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2023-24 Club Cricket Watch | Auckland & Northern Districts

With club cricket just around the corner, let’s take a look back at the top performing cricket clubs across Auckland and Northern Districts for the 2023-24 season.

08 August, 2024 in International News

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All the support you need to get your club or team set up for the season ahead!

08 August, 2024 in International News

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Fitzherbert Park Field Day

New Zealand Cricket recently hosted two cricket pitch preparation field days at Hagley Oval and Fitzherbert Park, allowing over 100 turf staff to connect & learn.

06 August, 2024 in International News

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O’Connor & Shipley headline NZC Match Official appointments

New Zealand Cricket's Match Official Panels have been announced ahead of the 2024-25 season.

30 July, 2024 in International News

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Five new umpires announced in Aspiring Female Umpire Programme

Five new umpires have been announced in a fourteen-strong cohort of Aspiring Female Umpire Programme for the 2024/25 season

23 July, 2024 in International News

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Six inbound tours confirmed for 202425 international summer

Double-headers, a Test series against England, the return of the Rose Bowl, and everything on free-to-air TV: these are some of the highlights of another exciting 2024-25 home international summer of cricket in Aotearoa New Zealand.

17 July, 2024 in International News

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New Zealand Cricket backs revamped Eden Park

Expect far more international cricket to be played in Auckland should the council back the redevelopment of Eden Park. At a time when multiple proposals for a new international sports stadium in Auckland have been whittled down to two, NZC chief executive Scott Weenink has thrown his organisation’s weight behind a redeveloped Eden Park, describing the proposed flexible seating option to accommodate a regulation-sized oval for cricket, as a “game-changer”

12 July, 2024 in International News

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Ravindra and pace bowling trio earn first contract offers Patel returns

Rachin Ravindra’s breakthrough season with the BLACKCAPS has been recognised by his first International Playing Contract offer, for the 2024-25 year. The Wellington all-rounder will be joined, should they accept their offers, by team-mate Ben Sears, Canterbury’s Will O’Rourke and Otago’s Jacob Duffy as new faces on a proposed, 20-strong annual International Playing Contract list

10 July, 2024 in International News

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Kiwi Cricketers Abroad - Matt Boyle & Georgia Atkinson

Each off-season, hundreds of Kiwi cricketers take the opportunity to get overseas and enjoy an English summer. Matt Boyle and Georgia Atkinson are no different – currently plying their trade in Sussex and Gloucestershire, respectively.

20 June, 2024 in International News

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Williamson declines national contract remains committed to BLACKCAPS

Kane Williamson has re-emphasised his long-term commitment to the BLACKCAPS in all three formats - despite declining a central contract for the 2024-25 year

19 June, 2024 in International News

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Fruin relishes coaching role with Samoa U19 Women

Former WHITE FERN and Auckland representative Shelley Fruin was a coach mentor for Samoa U19 Women at the ICC East-Asia Pacific qualifiers in Indonesia in May, where the side finished top of the table in the four-team tournament, qualifying for the upcoming ICC Women's Under 19 World Cup for the first time in Samoa's history.

12 June, 2024 in International News

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Down returns to WHITE FERNS contract list | Inglis receives first offer

Auckland Hearts batter Lauren Down is set to return to the WHITE FERNS contract list for the 2024-25 season, alongside Otago Sparks wicketkeeper-batter Polly Inglis who has received a central contract offer for the first time.

11 June, 2024 in International News