug Bollinger in Australia's 15-man squad for the tournament, despite not having played since the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.

May 5th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named their final 15-man Standard Bank Pro20 squad for the ICC World T20 to be played in England in June. The squad consists in the main of the players who won the two Pro20 Internationals against Australia earlier this year and contains no new caps.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - England's No.1 tennis player Andy Murray has been tipped to win Wimbledon this year by doubles legend Peter Fleming. John McEnroe's former playing partner believes in-form Murray looks unbeatable right now.

April 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Looking forward to his first major coaching assignment, former New Zealand captain, Stephen Fleming, admitted that his stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament in South Africa, will have additional pressure, but said he was looking forward to the 'challenge'. Speaking at a 'Meet and Greet Players' function organised by the Chennai Super Kings, here Monday, Fleming said: 'From my experience last year, I would say that we have a very strong set of core players and that will be the key.

March 29th, 2009 AUCKLAND - Former Kiwi cricketers, including Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey, have been told they will be released from their ICL contracts if they request a release next week, a move which will allow them to play for the Black Caps again. Players contracted to the financially strapped, unsanctioned Indian Cricket League recently received an e-mail from tournament organisers informing them of the option.

March 25th, 2009 NAPIER - A confident India is out to script history when they take on New Zealand in the second cricket Test at McLean Park here Thursday. After overwhelming Black Caps by 10 wickets in the first Test for their first Test win in New Zealand in 33 years, the Indians will do one better if they clinch the second Test as well and go home with a series victory after 41 years.

March 21st, 2009 HAMILTON - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a developed a knack of creating history as he lead India to its first Test match win in New Zealand after 33 years. Needing 39 runs to break the jinx of not winning a five day game in New Zealand, India reached the target with all ten wickets intact.

March 17th, 2009 HAMILTON - New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has reportedly received some tips from a schoolboy on how to get the wicket of Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. According to the Waikato Times, Owen Robinson told the Black Caps skipper that Tendulkar is susceptible to the lofted drive after bowling to the cricket superstar in the nets.

March 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Northern Districts fast bowler Brent Arnel has been selected in the Black Caps squad for the first test against India at Hamilton next week. New Zealand's cricket selectors have turned to an old hand and a new face in a desperate bid to constrain India's rampant batting line-up when the teams switch to test mode.

March 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori remains atop the world one-day cricket bowling rankings. Vettori reclaimed the top spot in January when he leapfrogged Australian fast bowler Nathan Bracken on the strength of his performance during the five-match series against the West Indies.

March 12th, 2009 HAMILTON - Hamilton's temperamental autumn climate may give the Black Caps their best chance of weathering another batting storm from the Indian cricket side tomorrow. The Waikato Times quotes Seddon Park head groundsman Karl Johnson as saying that the preparation of the wicket for the one-day international had been hampered by the changing weather.

March 12th, 2009 HAMILTON - New Zealand cricket team coach Andy Moles is optimistic his troops can recover from the battering India has inflicted on them in the fourth match of their one-day series in Hamilton tomorrow. According to the Waikato Times, Moles is upbeat about Black Caps fighting back at Seddon Park.

March 12th, 2009 HAMILTON - The Black Caps have reportedly decided to switch tactics against India in Hamilton tomorrow provided, of course, skipper Daniel Vettori gets the option and the pitch is of its usual good standard. Down 2-0, with two to play, New Zealand coach Andy Moles feels it is time to switch tactics in an attempt to put the Indians under some heat, which is possibly another way of saying his bowlers simply have the yips and are losing them games.

March 1st, 2009 WELLINGTON - Former New Zealand skipper Adam Parore feels that the key for the Black Caps in the series against India will be to isolate batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to put pressure on the other members of the team. 'Two of the greats, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are here, and they will be expected to make runs the way they almost always do.