Only two teams are now left in the running for the 2022/23 Plunket Shield first-class championship... and they are the very same teams who will meet in the country's one-day Ford Trophy Final this Tuesday in Napier
24 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
Northern Districts had stormed into second spot on the Plunket Shield with one match to go in their summer. Could they keep their momentum going in their big last game of their season - or would the defending champion Auckland Aces dash their hopes?
24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
Canterbury headed into their final Plunket Shield match of the 2022/23 season holding a vulnerable four-point lead on the table. Could they maximise their chances of capturing the coveted trophy - knowing two rivals had a match in hand?
24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
The Central Stags looked to make the most of their home fixture against the Otago Volts - Central still in with a chance of the first-class title if they could perform well, and Toby Findlay becoming the first player in first-class history to debut as a concussion substitute player
24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
A New Zealand A squad featuring a host of international talent and a handful of new faces has been selected for two four-day matches against Australia A next month.
21 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
Former Northern Districts and BLACKCAPS star BJ Watling is leaving his coaching role with the Wellington Firebirds to become Northern Brave and ND's new Head Coach, following the completion of the 2022/23 season
17 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
Rescheduled dates and venues have been confirmed for The Ford Trophy Grand Final: Central Stags v Canterbury and Plunket Shield, Central Stags v Auckland Aces
17 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
Coming off an outright in Mt Maunganui, Northern Districts quickly manouevred themselves into another strong position in Hamilton - but no one could have guessed how close this one would turn out to be
16 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
If it wasn't one Phillips brother raising his bat for a century, it was the other as the Auckland Aces and Otago Volts duelled in a bottom-of-the-table clash
16 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
They drew in the first round, in Nelson. What would the return fixture in Rangiora bring? A key battle for points between these sides on a fresh Mainpower Oval wicket, after the first day was lost to rain
16 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
Chad Bowes starred with a century before lunch on opening day, Plunket Shield leader Canterbury with a chance to open up a 32-point lead at the season's pointy end. But in a game fought to the last, they would be narrowly denied those last 12 points
10 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
An Auckland all-time record second-wicket partnership between Sean Solia and Mark Chapman went in vain after the fighting Firebirds averted defeat at Colin Maiden Park
09 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
In a gritty match studded hundreds, the Central Stags marked their first foray in four weeks with one of their highest fourth innings totals, while Mitch Santner produced the rare feat of a century and maiden five-wicket bag in the same match for Northern Districts
09 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
More than a decade since the competition was last delivered, the women’s North v South T20 series returns to Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln this weekend.
08 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
A hard-fought, see-sawing match with a Maddy Green century saw the Wellington Blaze break their long Hallyburton Johnstone Shield title drought, denying the Canterbury Magicians a trophy double with the very last ball
04 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports
Wil it be top qualifier Wellington Blaze or Dream11 Super Smash victors the Canterbury Magicians who take out the women's national one-day title in Queenstown this Saturday? In town? Make sure you check it out - free admission Finals cricket
03 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
The return of the Provincial Women’s A Programme has allowed the opportunity for New Zealand’s up-and-coming female cricketers to test their wares against fellow aspiring players
01 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
Wellington Blaze versus the Canterbury Magicians for the 2023 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. We check the recent stats and history as we get set for Saturday in stunning Queenstown
01 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
One of Canterbury's most capped and accomplished leg-spinning allrounders gently announced his retirement this season, putting a full stop on his cricket career after the 2022/23 Dream11 Super Smash
01 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News
The back of of the 2022/23 first-class championship resumed in Hamilton with leaders Canterbury hosted by Northern Districts, with ND bowlers enjoying twin maiden five-wicket bags
28 Feb, 2023 in Match Reports
