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ND off to a flier with innings victory

Nine wickets in the match for Scott Kuggeleijn and a maiden Sandeep Patel century see ND to the first Plunket Shield outright of the summer

22 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Welcome to a New Wave of Coaches

The beginning of the 2023/24 Domestic season this Friday heralds the start of a new journey for a number of new coaches who'll be taking the team reins for the first time

19 October, 2023 in Domestic News

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Get set for a first-class summer

The blocks are almost ready. The players are in the nets or going hard out in warm-up games. Season 2023/24 is just around the corner, with New Zealand's six Plunket Shield teams gearing up for first ball next Friday!

09 October, 2023 in Domestic News

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Dream11 Super Smash More Accessible Than Ever

The action-packed schedule released today features all 32 men’s and women’s doubleheaders hosted across 10 venues in Aotearoa, all broadcast live free-to-air on TVNZ+ and Duke for the first time in the competition’s history

10 September, 2023 in Domestic News

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Women’s Domestic Contracts finalised | New 13th contract offer

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s Domestic contract lists for the 2023/24 summer.

18 August, 2023 in Domestic News

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Day-Nighters for women Queens Park back on domestic schedule

The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield will feature day-night matches for the first time in the women’s one-day competition, while Invercargill’s Queens Park is back on the circuit – all confirmed in today’s release of NZC’s domestic schedules

08 August, 2023 in Domestic News

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Men’s Domestic contracts finalised

The 2023/24 home summer of cricket inches another step closer with New Zealand’s six Major Associations finalising their men’s Domestic contracted player rosters.

21 July, 2023 in Domestic News

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First round of male domestic contracts confirmed

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their first round of contracted male players for the 2023/24 Domestic summer including some key player movements across the country.

04 July, 2023 in Domestic News

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Northern Districts welcomes Jess Watkin

Former Central Hinds captain and 2018 WHITE FERN Jess Watkin is moving to Northern Districts, after a decade-long career with CD

16 June, 2023 in Domestic News

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It's back to the future for Kyle Jamieson

After four years with the Auckland Aces, BLACKCAP Kyle Jamieson is returning to Canterbury for the 2023/24 season while the Aces will regain the services of Finn Allen who is on the move from the Firebirds

13 June, 2023 in Domestic News

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Blake Coburn retires

As a left-arm unorthodox wrist spinner, the Canterbury slow bowler possessed one of the rarest talents in the New Zealand Domestic game

09 June, 2023 in Domestic News

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Southern man heading north

After a nine-year career with the Otago Volts, entertaining paceman Michael Rae will be available for Canterbury next season

01 June, 2023 in Domestic News

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Gloves off: Ben Horne announces retirement

After a successful career spanning seven seasons, Auckland Aces wicketkeeper/batsman Ben Horne has announced his retirement from professional cricket

26 May, 2023 in Domestic News

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New female cricket opportunities in Nelson!

“The Claudia Green Cup” was introduced last summer, offering Nelson's female cricketers the opportunity to develop their skills in the game. Learn more right here!

11 May, 2023 in Domestic News

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Plunket Shield Season Statchat

There was plenty to celebrate in the 2022/23 first-class season with a hotly contested Plunket Shield championship producing memorable matches and outstanding individual feats across all six teams

03 May, 2023 in Domestic News

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The timing was right says Will Somerville

Will Somerville crafted a career like none other, a circuitous loop that took him from early days in Otago to Australia where he represented New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers and finally back to Auckland to represent the BLACKCAPS

01 May, 2023 in Domestic News

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Finnie Farewell

Former New Zealand Under 19 captain and Otago Volts allrounder Josh Finnie announced his retirement from representative Domestic cricket at the end of the season

26 April, 2023 in Domestic News

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Tāmaki Makaurau Māori first to lift new title

Tāmaki Makaurau Māori has become New Zealand's first Māori national cricket champion, lifting the new NZC trophy undefeated at the inaugural national tāne tournament in Whangārei

09 April, 2023 in Domestic News

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Stags win the Plunket Shield 'final' at Saxton Oval

The last Domestic match of the 2022/23 season would decide the Plunket Shield. Only the hosts, the Central Stags, were in contention, while the Auckland Aces would have all of Canterbury hoping they would have the final say

04 April, 2023 in Match Reports

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Ford Trophy: the top performers

Some of them have just starred for the BLACKCAPS in the one-dayers against Sri Lanka, others are bubbling away on the Domestic circuit, putting their hand up. Who were the top drawer players in the 2022/23 Ford Trophy?

01 April, 2023 in Domestic News