A former BLACKCAP and Canterbury captain, red and black stalwart Andrew Ellis has announced his retirement from after an 18-year professional career
19 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
New Zealand Cricket has cancelled the last two rounds of the domestic Plunket Shield competition as a precaution against the spread or transmission of COVID-19
16 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
Today at Seddon Park Northern Spirit captain Felicity Leydon-Davis will lead her side into her first ever Grand Final in the team's 20th anniversary season. What's been the Spirit's secret after a dazzling turnaround this season?
14 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
Hamilton witnessed one of the great Hallyburton Johnstone Shield finals with a maiden century for Arlene Kelly, a fighting big ton from Northern Spirit captain Felicity Leydon-Davis and inevitable heartbreak for one of two strong sides
14 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
Black and gold Friday? The Wellington Firebirds are one step closer to breaking their title drought while the Otago Volts have scored a Plunket Shield victory over the Central Stags for the first time in almost a decade
13 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
Northern Districts bounced back from a heartbreaking loss in a great contest in Auckland with another solid first-class performance, this time a win on their home turf
13 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
Is this the season they break the drought? The Wellington Firebirds have dominated the Auckland Aces in a key round of Plunket Shield action, claiming an innings victory after captain Michael Bracewell snaffled a maiden five-for
13 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
Only three days of play was possible in Dunedin. After the Volts declared behind, it would prove long enough for a classic finish, the Volts beating the Stags in the Plunket Shield for the first time since February 2011
13 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
Yet another hundred for ND's super Cooper; the Volts declare behind in Dunedin; and the Wellington Firebirds are moving in for the kill in Auckland to have the chasing teams on edge
12 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
A special day for a 20-year-old Firebird; even Stevens between ND and Canterbury at Seddon and the Volts have had a decent day of it in Dunedin
11 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
New Zealand umpire Derek Walker has raised his third umpiring century of the season by standing in his 100th first-class game in Dunedin
10 Mar, 2020 in International News
In the middle of a drought, wet weather arrived to interrupt - and advance - opening day of a big Round 6 of the Plunket Shield
10 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
We are down to the last three rounds of the 2019/20 first-class championship and it's still anybody's game... just
09 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
An Outer Oval thriller with centuries to Henry Cooper, Ben Horne and history made as both Mark Chapman and ND captain Joe Carter score a century in each innings in the same Plunket Shield match
04 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
The Firebirds give the Stags a bath at the Basin; ND captain Joe Carter has become the first man since November 2017 to score a century in each innings and the Volts have broken their egg with a 62-run victory over Canterbury
03 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
The Stags went in as competition leaders before a dramatic day one routing left them taking a bath in the Basin
03 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts have broken their Plunket Shield egg with a 62-run victory over Canterbury - with more than a day to spare
03 Mar, 2020 in Match Reports
Another fast-moving day in the Plunket Shield with Blair Tickner's second first-class bag, a Canterbury collapse and Mark Chapman's career-best first-class century - unbeaten overnight on 131*
02 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
Until this season, Northern Spirit had never made a national final. Now they're hosting the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Grand Final on their home turf, Seddon Park, against regular recent champions the Auckland Hearts
02 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
Henry Cooper and Joe Carter centuries; another big fightback from Rippon & Smith Ltd; and a dramatic start to the top-of-the-table clash at the Basin Reserve were all features as the fifth of eight rounds of Plunket Shield got underway today
01 Mar, 2020 in Domestic News
