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
Two big wins and a washout have the defending Ford Trophy champions perched on top of the table
26 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Even a record second-wicket stand from centurions Brad Schmulian and Jack Boyle couldn't get the frustrated Stags a win, after a Tim Seifert century led the way for Northern Districts in their first victory of the season
23 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
An extraordinary morning in a top-of-the-table clash saw Canterbury opener Chad Bowes smash just the second double century in Ford Trophy history, setting a new world record by reaching the mark in just 103 balls, in his 100th List A game, en route to the largest ever winning margin in the competition
23 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
An extraordinary morning in a top-of-the-table clash saw Canterbury opener Chad Bowes smash just the second double century in Ford Trophy history, setting a new world record by reaching the mark in just 103 balls, in his 100th List A game, en route to the largest ever winning margin in the competition
23 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Last season's finalists the Auckland Aces kick-started their new Ford Trophy campaign after an arm-wrestle with the Stags in Taranaki sunshine
20 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Otago has the early Ford Trophy lead after an explosive all-round performance in round one - leaving Northern Districts shell-shocked in Northland and the Volts with one of their biggest ever margins of victory
20 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
Gus McKenzie’s maiden five-wicket bag on Day One of the season ensured that Canterbury rolled the Wellington Firebirds for just 129 in a brutal start to The Ford Trophy season. But he wasn't the only star act
20 Oct, 2024 in Match Reports
One of the Central Stags' greatest Plunket Shield batsmen and captains bowed out with a special innings, plus a 20-pointer innings victory as the Otago Volts ran into a team determined to grind them into the dirt
27 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Canterbury's final game and win of the 2023/24 season - including a Zak Foulkes maiden bag, will ironically be better remembered for the extraordinary wicket-taking spree from the opposition's wildcard
27 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
It had started as a 'Plunket Shield final' as the last two contenders for the national first-class title assembled in Hamilton. But wet weather would extend Northern Districts' long-running drought in the red-ball format while the Wellington Firebirds held on to their crucial points lead
27 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Central's miserable run of luck continued, this time with only an all-time wicketkeeping record to celebrate - while occasional Ace Jordan Sussex had a blinder in just his second game in two years, getting Auckland their belated first win
19 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Northern Districts could have sewn up the Plunket Shield with a round to spare, but Canterbury had other plans for them in a slick win at their country estate
19 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
Despite a century and bag of their own, the Otago Volts ran smack into Michael Bracewell, in his first red-ball match for the Firebirds all summer, and came out stinging from a bruising defeat inside three days
18 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
In one of the great Plunket Shield finishes, Northern Districts sweated all day against a determined Auckland Aces line-up, before snaffling a crucial victory - with just minutes to spare
11 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
The Central Stags plastered their fourth highest ever first-class total on Fitzherbert Park as they looked to move up the Plunket Shield ladder before it was too late. But a defiant Wellington Firebirds nightwatchman, and some ill-timed wet weather interventions, conspired against them
11 Mar, 2024 in Match Reports
