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Plunket Shield cancelled: Wellington declared winners

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Excited for maiden Grand Final

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Centuries traded in Grand Final runfest

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 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Firebirds one step closer

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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ND on the rebound

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 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Scorching Firebirds on the up

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 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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The heat goes on in Dunedin

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 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Yet another ton for ND's Super Cooper

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Maiden century for Rachin Ravindra

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Conway's at it again

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Walker raises a third umpiring century

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Plunket Shield still anybody's game

We are down to the last three rounds of the 2019/20 first-class championship and it's still anybody's game... just

09 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Double double! Joe Carter, Mark Chapman make history

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 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Early wins for Firebirds and Volts

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Firebirds reclaim Plunket lead

The Stags went in as competition leaders before a dramatic day one routing left them taking a bath in the Basin

03 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Volts win at last

The Otago Volts have broken their Plunket Shield egg with a 62-run victory over Canterbury - with more than a day to spare

03 March, 2020 in Match Reports

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Chapman 100, Tickner 5fa

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Northern Spirit out to make history

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Firebirds set themselves up at the Basin

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 March, 2020 in Domestic News

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Cleaver fever at McLean Park

A milestone double century continued Central keeper-batsman Dane Cleaver's hot form in all formats this season. Now, could the Stags get the win over ND to go with it and reclaim the first-class championship lead?

25 February, 2020 in Match Reports