New Zealand's first-class champion will be found tomorrow on a nail-biting final day of the 2016/17 season, with just two teams — defending champions the Auckland Aces and Canterbury — now left in the running
31 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
Northern Districts headed to Dunedin as one of three teams left in the running for the Plunket Shield, determined to go out in style
31 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
After 10 rounds spread across more than five months, the winner of the 2017 New Zealand first-class Plunket Shield will be revealed this week, in the last four days of our domestic season
27 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
A declaration backfires on Canterbury and Jesse Ryder cruises to his 23rd first-class ton. Now the Plunket Shield will go down to the wire in next week's final round
25 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
Two maiden first-class five-fors, yet another Michael Papps century but the only stat that mattered to ND was the win
24 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
A smashing Anaru Kitchen century isn't enough to save the Otago Volts from defeat as the Aces keep their Plunket Shield campaign on the boil
23 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
There are just eight days remaining in the 2016/17 Plunket Shield season and the penultimate round shapes as the most fascinating yet
20 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
What were you doing at 20? Glenn Phillips was busy making New Zealand cricket history
17 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
A last-over thriller sees both the Central Stags and Firebirds finish just a whisker away from winning outright while spinner Ajaz Patel chalks up a remarkable fourth five-for of the first-class season
17 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
An astonishing tailend partnership, maiden centuries to Henry Cooper and Glenn Phillips, an Aces declaration and nail-biter chase: it was all on at Eden Park Outer Oval
17 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
Canterbury captain Andrew Ellis leads from the front yet again with a career best six-for as the Plunket Shield leaders tighten their grip on the Plunket Shield with maximum points
16 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
With just 12 days of cricket remaining in the New Zealand domestic first-class season, the heat is on the top contenders to bring it home
13 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
Three drawn results don’t do justice to the interest sparked by the introduction of day/night first-class cricket last week. So what did the players make of it all?
11 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
A pink-ball seven-for for ND leggie Ish Sodhi had the shine taken off it when Seth Rance struck back with a devastating career-best six-for
10 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
Firebirds captain Michael Papps became the first to a pink-ball century as first-class night cricket made its debut, then enforced a follow-on for good measure
10 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
A record fifth-wicket stand and pink ball century for Canterbury captain Andrew Ellis is met with a career best from young Ace Ben Horne
09 Mar, 2017 in Match Reports
All you need to know about first-class cricket under lights at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, Hamilton's Seddon Park and Auckland's Eden Park this week
05 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
Canterbury usurps ND as we get set for first-class cricket under lights next week
01 Mar, 2017 in Domestic News
A first-class showing as Colin Maiden blasts a ballistic century in both innings for the Aces against the luckless Stags at Colin Maiden Park
28 Feb, 2017 in Match Reports
Swing prodigy Nathan Smith's maiden five-for and an Anaru Kitchen century help the Otago Volts get lift-off in the Plunket Shield
28 Feb, 2017 in Match Reports
