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Mair, Gaze return for tour to Sri Lanka

Central Hinds bowler Rosemary Mair and Auckland Hearts wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze will return to the WHITE FERNS squad for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.

15 June, 2023 in International News

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Bracewell to undergo surgery for ruptured achilles

BLACKCAPS all-rounder Michael Bracewell is set to be sidelined for six to eight months after rupturing his right achilles while batting for the Worcestershire Rapids in the English T20 Blast

14 June, 2023 in International News

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Pathway to Performance coaches get a taste of International Cricket

Coaches from the 2022/23 cohort of New Zealand Cricket’s ‘Pathway to Performance Programme’ were recently given the opportunity to observe and learn from WHITE FERNS coaches at a training camp held in Lincoln.

14 June, 2023 in International News

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OBITUARY: Ethna Rouse

If records were to be kept for cramming as much sport as possible into a lifetime, New Zealand Test representative Ethna Rouse would surely rank amongst the top echelon. Rouse, who passed away last week aged 85, played one Test and three One-Day Internationals for New Zealand, and 19 years for Canterbury, after making her debut as a 16-year-old in 1953-54

10 June, 2023 in International News

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Milne set to return to NZC contract list

Fast bowler Adam Milne has been offered a NZC central contract for the first time in five years. Milne’s elevation to the list comes off the back of his most productive international season, in which he appeared 16 times for the BLACKCAPS, including 5-26 against Sri Lanka, the third best T20I figures by a New Zealander

08 June, 2023 in International News

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OBITUARY: Lindsay Crocker

Lindsay Crocker, who passed away on Sunday morning aged 64, was one of life’s logical thinkers, playing a central role in the professional transition of both Auckland Cricket and NZC.   An opening batsman for Northern Districts between 1982-83 and 1988-89, Mr Crocker was chief executive of Auckland Cricket from 1996 to 2003 before heading south to take on the role of NZC’s first full-time BLACKCAPS manager

09 May, 2023 in International News

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The timing was right says Will Somerville

Will Somerville crafted a career like none other, a circuitous loop that took him from early days in Otago to Australia where he represented New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers and finally back to Auckland to represent the BLACKCAPS

01 May, 2023 in International News

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New Zealand U19 squad selected for World Cup qualifiers

The next generation of New Zealand’s cricketing talent has been selected to contest the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Darwin in June.

27 April, 2023 in International News

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Chapman added to BLACKCAPS ODI squad in Pakistan

Mark Chapman has been added to the BLACKCAPS ODI squad for the five-game series against Pakistan which starts in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

25 April, 2023 in International News

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Williamson to require surgery on injured knee

Kane Williamson will require surgery on his injured right knee, after scans on Tuesday confirmed he’d ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League

06 April, 2023 in International News

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Latham to lead in Pakistan ODI Series Lister and McConchie set for potential debuts

Tom Latham will lead a BLACKCAPS ODI Squad in Pakistan later this month featuring two potential debutants in Ben Lister and Cole McConchie.   The regular Canterbury skipper is also part of the T20 Squad to tour Pakistan and has won selection on the back of a strong season across all formats in domestic cricket

04 April, 2023 in International News

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Lewis McGlashan go into bat for te reo Maori

For former New Zealand representatives Maia Lewis and Peter McGlashan, Sunday’s historic bilingual commentary of the T20 between the BLACKCAPS and Sri Lanka at Eden Park represents both a celebration of te reo Māori and an opportunity to embrace their whakapapa

31 March, 2023 in International News