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Squads for pressure Plunket Shield round

The team news has dropped for the penultimate Plunket Shield round. It's an exciting race for the national first-class championship, round seven beginning this Wednesday in Wellington, Rangiora and Dunedin

17 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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All eyes on Plunket Shield's penultimate showdowns

It's a grippingly tight contest for the historic trophy, and batting and bowling accolades, as the New Zealand first-class season heads into an exciting last fortnight

16 March, 2026 in Domestic News

Domestic News

Canterbury Country locks away the Hawke Cup

The final Challenge Match of the summer got off to a good start for South Canterbury, but Canterbury Country had no intention of surrendering their newly won prize that easily

15 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Plunket Shield lead changes again!

After six action-packed days, the Plunket Shield’s dramatic sixth round was completed this afternoon with Canterbury’s win in Wellington taking them to the top of the tight and volatile championship table, with two rounds to go

12 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Like father, like son

In 1999, Otago's Shayne O'Connor took a bag in each innings in Auckland in a memorable first-class match. Now his 21-year-old, fellow left-armer son Thomas has done it as well - and gone one-up on Dad with one of Otago's best ever match hauls

11 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Five wickets in five balls!

Brett Randell makes world first-class cricket history with five wickets in five balls among a haul of 7/25 - one of the Central Stags' best ever bowling performances

08 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Defending champs take Plunket Shield lead

The resumption of the Plunket Shield championship saw Northern Districts claim the sole outright to break free on a tight table

04 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Hawke Cup heads back to Canterbury Country

Bay of Plenty had succeeded in ending Taranaki's year-old tenure, but couldn't hold onto the prize in a one-sided drubbing as Will Williams and company came calling

01 March, 2026 in Domestic News

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Surprises in Plunket Shield squad news

The team news is in and first-class debuts are a possibility as the Plunket Shield national first-class championship resumes with round five of the eight-round championship from this Saturday

27 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Return of the red ball

Twelve big matches remain in NZC’s Domestic season with the business end of the tight Plunket Shield first-class championship beginning this Saturday in Christchurch, Napier and Auckland

25 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Bay Oval to host Hawke Cup Challenge

Bay of Plenty will host a Hawke Cup Challenge Match for the first time since January 2018 when Canterbury Country arrives to contest the famous silverware at Bay Oval from this Friday morning

25 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Classic contest in gripping Grand Final

Three centuries, 605 runs, smashed records and a fine Wellington day made for one of the great Ford Trophy Grand Finals between Canterbury and the Stags

22 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Nicholls, Clarkson top Ford Trophy stats

After a Domestic one-day season stacked with quality stats, Canterbury captain Henry Nicholls and Central Stags allrounder Josh Clarkson have emerged at the top of the respective batting and bowling charts after the completion of the men’s 2025/26 Ford Trophy

22 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Champion ND makes Hallyburton Johnstone Shield history

History has been made today at the Cello Basin Reserve after Northern Districts won their first national women’s cricket title — defeating Wellington Blaze by 67 runs to lift NZC’s Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day trophy

21 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Stags roar after Will Young century

A dominant all-round Elimination Final performance from the Central Stags has booked them into Sunday’s Ford Trophy Grand Final against defending champion Canterbury

20 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final countdown

Northern Districts and Wellington Blaze are about to square off in what promises to be an unmissable contest for the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. Hear what captains Jess Watkin and Georgia Plimmer have to say ahead of a potentitally history-making showdown

20 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Down calls time on cricket career

WHITE FERNS and Auckland Hearts batter Lauren Down has called time on her 15-year cricket career.

19 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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One-Day Finals time in Wellington

In a perfect script for the capital’s cricket fans, both Wellington’s teams have reached the national one-day finals at their home ground, the Cello Basin Reserve, over the coming days - the Firebirds heading into tomorrow's Ford Trophy Elimination Final against the Stags and the Blaze in Saturday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final showdown

19 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Curtis Heaphy sparkles in flat Central win

Ostensibly a 22-run win by the Stags against inked-in Grand Finalist Canterbury should have conferred handy pre-Finals bragging rites. But record lower order partnerships, Ronnie Kapur's maiden fifty and Michael Rae's new PB also gave Canterbury a psychological boost

17 February, 2026 in Domestic News

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Firebirds-Northern Districts Ford Trophy match rescheduled

A key Ford Trophy match originally scheduled to be played at the Cello Basin Reserve this Tuesday, 17 February has now been shifted to the following day, Wednesday 18 February 2026 after a severe weather event

16 February, 2026 in Domestic News