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Three teams vying to lift Plunket Shield

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 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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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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Canterbury looks for the kill

There are just eight days remaining in the 2016/17 Plunket Shield season and the penultimate round shapes as the most fascinating yet

20 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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Historic first for young Glenn Phillips

What were you doing at 20? Glenn Phillips was busy making New Zealand cricket history

17 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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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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Plunket Shield clock ticks

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 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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Pink ball cricket plenty of fun

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 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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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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Plunket Shield night session times

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 March, 2017 in Domestic News

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New leader in Plunket Shield

Canterbury usurps ND as we get set for first-class cricket under lights next week

01 March, 2017 in Domestic News

Match Reports

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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Plunket Shield action this weekend

It’s time for New Zealand’s six first-class teams to show they’re ready to hit the ground running as the second half of the 2016/17 Plunket Shield championship begins

24 February, 2017 in Domestic News

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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