Buckle your seats for three decisive days of 50-over cricket in Dunedin, starting this Friday - with both The Ford Trophy and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield defending champions clinching the top qualifier spots
23 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
In a showdown for the last spot in The Ford Trophy Elimination Final, the Firebirds were in control for most of this crunch clash - until a sudden late fightback from the hosts' spinners ruined Wellington's campaign
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
It was a top-of-the-table clash in Rangiora that determined who would go straight through to The Ford Trophy Grand Final and who would take the longer, more fraught route. The battle went down to the last ball
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The Volts were still alive, just, as they headed to the deep south for one last shot at qualifying for the Finals in Dunedin, hosting Northern Districts
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The women's Dream11 Super Smash champions couldn't match that excitement in the one-dayers, but still managed to end their season smiling after a good consolation win in Sunday's only dead rubber
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
This could have been a practice run for the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final, but instead it was heartbreak for the Central Hinds as they lost their last chance to ink in a spot in the big one
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
Aggressive top order batting from the Auckland Hearts helped claim a second win at Hagley Oval, succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to join the Otago Sparks in Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final
23 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
It may have been a dead rubber in the penultimate round of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but no one told Caitlin Gurrey - whose sixth century set up a colossal total, nor young Blaze allrounder Hannah Francis who responded with her own maiden ton
22 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The Hinds headed to Dunedin just a fingertip away from qualifying, but a Felicity Robertson ton and record stand with Polly Inglis saw the powerful Otago Sparks crack 40 points on the table
22 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The Hearts raided Hagley Oval for a thrilling 7-run win against the Canterbury Magicians to remain alive heading into tomorrow’s 10th and final round of the regular season - when the two teams will meet for the last time this season, at the same venue.
22 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
Defending champion Canterbury has joined the Aces as qualifiers for The Ford Trophy Finals — leaving just one spot left for either the Stags, Firebirds or Volts with the last round this Sunday
18 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
Tim Seifert blazed his one-day career best unbeaten 109* off just 71 balls for Northern Districts, but Canterbury was on a mission to lock in their spot in The Ford Trophy Finals
18 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
Mo Abbas had a good day with both ball and bat as the capital cricketers kept their Ford Trophy finals hopes alive, in a match that saw the Auckland Aces lose their grip on the top of the ladder
18 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
Needing just one more win to seal a spot in the Finals, the Central Stags stumbled in Napier against a team fighting for survival
18 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The Central Stags kept on winning, taking early control of a Dream11 Super Smash Grand Final rematch with Canterbury - this time in the one-day Ford Trophy - after left-armer Ray Toole proved almost unplayable
15 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
After a sequence of nailbiting Ford Trophy heartbreakers, Valentine's Day delivered high-scoring, last-over success at last for Otago, the Firebirds consoled by a brilliant maiden Jesse Tashkoff century
14 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
The Auckland Aces are trumps again after reclaiming the top rung of The Ford Trophy ladder, while Northern Districts suffers a fatal blow to their own one-day campaign this summer
14 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
Taranaki is ready for three big days of cricket at Pukekura Park — hosting its first Hawke Cup Challenge Match at the ground since 2008, expecting a strong Challenge from Hamilton. Meanwhile, the Cup itself has had a busy schedule...
13 Feb, 2025 in Community News
The pointy end of The Ford Trophy one-day season sees some familiar faces return to their Domestic sides with some urgent business to attend to
13 Feb, 2025 in Domestic News
A Dean Foxcroft century was the hometown highlight but the Auckland Aces had the edge in yet another nailbiting loss for the Otago Volts
10 Feb, 2025 in Match Reports
