Nathan Astle was born in Christchurch on 15th September 1971. The gutsy cricketer soon rose through the age-group cricket and was knocking on the doors of national selection.

It was one of the iconic knocks in Test cricket history, which went in a losing cause. It was exactly 23 years from today when Astle went all guns blazing in the second innings against England in ...

New Zealand opening batsman Nathan Astle has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. Astle announced his retirement on Friday in Perth, Australia, where the New Zealand side is ...

On March 16, 2002, Nathan Astle smashed the fastest double century in Test cricket in an encounter against England at Christchurch. Chasing a mammoth 550 in the fourth innings, Astle’s ...

Nathan Astle's heroics had the whole cricket world gasping today as reaction set in to what was, and ever will be, one of the outstanding individual achievements in cricket history Matches ( 16 ...

Nathan John Astle, one of New Zealand’s leading batsmen during 1996-2005, turns 44 today. A prolific batsman with over 11,000 International runs (Tests & ODIs combined) and a member of the ...

Former New Zealand cricketer Nathan Astle, for one, has stepped up a few gears after giving up cricket, reveling in a love for speedway racing. "I couldn't do it when I was playing cricket.

It was on March 16, 2002, when former New Zealand cricketer Nathan Astle registered the fastest-ever double century in the longest format of the game. Continue Reading. Tue, February 11 2020.