In 138 years of New Zealand Domestic first-class matches, there had been only eight first-class hat-tricks for the Auckland Aces. Now the team has their second in the 2020/21 Plunket Shield season
14 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
An unbeaten Bayley Wiggins century brought home a big outright victory against Zone 1 challenger Hamilton as Hawke's Bay put the historic silverware in the trophy cabinet for the winter
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A thriller saw defending champions the Auckland Hearts book their place in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final for yet another year
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A trio of up-and-coming spinners in Makayla Templeton, Nensi Patel and Ashtuti Kumar all finish the season with career-bests as both the Hinds and Northern Districts dip out of the Hallyburton running
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A ditto day for the Otago Sparks as Wellington Blaze walk over them again to finish a tough Hallyburton summer - with one of the highest totals and biggest victories in Blaze history
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Despite having been sent in, Plunket Shield leaders Canterbury made a sound start to the resumption of the first-class season, at the Otago Volts' expense
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
On a green deck, both captains had been eager to win the toss after the rain finally cleared in a tight, fast-paced match at McLean Park
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Wet weather, a drawn match and a statfest. ND's Scott Kuggeleijn and Ace Louis Delport both take career-best seven-wicket bags ... and there's a hat-trick!
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Four teams remain in with a chance of making the 2021 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Grand Final, nothing locked in as the regular season boils down to a super Sunday of twin deciders
13 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
It's down to the last two rounds this weekend in a neck-and-neck race to make the looming Grand Final. Four teams gunning for two spots - which hearts will be broken?
13 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
It's advantage Canterbury after the first of the top-of-the-table clashes in the tense final weekend of the regular season
13 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Needing to win to stay in mathematical contention, Northern Districts piled the pressure on fellow Finals contender the Central Hinds in New Plymouth
13 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
If it's difficult to get fired up for a bottom of the table clash with neither side in contention, someone forgot to tell Sophie Devine
13 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Fresh from winning The Ford Trophy, Canterbury begins the back half of New Zealand's Plunket Shield championship at the top of the leaderboard - while other teams grapple with wet weather
11 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
Northern Districts was looking for its first one-day title in 11 years, but Canterbury was ready for them - with unbeaten Henry Nicholls producing his seventh List A century in the Grand Final
06 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
How's this for family ties? The Coopers and Walkers, the Lathams and Nuttalls, the Carters and Kuggeleijns are just a few of the cricketing families with family history in this year's Ford Trophy Final
05 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
Canterbury and Northern Districts have named strong squads for the 2020/21 Ford Trophy Grand Final, the day/night decider to be played without spectators at Hagley Oval this Saturday
05 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News
Northern Districts number four Henry Cooper picked the perfect time to score his maiden List A one-day century - in the sudden death Elimination Final against the Wellington Firebirds, ND to meet Canterbury in Saturday's Grand Final!
03 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Canterbury will progress direct to The Ford Trophy Grand Final on Saturday while Northern Districts and the Wellington Firebirds will meet at Seddon Park in the sudden death 2v3 Elimination Final this Wednesday
28 Feb, 2021 in Domestic News
Northern Districts had needed to bounce back quickly to ensure they hosted this summer's Ford Trophy playoff at home, but consistency once again eluded the strong Central Stags
28 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports
