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Cricket: Seven-up Broad leads England rout of New Zealand

Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord's on Sunday. New Zealand, chasing 239 for victory, were dismissed for just 68 in under two hours, with Broad taking seven wickets for 44 runs in a mere 11 overs. South Africa born duo BJ Watling (13) and Neil Wagner (17), who got to 10 with a six off Broad, were the only New Zealand batsmen to reach double figures in an innings that lasted less than 23 overs.

Cricket: Seven-up Broad leads England rout of New Zealand

Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord's on Sunday. New Zealand, chasing 239 for victory, were dismissed for just 68 in under two hours, with Broad taking seven wickets for 44 runs in a mere 11 overs. South Africa born duo BJ Watling (13) and Neil Wagner (17), who got to 10 with a six off Broad, were the only New Zealand batsmen to reach double figures in an innings that lasted less than 23 overs.

Cricket: England v New Zealand 1st Test scoreboard

Scoreboard at close of England's second innings on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday: England 1st Innings 232 (T Southee 4-58, N Wagner 3-70) New Zealand 1st Innings 207 (R Taylor 66, K Williamson 60; J Anderson 5-47, S Finn 4-63) England 2nd Innings (overnight 180-6) A. Cook c Brownlie b Boult 21 N. Compton b Wagner 15 J. Trott b Williamson 56 J. Root b Southee 71

Cricket: Southee's six appeal too much for England

Tim Southee took six wickets as New Zealand wrapped up England's second innings inside 10 overs on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord's on Sunday. The seamer finished with figures of six wickets for 50 runs in 19 overs as England were bowled out for 213. However, that left New Zealand needing 239 -- which would be the highest total of the match were they to achieve it -- for victory. Much would depend on how their top order fared against England new-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad in still overcast conditions favouring seam bowlers.

Cricket: Indian police widen spot-fixing probe

Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microscope. Test discard Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was among a trio of players from the Rajasthan Royals arrested Thursday over allegations they agreed to bowl badly during the Indian Premier League in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars.

Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan

Gunmen on Saturday killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling. Zohra Hussain, 59, the vice president of PTI women's wing in the southern Sindh province, was targeted by three gunmen on a motorcycle outside her residence in the city's upmarket Defence neighbourhood.

Cricket: Southee treble rocks England in first Test

Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord's on Saturday. At stumps, England were 180 for six in their second innings -- a lead of 205 runs. England were building a sound position at 159 for two when paceman Southee wrested back the initiative with three wickets for four runs in 17 balls. In all, England lost four wickets for 12 runs to throw the first of this two-Test series wide open, although their lead was now almost as much as New Zealand's meagre first innings 207.

Cricket: Southee treble rocks England in first Test

Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord's on Saturday. At stumps, England were 180 for six in their second innings -- a lead of 205 runs. England were building a sound position at 159 for two when paceman Southee wrested back the initiative with three wickets for four runs in 17 balls. In all, England lost four wickets for 12 runs to throw the first of this two-Test series wide open, although their lead was now almost as much as New Zealand's meagre first innings 207.

Cricket: New Zealand 207 all out against England

New Zealand were bowled out for 207 for in reply to England's first innings 232, a deficit of 25 runs, on the third day of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday. James Anderson took five wickets for 47 runs, a haul that included his 300th Test wicket, and fellow seamer Steven Finn four for 63. For New Zealand Ross Taylor top-scored with 66, while Kane Williamson made 60 in his first Test in England. This is the first of a two-Test series. jdg/ps
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