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Plunket Shield going down to the wire

Northern Districts now needs an outright win to lift the Plunket Shield, anything less will see the Wellington Firebirds celebrating later today. Meanwhile, Central Stags captain Greg Hay is bowing out in style after a significant domestic career

26 March, 2024 in Domestic News

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Final countdown: first-class form

Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds and Northern Districts both head into the decisive round with the most wins under the belt - but which team boasts the best performances? Peruse some of the season's key stats to decide who you're backing over the next four days

23 March, 2024 in Domestic News

International News

Wellington College – Junior Secondary Boys’ Champions 2024

Wellington College have emerged victorious at the 2024 Junior Secondary Boys' national tournament.

22 March, 2024 in International News

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High stakes for Plunket Shield 'Final'

Early next week, either Northern Districts or the Wellington Firebirds will be crowned as the Plunket Shield champions for 2023/24, and they're playing each other from this Sunday for that privilege. Check out the tale of the tape

22 March, 2024 in Domestic News

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Plunket Shield to be decided in Hamilton

Just two teams remain contenders for the coveted national first-class Plunket Shield — and they’ll be playing each other for the title in Hamilton from this Sunday, in their final four-dayer of the NZC Domestic season

19 March, 2024 in Domestic News

Match Reports

Defending champions bow out in shock loss

Central's miserable run of luck continued, this time with only an all-time wicketkeeping record to celebrate - while occasional Ace Jordan Sussex had a blinder in just his second game in two years, getting Auckland their belated first win

19 March, 2024 in Match Reports

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Northern exposure at Canterbury's fortress

Northern Districts could have sewn up the Plunket Shield with a round to spare, but Canterbury had other plans for them in a slick win at their country estate

19 March, 2024 in Match Reports

International News

Greig called in to WHITE FERNS squad for first England T20I

Central Hinds batter Mikaela Greig has been called into the WHITE FERNS squad for the first Life Direct T20I against England at University of Otago Oval tomorrow.

18 March, 2024 in International News

Community News

Big week for Junior Schoolboys

New Zealand’s top junior secondary school boys’ cricket teams take to the pitches in Palmerston North this week to compete in the annual NZC Junior Secondary School Boys’ Tournament - the first national tournament for a suite of emerging talents

18 March, 2024 in Community News

Domestic News

Bracewell brilliance puts Firebirds top again

A stunning career best eight-for from Wellington Firebird Michael Bracewell put the Wellington Firebirds back in charge of the national championship, with a day to spare, in the penultimate round

18 March, 2024 in Domestic News

Match Reports

How the Firebirds got into pole

Despite a century and bag of their own, the Otago Volts ran smack into Michael Bracewell, in his first red-ball match for the Firebirds all summer, and came out stinging from a bruising defeat inside three days

18 March, 2024 in Match Reports

International News

Kerr, Devine to miss first England T20I | Plimmer called in

Melie Kerr and Sophie Devine will be unavailable for the opening match of the WHITE FERNS’ Life Direct T20I series against England at the University of Otago Oval on Tuesday.

17 March, 2024 in International News

Domestic News

Canterbury frustrates ND while Foxcroft rips through Firebirds

Otago Volts captain Dean Foxcroft provided a star turn with a stunning haul of 6/49 against Plunket Shield contenders the Wellington Firebirds at the Cello Basin Reserve - but it won't be enough to keep his team alive in the championship

17 March, 2024 in Domestic News

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Plunket Shield race for survival begins

Plunket Shield frontrunner Northern Districts has handed a lifeline to the chasing pack after securing just one of the four first innings batting points on offer to them in Rangiora

16 March, 2024 in Domestic News

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Test BLACKCAPS back for big Plunket Shield round

The Plunket Shield national championship is boiling down to the last two decisive rounds of summer, with several teams still well in the hunt for the coveted first-class trophy

15 March, 2024 in Domestic News

Community News

Wellingtonian collects NZC’s premier community cricket award

Petone-Riverside CC stalwart, Mark James, has collected the premier community cricket award at the 2023-24 ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards.

13 March, 2024 in Community News

Corporate News

Ravindra awarded Sir Richard Hadlee Medal | Kerr sweeps women’s prizes

Rachin Ravindra and Melie Kerr have been recognised as New Zealand’s outstanding male and female cricketers, respectively, at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony in Christchurch this evening.

13 March, 2024 in Corporate News

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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