For the second Plunket Shield match in a row, Canterbury worked their way into a winning position, only for last-session rain to deny them any spoils - while weather also cost the Stags their chance to snatch the Shield lead
19 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Player and coach debuts were put on hold for 24 hours after rain wrecked the first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in Whangārei: the Hearts and ND will try again tomorrow
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Nobody told the Central Hinds that chasing down 200 plus on a rainy afternoon against last year's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield runners-up wasn't easy
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
The first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield sees the Otago Sparks off to a flier, bundling out the defending champion Wellington Blaze with a big win at the Basin
18 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
The first white-ball contests of NZC's 2023/24 Domestic season get underway this Saturday in Wellington, Palmerston North, and Whangārei with the opening clashes of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
17 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
The only two undefeated sides went toe-to-toe in a closely-fought fight in the capital, Firebirds star Nathan Smith and young Northern Districts gun Kristian Clarke both continuing to make a big early impact for their respective teams. But the result was one nobody wanted
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Two Plunket Shield matches, two more first-class hundreds in the bank for run machine Henry Nicholls as Canterbury compounds Auckland's first-class woes at Hagley Oval
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
An important match for both teams played out in wintery conditions, the Otago Volts hosting their first home match of the season. Could they get their first win of the season, or would under-pressure defending champs the Central Stags bounce back? Warning: cliffhanger!
09 Nov, 2023 in Match Reports
Hawke's Bay is off to the ball at last for a long-awaited, cyclone-delayed Challenge Match against its regular Hawke Cup adversary, Canterbury Country that starts this Friday in Rangiora
08 Nov, 2023 in Community News
A quarter of the way into the national first-class championship and we’ve seen four five-wicket bags, four centuries, young stars shining, veterans performing and some quality all-round statchat
05 Nov, 2023 in Domestic News
Everybody’s talking about Rachin Ravindra. The 23-year-old from the Wellington Firebirds has just become the first rookie to score three centuries at an ICC Cricket World Cup
04 Nov, 2023 in International News
Northern Districts keeps its grip on the top of the table after the first two rounds of the first-class championship, unbeaten one quarter of the way through the Plunket Shield competition as the Aces stumble again on their own turf
31 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
BLACKCAP Henry Nicholls produces his highest Plunket Shield score for Canterbury as the hosts put the Otago Volts in a tight corner
31 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
The Wellington Firebirds go two from two after the first two rounds of the national Plunket Shield championship - taking down the defending champs on their home turf
30 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
Umpiring icon Billy Bowden will become the first New Zealand umpire to stand in 200 first-class matches this weekend.
27 Oct, 2023 in Domestic News
Central Stags and BLACKCAPS allrounder Doug Bracewell has become just the 16th New Zealand first-class cricketer to take 400 first-class wickets and score 4000 first-class runs
24 Oct, 2023 in Domestic News
Veteran Central Stags captain Greg Hay tons up on day one and Doug Bracewell achieves the elite 400 wickets-4000 runs first-class double as the Stags get their Plunket Shield defence off to a near perfect start
23 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
Ben Sears takes a wicket with his very first delivery of the season as the Wellington Firebirds open their season with a see-sawing win, with a day to spare
22 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
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 Oct, 2023 in Match Reports
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 Oct, 2023 in Domestic News
