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
The blocks are almost ready. The players are in the nets or going hard out in warm-up games. Season 2023/24 is just around the corner, with New Zealand's six Plunket Shield teams gearing up for first ball next Friday!
09 Oct, 2023 in Domestic News
The action-packed schedule released today features all 32 men’s and women’s doubleheaders hosted across 10 venues in Aotearoa, all broadcast live free-to-air on TVNZ+ and Duke for the first time in the competition’s history
10 Sep, 2023 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s Domestic contract lists for the 2023/24 summer.
18 Aug, 2023 in Domestic News
The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield will feature day-night matches for the first time in the women’s one-day competition, while Invercargill’s Queens Park is back on the circuit – all confirmed in today’s release of NZC’s domestic schedules
08 Aug, 2023 in Domestic News
The 2023/24 home summer of cricket inches another step closer with New Zealand’s six Major Associations finalising their men’s Domestic contracted player rosters.
21 Jul, 2023 in Domestic News
