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Defending champs take Plunket Shield lead
The resumption of the Plunket Shield championship saw Northern Districts claim the sole outright to break free on a tight table
04 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
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Hawke Cup heads back to Canterbury Country
Bay of Plenty had succeeded in ending Taranaki's year-old tenure, but couldn't hold onto the prize in a one-sided drubbing as Will Williams and company came calling
01 Mar, 2026 in Community News
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Surprises in Plunket Shield squad news
The team news is in and first-class debuts are a possibility as the Plunket Shield national first-class championship resumes with round five of the eight-round championship from this Saturday
27 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Red-ball Plunket Shield returns this weekend
Twelve big matches remain in NZC’s Domestic season with the business end of the tight Plunket Shield first-class championship beginning this Saturday in Christchurch, Napier and Auckland
25 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Bay Oval to host Hawke Cup Challenge
Bay of Plenty will host a Hawke Cup Challenge Match for the first time since January 2018 when Canterbury Country arrives to contest the famous silverware at Bay Oval from this Friday morning
25 Feb, 2026 in Community News
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Classic contest in gripping Grand Final
Three centuries, 605 runs, smashed records and a fine Wellington day made for one of the great Ford Trophy Grand Finals between Canterbury and the Stags
22 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Nicholls, Clarkson top Ford Trophy stats
After a Domestic one-day season stacked with quality stats, Canterbury captain Henry Nicholls and Central Stags allrounder Josh Clarkson have emerged at the top of the respective batting and bowling charts after the completion of the men’s 2025/26 Ford Trophy
22 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Champion ND makes Hallyburton Johnstone Shield history
History has been made today at the Cello Basin Reserve after Northern Districts won their first national women’s cricket title — defeating Wellington Blaze by 67 runs to lift NZC’s Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day trophy
21 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Stags roar after Will Young century
A dominant all-round Elimination Final performance from the Central Stags has booked them into Sunday’s Ford Trophy Grand Final against defending champion Canterbury
20 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final countdown
Northern Districts and Wellington Blaze are about to square off in what promises to be an unmissable contest for the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. Hear what captains Jess Watkin and Georgia Plimmer have to say ahead of a potentitally history-making showdown
20 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Down calls time on cricket career
WHITE FERNS and Auckland Hearts batter Lauren Down has called time on her 15-year cricket career.
19 Feb, 2026 in International News
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One-Day Finals time in Wellington!
In a perfect script for the capital’s cricket fans, both Wellington’s teams have reached the national one-day finals at their home ground, the Cello Basin Reserve, over the coming days - the Firebirds heading into tomorrow's Ford Trophy Elimination Final against the Stags and the Blaze in Saturday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final showdown
19 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Curtis Heaphy sparkles in flat Central win
Ostensibly a 22-run win by the Stags against inked-in Grand Finalist Canterbury should have conferred handy pre-Finals bragging rites. But record lower order partnerships, Ronnie Kapur's maiden fifty and Michael Rae's new PB also gave Canterbury a psychological boost
17 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Firebirds-Northern Districts Ford Trophy match rescheduled
A key Ford Trophy match originally scheduled to be played at the Cello Basin Reserve this Tuesday, 17 February has now been shifted to the following day, Wednesday 18 February 2026 after a severe weather event
16 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Felicity Robertson announces retirement
A Hallyburton Johnstone Shield swansong awaits the Otago Sparks captain today, the former WHITE FERN and double international hanging up the bat after the final round of 2025/26 in Dunedin
15 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Melie Kerr century as Blaze joins ND in Final
In a match reduced to 28 overs, Northern Districts still managed to record their second biggest one-day winning margin, thumping the Central Hinds by 127 runs at Bay Oval on Saturday as their captain smashed a 26-ball half century
15 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Peter Fulton to depart Canterbury role
After winning mutliple Domestic trophies, Canterbury's Head Coach is heading offshore at the end of the month to take up a new challenge with English County Middlesex
14 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Jess Watkin breaks fastest fifty record
In a match reduced to 28 overs, Northern Districts still managed to record their second biggest one-day winning margin, thumping the Central Hinds by 127 runs at Bay Oval on Saturday as their captain smashed a 26-ball half century
14 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Defending champion into Grand Final
Canterbury has sealed the top qualifier’s direct entry into next Sunday’s Ford Trophy Grand Final with a game to spare, after a lightning-quick win over the Wellington Firebirds this afternoon, while a Nelson washout sees the Central Stags book a spot in Friday's Elimination Final. One spot left!
13 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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Melie Kerr returns for Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
Northern Districts has already qualified for the 2025/26 one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final, but which of three teams will be there to join them? Check out the squads for the all-important last two rounds of the regular season
13 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
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