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Cricket: England fall to New Zealand XI in Test warm-up

England lost their four-day warm-up match by three wickets on Saturday when a New Zealand XI chased down a 333-run target with eight balls to spare. BJ Watling led the charge with an unbeaten 89 while opener Tom Latham made 48 as England lost a first-class warm-up match for the first time since being beaten by an Indian side seven years ago. England declared at their overnight second innings total of 256 for nine -- with Matt Prior (68) the main contributor and Graeme Swann unbeaten on 41 -- but their hopes for an early breakthrough did not eventuate.

Cricket-New Zealand v England - 2nd ODI scoreboard

NAPIER, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of the second one day international between New Zealand and England at McLean Park in Napier on Wednesday. England won the toss and opted to field. New Zealand BJ Watling c Cook b Anderson 7 H. Rutherford C Cook b Anderson 11 K. Williamson b Woakes 33 R. Taylor c Buttler b Anderson 100 G. Elliott c Bairstow b Finn 23 B. McCullum c Woakes b Broad 74 J.

Cricket: Broad hat-trick as England win N.Z. tour warm-up

Stuart Broad claimed a hat-trick Tuesday as he led England to a comfortable 46-run win over a New Zealand XI in the visitors' first hit-out of their two-month tour. England made an imposing total of 186 for three after losing the toss and being sent in to bat in the Twenty20 match, with Jos Buttler top-scoring on 57 not out and Eoin Morgan contributing an unbeaten 48.
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