Match Reports

Howzat? Angus McKenzie takes five

Gus McKenzie’s maiden five-wicket bag on Day One of the season ensured that Canterbury rolled the Wellington Firebirds for just 129 in a brutal start to The Ford Trophy season. But he wasn't the only star act

Match Reports

Volts power up

Otago has the early Ford Trophy lead after an explosive all-round performance in round one - leaving Northern Districts shell-shocked in Northland and the Volts with one of their biggest ever margins of victory

Match Reports

First ton of summer to Will O'Donnell

Last season's finalists the Auckland Aces kick-started their new Ford Trophy campaign after an arm-wrestle with the Stags in Taranaki sunshine

Domestic News

The first Ford Trophy squads have landed

Check out the potential debutants, BLACKCAPS playing for their Domestic teams, the new skippers and more as the first squads of the season hit the press

Domestic News

Ford focus, teams ready

It's now just two days to go until the home summer begins. We continue our Ford Trophy preview as the countdown shortens, the 2024/25 season opening this Sunday in Whangārei, New Plymouth and Wellington

Domestic News

The Ford Trophy - and summer - countdown begins

One week to go! NZC's 2024/25 summer of Domestic cricket begins next Sunday with the men's Ford Trophy in New Plymouth, Wellington and Whangārei. So what's new?

Domestic News

Dream11 Super Smash Finals Weekend set for the Capital

New Zealand’s domestic T20 champions will be crowned in Wellington this summer as the Dream11 Super Smash presented by KFC gears up for a bumper Finals Weekend of cricket.

Domestic News

White ball cricket set to start NZC domestic summer 2024-25

The Ford Trophy will open New Zealand’s domestic summer of cricket for the first time in nealy three decades, with the men’s one-day competition set to start the 2024/25 season on Sunday, October 20

Domestic News

Nine new additions on women’s domestic contracts lists

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s domestic contract lists for the 2024/25 summer, with nine players receiving contract offers for the first time.

Domestic News

O’Connor & Shipley headline NZC Match Official appointments

New Zealand Cricket's Match Official Panels have been announced ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Domestic News

U19 stars snapped up in final round of men's domestic contract offers

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have confirmed their 16 contracted male players for the 2024/25 domestic summer, with four of the eight final spots having been offered to players from the recent NZ U19 programme.

Domestic News

Five new umpires announced in Aspiring Female Umpire Programme

Five new umpires have been announced in a fourteen-strong cohort of Aspiring Female Umpire Programme for the 2024/25 season

Domestic News

O’Donnell and Carter headline men’s domestic contract movements

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their first round of contracted male players for the 2024/25 domestic summer including some key player movements and a host of fresh faces earning their first domestic contract offers

Domestic News

Kiwi Cricketers Abroad - Matt Boyle & Georgia Atkinson

Each off-season, hundreds of Kiwi cricketers take the opportunity to get overseas and enjoy an English summer. Matt Boyle and Georgia Atkinson are no different – currently plying their trade in Sussex and Gloucestershire, respectively.

Domestic News

Agafili paves the way for Pasifika cricketers

An inspiring speech from guest speaker, Regina Lili’I, at McAuley High School’s 2019 sports prizegiving motivated a young Carol Agafili to begin a journey in cricket. Since then, she has become a true role model for Pasifika in cricket through playing for Northern Districts and Samoa, and coaching the Pasifika Schoolgirls team.

Domestic News

Jacinta Savage pulls up stumps

Not many players can say they were their team's wicketkeeper and ended up with one of the best bowling performances on record. That's the unique career arc of retiring Canterbury Magician, Jacinta Savage

Domestic News

Seth Rance retires from Domestic cricket

After a career that took him from small town Wairarapa to the Central Stags to the BLACKCAPS, swing bowler Seth Rance has officially called time on his NZC Domestic representative cricket career

Domestic News

Hay leaves big shoes to fill

After an impressive and intriguing career, Central Stags captain Greg Hay announced his retirement during the final round of the 2023/24 Plunket Shield — then put an exclamation mark on it with one of his greatest knocks

Domestic News

Pulling up stumps

As the pages turned towards the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, it was also the final chapter on the field for one of New Zealand Cricket's most respected umpires

Domestic News

First-class debut was a tough act to follow

The past season marked the end for Wellington’s loyal paceman, Ollie Newton. The 35-year-old put away his bowling boots in February, but will always remember the incredible match that marked his first-class debut

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