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Canterbury lifts the Plunket Shield

Hamish Marshall joins Glenn Phillips with a century in all formats this season as he leads the Firebirds to victory but Canterbury are crowned Plunket Shield champions for the third time in four seasons

02 April, 2017 in Match Reports

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Aces Plunket Shield hopes dashed

The Central Stags hunt down a target of 302, beating the Aces and confirming Canterbury as 2017 Plunket Shield champions

01 April, 2017 in Match Reports

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Northern Districts are Plunket Shield runners-up

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Into battle at Saxton Oval

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Mount difficulty for Firebirds

Two maiden first-class five-fors, yet another Michael Papps century but the only stat that mattered to ND was the win

24 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Aces in a first-class race

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Cricket returns to McLean Park

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Major milestones at Eden Park

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Canterbury extends Plunket Shield lead

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Pink ball sizzles at Seddon Park

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Pink is the new red in Wellington

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Night ball cricket comes to Eden Park

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 March, 2017 in Match Reports

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Centuries in both innings for Colin Munro

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 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Youngsters shine in Whangarei

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 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Canterbury trophy drought over at last

Rangiora rained runs when Peter Fulton beat a Brendon McCullum record for the fastest New Zealand List A century to win the 2017 Ford Trophy on his home country ground

19 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Firebirds end Central Stags quest for threepeat

The Wellington Firebirds have progressed to The Ford Trophy final after edging the Central Stags in a low-scoring contest which came down to the wire

15 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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A Magic day at Hagley Oval

Two unbeaten centuries, only one winner. The 2017 Women’s One-Day trophy showcased the best of the women’s domestic game on a sweltering February day at Hagley Oval

12 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Suzie Bates sparks T20 triumph

It was the result no one was picking, a thrilling T20 national final going down to the wire in Rangiora

12 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Stags keep Ford Trophy three-peat alive

With big hitters and fast bowlers, the Auckland Aces came to Pukekura Park trying to stop the Central Stags from qualifying in a shootout for the final spot

09 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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Firebirds final round flourish

It was a head-to-head, top-of-the-table clash to decide who would be the top Ford Trophy qualifier. Would the Firebirds fly higher than Canterbury?

08 February, 2017 in Match Reports

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