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?

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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.

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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 since 2018, with the men’s one-day competition set to start the 2024-25 season on Sunday, October 20.

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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.

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O’Connor & Shipley headline NZC Match Official appointments

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Sparks farewell Sophie Oldershaw

Devastating on her day, the Otago Sparks leg-spinner has announced her retirement from Domestic cricket at just 25, after 89 appearances for the Sparks across both female formats  

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Unbeaten Wellington Firebirds are Plunket Shield champions

The undefeated Wellington Firebirds have been crowned as the 2023/24 national first-class champions after wet weather on the final day in Hamilton prevented any further play, the big match with Northern Districts ending in a draw

Match Reports

Luck of the draw in decisive match

It had started as a 'Plunket Shield final' as the last two contenders for the national first-class title assembled in Hamilton. But wet weather would extend Northern Districts' long-running drought in the red-ball format while the Wellington Firebirds held on to their crucial points lead

Match Reports

Jordan Sussex does it again

Canterbury's final game and win of the 2023/24 season - including a Zak Foulkes maiden bag, will ironically be better remembered for the extraordinary wicket-taking spree from the opposition's wildcard

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All eyes on Hamilton on penultimate day

Plunket Shield leader the Wellington Firebirds head into today’s penultimate day still with their nose in front of Northern Districts on the points table, but nothing is in the bag just yet

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