In a hard fought match at the outer oval, Central Stag Brad Schmulian celebrated his second one day ton in the space of two games against the Aces, but the O'Donnell brothers got their side back in the contest
19 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
After having headed into the weekend in third spot and fighting for a lifeline, the Otago Sparks made it two out of two over the Auckland Hearts to snatch the last spot in Sunday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final
18 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
All Wellington Blaze had to do to ink in the top qualifier spot for the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final was win against the team that was dead last on the ladder. The Magicians had other ideas
18 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
After a rare Dream11 Super Smash Final appearance and a mid-table finish in the HBJ, the Central Hinds improved their overall results in 2023/24
18 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The Otago Sparks have one foot through the gate to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final after having overtaken the Auckland Hearts in Dunedin - but the Hearts can still shut them out this Sunday in the last round
17 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
A brilliant performance from 20-year-old pace ace Kayley Knight wasn't enough to stop the Central Hinds at Pukekura Park - even with a player down
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Clinging to second spot, the last thing the Auckland Hearts needed was to lose the penultimate round of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and let the race for the Final go down to the wire
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
A weekend wake-up call for HBJ leaders Wellington Blaze started with a remarkable, tight, get-out-of-jail victory against the Canterbury Magicians thanks to their most experienced spinner
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
We're down to the final doubleheader weekend of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield: will it be the Auckland Hearts or Otago Sparks playing Wellington Blaze in next weekend's Grand Final?
16 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
The Firebirds were in a last-ditch battle to save their Ford Trophy skins, but the Auckland Aces had other plans in a last-ball thriller at the Cello Basin Reserve
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts continued their big run through the back end of The Ford Trophy campaign, this time taking a good win off leader Northern Districts to boost their qualification chances
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Last summer's Ford Trophy finalists headed into another rematch, this time at Hagley Oval - Canterbury coming out of it with twin centuries, a new third-wicket record, a fourth bonus point win, and the competition lead with one round to go
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
With only two rounds to go before next week's Ford Trophy Elimination and Grand Finals, the race to get there is incredibly tight ahead of tomorrow's games in Queenstown, Christchurch and Wellington
13 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
With a much-changed line-up, including two senior rep debutants, Hawke's Bay extended their Hawke Cup tenure by seeing off the Zone 1 Challenge from a fighting Counties Manukau
11 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Defending champions the Central Stags bounce back at home with a valuable win over the Auckland Aces in a tight race for the Finals berths
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Several days earlier, Andrew Hazeldine had helped stun the Stags at University of Otago Oval with his sharp bowling. Now he showed he was pretty handy with a bat, too, while Luke Georgeson snared a maiden five-wicket bag
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The scene was set for a showcase event at Hagley Oval with Ford Trophy day-night cricket returning to Christchurch and a top-of-the-table shootout at that, but only one full innings was possible
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Last summer's Ford Trophy finalist Canterbury make a statement, roaring up the table into second spot, with a big 119-run, bonus point win over former frontrunners the Aces
06 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Nick Kelly and Henry Cooper centuries and a five-for for Kristian Clarke were among the highlights of a big match between the Firebirds and Ford Trophy leaders ND
06 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
It was Waitangi Day woes for the defending champions with an untimely loss in Dunedin after Andrew Hazeldine defended a middling total with his maiden five-for
06 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
