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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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Celebrating NZC's Longest Serving Scorer

Otago scorer Helen Simpson will be the first to receive one of New Zealand Cricket’s newly minted badges to mark her long service to the game.

12 March, 2024 in Community News

Match Reports

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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Hawke's Bay locks the Hawke Cup away

Hawke's Bay has completed the perfect Hawke Cup season, brushing aside all four Challengers to keep the Hawke Cup in Napier until it all begins again next summer

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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Junior Secondary Boys’ 2024 Preview

The Junior Secondary Boys’ national cricket tournament returns to Palmerston North later this month (18 – 22 March 2024), welcoming the top year 9 & 10 schoolboy talent across Aotearoa.

07 March, 2024 in Community News

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South Canterbury relishes chance to challenge Hawke's Bay

Fresh off a century on first-class debut for the Central Stags, it’s back to Hawke Cup business this weekend for Hawke’s Bay captain Angus Schaw who'll need to stave off a fired-up South Canterbury to lock away the coveted silverware for the winter

07 March, 2024 in Community News

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Pāpāmoa Cricket Club on the rise!

Until 2017, Pāpāmoa locals had to travel to Mount Maunganui to play their club cricket. Thanks to a keen group of cricket-loving locals, Pāpāmoa is now home to a flourishing cricket club!

07 March, 2024 in Community News

International News

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 International 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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Mair, Halliday return for England | Kasperek included for T20Is

Rosemary Mair and Brooke Halliday will return to the WHITE FERNS squad for the upcoming Life Direct T20I and Dulux ODI series against England.

05 March, 2024 in International News

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Kiwi veterans impress at International Masters Cricket

New Zealand’s Over-40 and Over-60 cricket sides have impressed at recent International Masters Cricket events, finishing second and third in their respective World Cups.

05 March, 2024 in International 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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Sears called in to replace O’Rourke | Conway set for surgery (1)

BLACKCAPS pace-bowler Will O’Rourke has been ruled out of this week’s second Tegel Test against Australia in Christchurch, after scans revealed a left-hamstring strain.

04 March, 2024 in International News

Match Reports

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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Dramatic draw in Dunners

The Plunket Shield clash between the two cellars dwellers turned into a last-ball thriller, with Otago Volts captain Dean Foxcroft producing his biggest first-class knock yet and the Auckland O'Donnell brothers continuing their strong form in all formats

04 March, 2024 in Match Reports

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Last-day rain frustrates ND, Central Stags

ND had headed in with the Plunket Shield lead, defending champion the Central Stags with an uncapped player on the cusp of a magical debut - and a chance to gain valuable ground from third on the first-class ladder. After the Stags worked their way into a good position, weather would ultimately deny both teams at Bay Oval

03 March, 2024 in Match Reports

Domestic News

Special day for Ajaz Patel in the Plunket Shield

Renowned left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel has become the second most successful first-class wicket-taker in the Central Stags’ 74-year history with a career-best 7-for, while Nathan Smith turned the tables on Canterbury in Rangiora with a new career best six-for

02 March, 2024 in Domestic News