Domestic News

Domestic News

Hanging up the bat: Bharat Popli

Northern Districts top order stalwart Bharat Popli has confirmed his retirement, the last Plunket Shield match of 2025/26 having brought down the curtain on a lengthy and remarkable Domestic career

Domestic News

Household names headline New Zealand Cricket's 2026/27 Performance Coaching Course

A blend of current and former international and domestic cricketers will feature in New Zealand Cricket's Performance Coaching Course (PCC) for the 2026/27 season.

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Hanging up the bat - Michael Snedden

Seam bowler Michael Snedden has announced his retirement after a career that saw him continue a century-long cricketing family tradition, and represent both the Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds

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A first-class season of the Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield champion Canterbury finished the 2025/26 season just a fingertip away from an elusive feat in New Zealand men’s Domestic cricket history — the triple crown, while Canterbury's Henry Nicholls, Central Stag Ray Toole and Otago's Max Chu topped the key first-class stats lists

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How the Plunket Shield was won

It was a final, three-way battle for the 2026 Plunket Shield, four teams having been in contention - but the picture quickly changing midway through the exciting decisive round

Domestic News

Plunket Shield final squads

Will it be Canterbury, Otago, the Aces or ND? Check out the squad news as it drops for the decisive last round of the Plunket Shield, the crunch four-dayers begin this Friday in Auckland, Hamilton and Dunedin

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Game on: who will lift the Plunket Shield?

Everybody is talking about Otago in the Plunket Shield. So much so that you might forget, for a minute, that Canterbury is in pole to lift the treasured first-class trophy in its 100th season

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