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Career-best bags for young bowling stars

Northern Districts keeps its grip on the top of the table after the first two rounds of the first-class championship, unbeaten one quarter of the way through the Plunket Shield competition as the Aces stumble again on their own turf

31 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Nicholls fires up in the Plunket Shield

BLACKCAP Henry Nicholls produces his highest Plunket Shield score for Canterbury as the hosts put the Otago Volts in a tight corner

31 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Firebirds running hot

The Wellington Firebirds go two from two after the first two rounds of the national Plunket Shield championship - taking down the defending champs on their home turf

30 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Champion Central Stags pick up where they left off

Veteran Central Stags captain Greg Hay tons up on day one and Doug Bracewell achieves the elite 400 wickets-4000 runs first-class double as the Stags get their Plunket Shield defence off to a near perfect start

23 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Firebirds own the Basin as Canterbury capitulates

Ben Sears takes a wicket with his very first delivery of the season as the Wellington Firebirds open their season with a see-sawing win, with a day to spare

22 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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ND off to a flier with innings victory

Nine wickets in the match for Scott Kuggeleijn and a maiden Sandeep Patel century see ND to the first Plunket Shield outright of the summer

22 October, 2023 in Match Reports

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Stags win the Plunket Shield 'final' at Saxton Oval

The last Domestic match of the 2022/23 season would decide the Plunket Shield. Only the hosts, the Central Stags, were in contention, while the Auckland Aces would have all of Canterbury hoping they would have the final say

04 April, 2023 in Match Reports

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Central Stags win 2023 Ford Trophy Grand Final

The Central Stags roared to their first one-day Ford Trophy title since 2016, Clarkson's unbeaten ton in a century stand with Tom Bruce backing up a strong bowling effort that denied Canterbury dominance

28 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Twin tons in torrid battle of the North

Northern Districts had stormed into second spot on the Plunket Shield with one match to go in their summer. Could they keep their momentum going in their big last game of their season - or would the defending champion Auckland Aces dash their hopes?

24 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Sean Davey strikes again! A sensational bag in Rangiora

Canterbury headed into their final Plunket Shield match of the 2022/23 season holding a vulnerable four-point lead on the table. Could they maximise their chances of capturing the coveted trophy - knowing two rivals had a match in hand?

24 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Stags make points push in Palmerston North

The Central Stags looked to make the most of their home fixture against the Otago Volts - Central still in with a chance of the first-class title if they could perform well, and Toby Findlay becoming the first player in first-class history to debut as a concussion substitute player

24 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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A maiden century for Katene Clarke

Coming off an outright in Mt Maunganui, Northern Districts quickly manouevred themselves into another strong position in Hamilton - but no one could have guessed how close this one would turn out to be

16 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Plunket Shield returns to Alexandra

If it wasn't one Phillips brother raising his bat for a century, it was the other as the Auckland Aces and Otago Volts duelled in a bottom-of-the-table clash

16 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Josh Clarkson maiden first-class century

They drew in the first round, in Nelson. What would the return fixture in Rangiora bring? A key battle for points between these sides on a fresh Mainpower Oval wicket, after the first day was lost to rain

16 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Hawke Cup Zone 1 Challenge (1)

The Hawke Cup debutants got off to a fine start, but they were up against experienced practitioners in this season's unbeaten holders, Canterbury Country, with a marathon double century in store

12 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Glenn Phillips century as Volts thwart Canterbury

Chad Bowes starred with a century before lunch on opening day, Plunket Shield leader Canterbury with a chance to open up a 32-point lead at the season's pointy end. But in a game fought to the last, they would be narrowly denied those last 12 points

10 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Muhammad Abbas, remember the name

An Auckland all-time record second-wicket partnership between Sean Solia and Mark Chapman went in vain after the fighting Firebirds averted defeat at Colin Maiden Park

09 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Agony and ecstasy in one of the great last-day battles

In a gritty match studded hundreds, the Central Stags marked their first foray in four weeks with one of their highest fourth innings totals, while Mitch Santner produced the rare feat of a century and maiden five-wicket bag in the same match for Northern Districts

09 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Blaze wins thriller for Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

A hard-fought, see-sawing match with a Maddy Green century saw the Wellington Blaze break their long Hallyburton Johnstone Shield title drought, denying the Canterbury Magicians a trophy double with the very last ball

04 March, 2023 in Match Reports

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Plunket Shield Round 5 Northern Districts v Canterbury

The back of of the 2022/23 first-class championship resumed in Hamilton with leaders Canterbury hosted by Northern Districts, with ND bowlers enjoying twin maiden five-wicket bags

28 February, 2023 in Match Reports

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Plunket Shield Round 5 Volts v Firebirds

The first-class championship resumed in Dunedin with a big opportunity for new Firebirds captain Nick Kelly and young gun Muhammad Abbas on debut, while it was a memorable match for Otago Volts batsman Dean Foxcroft

28 February, 2023 in Match Reports