Canterbury kept their Plunket Shield hopes alive while the Central Stags perished after a Michael Rae career-best bag put them on the back foot early at Hagley, in a second big defeat to their opponents this summer
23 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Canterbury was rolled for double digits, then staged a stellar comeback on the back of classic Bowes and Nicholls centuries as they tried to chase down a record fourth innings total. The Firebirds survived the close call to go to the top of the table
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts were getting very hungry for their first win in the Plunket Shield this season. Destined to finish down the ladder after no wins from the first five rounds, they finally caught a break in Central
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Auckland's home turf turned out to be an excellent venue if you were a leg-spinner, with both Ace Adi Ashok and veteran Northern skipper Jeet Raval snaffling bags on the bunsen
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Slow over rates have cost Northern Districts and the Otago Volts a points deduction in the fifth round of the Plunket Shield, in their respective matches in Hamilton and Wellington
10 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
A career-defining 345 saw Stags captain Tom Bruce produce his team's highest ever score in the Stags's highest ever first-class total. Bevon Jacobs responded with a maiden ton for the Aces in a runfest of a draw
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Canterbury headed into the fifth round of the national first-class championship at the head of the table, and ended it in third place after outright home wins to both their opponent Northern Districts in Hamilton, and defending champion the Wellington Firebirds in the capital
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
And the beat goes on! Another first-class match, another Nick Kelly ton. The Firebirds run machine now has four, just one away from equalling Matthew Bell's Wellington record for most hundreds in a season
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Tom Bruce has added several more records to his name after the Central Stags captain celebrated his first triple century, and went on to reach a career-defining 345, at Eden Park's Kennards Hire Community Oval, this afternoon
06 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
Tom Bruce and Dane Cleaver have smashed the Central Stags’ first-class fourth-wicket partnership record, with one of the highest stands for the wicket ever seen in the Plunket Shield, as the red-ball season reactivates
05 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
Last year's Ford Trophy Finalists are back for more in today's rematch for the 2025 title between defending champion Canterbury and the strong Auckland Aces - both teams packed with big names and riveting match-ups, including a collegial leg-spinning battle between self-confessed cricket nuffies Ish Sodhi and Adi Ashok
02 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
Defending champion Canterbury dominated the Auckland Aces early with the ball, but a feisty lower order fightback by the Aces put the men's one-day Ford Trophy Final back in the balance - until a class batting display in the Canterbury chase
02 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Auckland Hearts captain Maddy Green has elected to bat first against defending champion the Otago Sparks, on an overcast but warm morning at Dunedin's University of Otago Oval
01 Mar, 2025 in Domestic News
The Otago Sparks fended off a powerful challenge from the Auckland Hearts and a record Maddy Green century to defend the national one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with a last-ball thriller
01 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
The first of The Ford Trophy Finals is here, to be played out under Dunedin sunshine today at University of Otago Oval, between two strong sides and two captains in their first season as leaders
28 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
Jimmy Neesham found the perfect moment to produce his first Ford Trophy century for the Auckland Aces, starring with a thunderous 128 off only 82 balls in the Aces’ 91-run Elimination Final win over the Central Stags
28 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The former New Zealand captain and Northern Districts Board member is stepping up as the new CEO of Northern Districts Cricket Association from April
26 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
New Zealand Cricket is pleased to announce the Official appointments for the upcoming national one-day finals, in the women's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the men's Ford Trophy
24 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
Buckle your seats for three decisive days of 50-over cricket in Dunedin, starting this Friday - with both The Ford Trophy and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield defending champions clinching the top qualifier spots
23 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
Aggressive top order batting from the Auckland Hearts helped claim a second win at Hagley Oval, succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to join the Otago Sparks in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
