When the new season’s Ford Trophy begins this Saturday in New Plymouth, Auckland and Christchurch, a number of leading players will be one step closer to an uncommon milestone. Who's set to join Michael Bracewell in the 100 appearances club this summer?
23 Oct, 2025 in Domestic News
Ten days out from the start of the NZC Domestic cricket season, the Central Stags are in the unusual position of not having a permanent Head Coach appointed. Check out all the coaching comings and goings around New Zealand ahead of a special season
15 Oct, 2025 in Domestic News
Staying close to the game in retirement, Anna Peterson has been appointed as Auckland Cricket’s Female Pathway Manager - a strategically important new role supported by NZC
09 Oct, 2025 in Domestic News
Christchurch’s Hagley Oval is set to play host to the 2025-26 Dream11 Super Smash women’s and men’s elimination and grand finals
18 Aug, 2025 in Domestic News
It's official - the 2025-26 Plunket Shield will be the 100th season of the men's domestic first-class competition.
13 Aug, 2025 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s domestic summer will start with one-day cricket for the second consecutive year, with the men’s Ford Trophy set to open proceedings on Saturday, October 25, followed by the women’s Hallyburton Johnstone Shield on November 15.
11 Aug, 2025 in Domestic News
Swathes of new talent are emerging across the country, with the six Major Associations releasing their first round of women’s contracts for the season
08 Aug, 2025 in Domestic News
Once they were teammates, and in more recent seasons, rivals on the playing field. But neither Auckland's Saachi Shahri nor Northern Brave's ex-Heart Jesse Prasad will be back for more next season, both women having recently announced their retirement from Domestic cricket
22 Jul, 2025 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today confirmed their first round of contracted male players for the 2025/26 domestic summer, featuring notable player moves and a number of newcomers receiving their first domestic contracts.
30 Jun, 2025 in Domestic News
Louis Delport has done his last backflip for the Auckland Aces, one of New Zealand Domestic cricket's most entertaining spinners retiring after the 2024/25 season
01 Jun, 2025 in Domestic News
1000+ matches, or 46 seasons later, Jeremy Busby's umpiring career is still going strong.
03 May, 2025 in Domestic News
Central Hinds captain Mikaela Franks (née Greig) bled green during a long and loyal Central career that led to a 2019 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield title - and finally saw her achieve national honours in 2024
17 Apr, 2025 in Domestic News
It was the perfect place to play his last match in New Zealand: back where it all began, in Dunedin, against the team that gave him his start in a brilliant Domestic career that took him all the way to the international dream. Here's how Neil Wagner's Aotearoa swansong played out
09 Apr, 2025 in Domestic News
The end of the 2024/25 NZC Domestic season brought with it the end of a loyal Wellington career, Iain McPeake signing off with one last wicket at his beloved Cello Basin Reserve
09 Apr, 2025 in Domestic News
It was a Plunket Shield season to remember with a storybook finish and exceptional performances, while breakout seasons also pushed some new faces into the spotlight
06 Apr, 2025 in Domestic News
The drought is over. After 13 long years, Northern Districts have lifted the Plunket Shield once more, providing the perfect finish for first-time winner Neil Wagner on the last day of his New Zealand domestic career
02 Apr, 2025 in Domestic News
As Northern Districts lifted the Plunket Shield for the first time in 13 years, Neil Wagner bowed out on a winning note at the close of a superb New Zealand Domestic career
02 Apr, 2025 in Match Reports
The defending Plunket Shield champions were still alive heading into the final round of summer, but this time it would be the Firebirds with the runner-up tag after a crucial result further south where the real threat loomed
01 Apr, 2025 in Match Reports
In the only dead rubber of the final round of the 2024/25 Plunket Shield first-class championship, the Central Stags finished on a top note by beating the Aces with a day to spare in Palmerston North, after an outstanding performance from Blair Tickner
31 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
It's down to the wire: the destination of the 1907 Plunket Shield may not be known until the final day of the 2024/25 national first-class season, three teams capable of winning the title over the next four days
29 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
