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Final countdown: first-class form
Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds and Northern Districts both head into the decisive round with the most wins under the belt - but which team boasts the best performances? Peruse some of the season's key stats to decide who you're backing over the next four days
23 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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High stakes for Plunket Shield 'Final'
Early next week, either Northern Districts or the Wellington Firebirds will be crowned as the Plunket Shield champions for 2023/24, and they're playing each other from this Sunday for that privilege. Check out the tale of the tape
22 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Plunket Shield to be decided in Hamilton
Just two teams remain contenders for the coveted national first-class Plunket Shield — and they’ll be playing each other for the title in Hamilton from this Sunday, in their final four-dayer of the NZC Domestic season
19 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Defending champions bow out in shock loss
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 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Northern exposure at Canterbury's fortress
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 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Bracewell brilliance puts Firebirds top again
A stunning career best eight-for from Wellington Firebird Michael Bracewell put the Wellington Firebirds back in charge of the national championship, with a day to spare, in the penultimate round
18 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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How the Firebirds got into pole
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 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Canterbury frustrates ND while Foxcroft rips through Firebirds
Otago Volts captain Dean Foxcroft provided a star turn with a stunning haul of 6/49 against Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds at the Cello Basin Reserve - but it won't be enough to keep his team alive in the championship
17 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Plunket Shield race for survival begins
Plunket Shield frontrunner Northern Districts has handed a lifeline to the chasing pack after securing just one of the four first innings batting points on offer to them in Rangiora
16 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Test BLACKCAPS back for big Plunket Shield round
The Plunket Shield national championship is boiling down to the last two decisive rounds of summer, with several teams still well in the hunt for the coveted first-class trophy
15 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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ND reclaims lead with nailbiter win
Defending Plunket Shield champion the Central Stags won't be sending the Auckland Aces any Christmas cards this year after the Aces failed to see out the last two balls of their match against Northern Districts, while weather and the Firebirds denied the Stags in Manawatū
12 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Hampton hundred in a Hamilton thriller
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 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Monster total in vain for stymied Stags
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 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Stags go big with a Schmulian special
The Otago Volts file away their first victory of the first-class season with a day to spare, while the Central Stags and Northern Districts are looking to join them in the winner's circle after taking commanding positions
10 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Red-ball win at last for Volts
Canterbury's Plunket Shield concerns grow as the Otago Volts snatch a nine-wicket outright inside three days, for their first win of the first-class season
10 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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Hometown hundred as Curtis Heaphy gets maiden ton
The Central Stags, Otago Volts and Northern Districts all have the upper hand midway through a big sixth round of the Plunket Shield - with just two rounds remaining to sort out this season's champion
09 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Jensen to lead strong New Zealand A Women’s squads
Seven players with WHITE FERNS experience have been named in the New Zealand A squads to take on England A in three T20s and three One Day matches, starting in Queenstown next week.
06 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Coaches on the move
The Otago Volts and the Auckland Aces will both have fresh mentors at the helm next season, after announcements over the past two days
05 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Wellington Firebirds are new Plunket Shield leaders
Muhammad Abbas has a second first-class century before his 21st birthday while allrounder Nathan Smith steps up again, as the Wellington Firebirds snatch a narrow lead atop the Plunket Shield championship ladder
04 March, 2024 in Domestic News
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Firebirds pull off great escape
When your opponent piles on one of their biggest first innings totals, the odds swing out of your favour. But the Wellington Firebirds weren't about to let the laws of cricket probability stop them against Canterbury in Rangiora
04 March, 2024 in Match Reports
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