Northern Districts have their first Ford Trophy win on the board after coming back from 55/5 at Pukekura Park, thanks to a breakthrough knock from bowling allrounder Kristian Clarke
30 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
The Auckland Aces not only retained the Ross Dykes Memorial Trophy, they stayed unbeaten in The Ford Trophy as they made it two bonus point wins on the bounce, for an outright early lead in the competition
30 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
Defending Ford Trophy champion Canterbury took their first hit of the season in an oscillating thriller in the capital
30 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
Henry Nicholls got his new Canterbury captaincy off to an ideal start - leading from the front with a match-winning, unbeaten 117 on Day One of The Ford Trophy season
26 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
A cohesive effort from the Central Stags under surprise new coach Greg Hay got their Ford Trophy summer off to a winning start
26 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
Adi Ashok's debut as Auckland Aces captain got off to a flier thanks to a tight bowling unit and trademark big hitting from exciting striker Bevon Jacobs
26 Oct, 2025 in Match Reports
As Northern Districts lifted the Plunket Shield for the first time in 13 years, Neil Wagner bowed out on a winning note at the close of a superb New Zealand Domestic career
02 Apr, 2025 in Match Reports
The defending Plunket Shield champions were still alive heading into the final round of summer, but this time it would be the Firebirds with the runner-up tag after a crucial result further south where the real threat loomed
01 Apr, 2025 in Match Reports
In the only dead rubber of the final round of the 2024/25 Plunket Shield first-class championship, the Central Stags finished on a top note by beating the Aces with a day to spare in Palmerston North, after an outstanding performance from Blair Tickner
31 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
A top-of-the-table clash in the penultimate round in Wellington proved to be a big boost for the Northern's chances of breaking their title drought and a misstep for the defending champion Firebirds whose own chances took a sudden hit
24 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Keen for their second consecutive victory, the Otago Volts continued to play to win - but wet weather cost valuable time in a match that ended with the Aces' fourth drawn match in seven rounds
24 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Canterbury kept their Plunket Shield hopes alive while the Central Stags perished after a Michael Rae career-best bag put them on the back foot early at Hagley, in a second big defeat to their opponents this summer
23 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Auckland's home turf turned out to be an excellent venue if you were a leg-spinner, with both Ace Adi Ashok and veteran Northern skipper Jeet Raval snaffling bags on the bunsen
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts were getting very hungry for their first win in the Plunket Shield this season. Destined to finish down the ladder after no wins from the first five rounds, they finally caught a break in Central
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Canterbury was rolled for double digits, then staged a stellar comeback on the back of classic Bowes and Nicholls centuries as they tried to chase down a record fourth innings total. The Firebirds survived the close call to go to the top of the table
16 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
And the beat goes on! Another first-class match, another Nick Kelly ton. The Firebirds run machine now has four, just one away from equalling Matthew Bell's Wellington record for most hundreds in a season
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Canterbury headed into the fifth round of the national first-class championship at the head of the table, and ended it in third place after outright home wins to both their opponent Northern Districts in Hamilton, and defending champion the Wellington Firebirds in the capital
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
A career-defining 345 saw Stags captain Tom Bruce produce his team's highest ever score in the Stags's highest ever first-class total. Bevon Jacobs responded with a maiden ton for the Aces in a runfest of a draw
08 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
Defending champion Canterbury dominated the Auckland Aces early with the ball, but a feisty lower order fightback by the Aces put the men's one-day Ford Trophy Final back in the balance - until a class batting display in the Canterbury chase
02 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
The Otago Sparks fended off a powerful challenge from the Auckland Hearts and a record Maddy Green century to defend the national one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with a last-ball thriller
01 Mar, 2025 in Match Reports
