Northern Districts now needs an outright win to lift the Plunket Shield, anything less will see the Wellington Firebirds celebrating later today. Meanwhile, Central Stags captain Greg Hay is bowing out in style after a significant domestic career
26 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds and Northern Districts both head into the decisive round with the most wins under the belt - but which team boasts the best performances? Peruse some of the season's key stats to decide who you're backing over the next four days
23 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Early next week, either Northern Districts or the Wellington Firebirds will be crowned as the Plunket Shield champions for 2023/24, and they're playing each other from this Sunday for that privilege. Check out the tale of the tape
22 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Just two teams remain contenders for the coveted national first-class Plunket Shield — and they’ll be playing each other for the title in Hamilton from this Sunday, in their final four-dayer of the NZC Domestic season
19 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Northern Districts could have sewn up the Plunket Shield with a round to spare, but Canterbury had other plans for them in a slick win at their country estate
19 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Central's miserable run of luck continued, this time with only an all-time wicketkeeping record to celebrate - while occasional Ace Jordan Sussex had a blinder in just his second game in two years, getting Auckland their belated first win
19 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
A stunning career best eight-for from Wellington Firebird Michael Bracewell put the Wellington Firebirds back in charge of the national championship, with a day to spare, in the penultimate round
18 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Despite a century and bag of their own, the Otago Volts ran smack into Michael Bracewell, in his first red-ball match for the Firebirds all summer, and came out stinging from a bruising defeat inside three days
18 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Otago Volts captain Dean Foxcroft provided a star turn with a stunning haul of 6/49 against Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds at the Cello Basin Reserve - but it won't be enough to keep his team alive in the championship
17 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Plunket Shield frontrunner Northern Districts has handed a lifeline to the chasing pack after securing just one of the four first innings batting points on offer to them in Rangiora
16 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
The Plunket Shield national championship is boiling down to the last two decisive rounds of summer, with several teams still well in the hunt for the coveted first-class trophy
15 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Defending Plunket Shield champion the Central Stags won't be sending the Auckland Aces any Christmas cards this year after the Aces failed to see out the last two balls of their match against Northern Districts, while weather and the Firebirds denied the Stags in Manawatū
12 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
The Central Stags plastered their fourth highest ever first-class total on Fitzherbert Park as they looked to move up the Plunket Shield ladder before it was too late. But a defiant Wellington Firebirds nightwatchman, and some ill-timed wet weather interventions, conspired against them
11 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
In one of the great Plunket Shield finishes, Northern Districts sweated all day against a determined Auckland Aces line-up, before snaffling a crucial victory - with just minutes to spare
11 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts file away their first victory of the first-class season with a day to spare, while the Central Stags and Northern Districts are looking to join them in the winner's circle after taking commanding positions
10 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Canterbury's Plunket Shield concerns grow as the Otago Volts snatch a nine-wicket outright inside three days, for their first win of the first-class season
10 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
The Central Stags, Otago Volts and Northern Districts all have the upper hand midway through a big sixth round of the Plunket Shield - with just two rounds remaining to sort out this season's champion
09 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Seven players with WHITE FERNS experience have been named in the New Zealand A squads to take on England A in three T20s and three One Day matches, starting in Queenstown next week.
06 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
The Otago Volts and the Auckland Aces will both have fresh mentors at the helm next season, after announcements over the past two days
05 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
Muhammad Abbas has a second first-class century before his 21st birthday while allrounder Nathan Smith steps up again, as the Wellington Firebirds snatch a narrow lead atop the Plunket Shield championship ladder
04 Mar, 2024 in Domestic News
