Heading into the third round of the HBJ, the Canterbury Magicians - last season's runner-up - were still hunting their first win. They'd still be in that position at the close of their first home match of the season
25 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
What a knock from a 19-year-old playing her first Hallyburton Johstone Shield day/nighter. Northern Districts was hosting the history-making night match in Hamilton, but Wellington Blaze stole the show thanks to Georgia Plimmer's amazing maiden 147 and an all wickets record
25 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Get the picnic basket ready because The Ford Trophy is coming to a town near you, bringing exciting contests between bat and ball as six teams compete for the men's national one-day crown
24 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
A New Zealand cricket first in Hamilton and a top-of-the-table clash in Auckland are among exciting items on the menu for the second weekend of the national women's one-day championship, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
23 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
ND snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after key performances from Brett Hampton and Neil Wagner in Dunedin ensured they stayed top of the Plunket Shield ladder after four of the eight rounds
20 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Former WHITE FERNS leg-spinner Erin Bermingham retired from all cricket in 2019. Or so she thought. Today, she spun back in to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield after answering an SOS from her old team
19 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
Stung by a heavy first-up loss, defending Hallyburton Johnstone Shield champion Wellington Blaze hit back hard in round two against the Otago Sparks
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
The unexpected appearance of retired WHITE FERN Erin Bermingham spiced up a weather-blighted rematch in Palmerston North
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
After the disappointment of the previous day's washout, round two of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield saw the sun pop out over Whangārei for the Auckland Hearts and Northern Districts to get on the park at last
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Standing in as Aces captain, Sean Solia produces the knock of his career - against joint leaders the Firebirds, as the Aucklanders reassert themselves in the Plunket Shield. But would there be time for a valuable result?
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
For the second Plunket Shield match in a row, Canterbury worked their way into a winning position, only for last-session rain to deny them any spoils - while weather also cost the Stags their chance to snatch the Shield lead
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Player and coach debuts were put on hold for 24 hours after rain wrecked the first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in Whangārei: the Hearts and ND will try again tomorrow
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Nobody told the Central Hinds that chasing down 200 plus on a rainy afternoon against last year's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield runners-up wasn't easy
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
The first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield sees the Otago Sparks off to a flier, bundling out the defending champion Wellington Blaze with a big win at the Basin
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
The first white-ball contests of NZC's 2023/24 Domestic season get underway this Saturday in Wellington, Palmerston North, and Whangārei with the opening clashes of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
17 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
The only two undefeated sides went toe-to-toe in a closely-fought fight in the capital, Firebirds star Nathan Smith and young Northern Districts gun Kristian Clarke both continuing to make a big early impact for their respective teams. But the result was one nobody wanted
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Two Plunket Shield matches, two more first-class hundreds in the bank for run machine Henry Nicholls as Canterbury compounds Auckland's first-class woes at Hagley Oval
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
An important match for both teams played out in wintery conditions, the Otago Volts hosting their first home match of the season. Could they get their first win of the season, or would under-pressure defending champs the Central Stags bounce back? Warning: cliffhanger!
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Hawke's Bay is off to the ball at last for a long-awaited, cyclone-delayed Challenge Match against its regular Hawke Cup adversary, Canterbury Country that starts this Friday in Rangiora
08 Nov, 2023 in Community News
A quarter of the way into the national first-class championship and we’ve seen four five-wicket bags, four centuries, young stars shining, veterans performing and some quality all-round statchat
05 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
