A weather-affected draw in Dunedin provided individual highlights for both winless teams, with Wellington Firebirds captain Nick Kelly becoming the latest to score a ton in each innings of a Plunket Shield match
22 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
A strong Northern Districts side has stretched their Plunket Shield national lead as captain Jeet Raval leads from the front again, while Scott Kuggeleijn claims a bag, this time despatching the Auckland Aces
22 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
In his first Plunket Shield match as Canterbury captain, 22-year-old Rhys Mariu led with a mammoth double century, Matt Boyle joining in the fun with a maiden ton, and Cam Paul getting things started with a bag on debut - all setting up a crushing victory over the Central Stags
22 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
At the Cello Basin Reserve, the Blaze had their revenge on the Central Hinds - despite T20 World Cup star Rosemary Mair whistling to a new one-day career-best
17 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
Hearts captain Maddy Green struck the first century of the new season's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but it was in a losing cause as ND clinched a nailbiting chase
17 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
Two solid bonus point wins have the Otago Sparks top of the national table after the opening rounds of the one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
17 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
It's not every day that you roll the Canterbury Magicians with just one batter getting into double figures, but today was that day as the Sparks opened their defence with a crushing victory
16 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
A century stand between experienced pair Maddy Green and Saachi Shahri for the second wicket was the difference in what should have been a tougher chase against Northern Districts
16 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
A maiden bag for young Central Hinds leg-spinner Ocean Bartlett sees the Hinds home in a low-scoring opener
16 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
It's been a long time since ND lifted the Plunket Shield, and last summer that drought continued as they finished runner-up. New season, new resolve - and a near-perfect start has the northerners fired up for another crack
14 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
The Auckland Aces took a good win off defending title-holders Wellington despite Firebirds allrounder Logan van Beek writing himself into history with a second first-class career all-round 'double'
13 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
A drought-breaker Dane Cleaver century wrested control from a depleted Otago Volts red-ball team with three new caps as the Stags continued the sourtherners' first-class pain at McLean
13 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
Having tumbled all the way from the top of The Ford Trophy ladder to the bottom, the Otago Volts burst back into life as they shocked the Firebirds big-time in Dunedin
03 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
A last-ball result for Canterbury keeps them in touch on the leaderboard, while the Stags lick their wounds after losing their way in Rangiora
03 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
The Ford Trophy leaders extended their newfound points table lead with a cracking run chase in Hamilton, potting another bonus point to boot
03 Nov, 2024 in Match Reports
After two losses and a washout, the Central Stags leapt from last to fourth on the ladder courtesy of a big away win over the Otago Volts and a blistering maiden century
30 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
In the closest result of the round, Mo Abbas, Peter Younghusband and Nathan Smith show the way as Wellington takes a useful victory off Northern in a Hamilton mid-table showdown
30 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Sharp allrounder Simon Keene gets a sizzling maiden Ford Trophy bag in a dramatic, top-of-the-table clash against former unbeaten leaders Canterbury - who narrowly avoid their lowest total as competition lead changes hands
30 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Wild Wellington weather made for just 22.4 overs of play at the Basin where the visitors were still hankering for their first win
26 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Mike Sclanders celebrates his first century for the Auckland Aces who win back the treasured Ross Dykes Memorial Trophy from the Otago Volts in a hard-fought clash
26 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
