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Will Young century caps latest Taranaki defence

Taranaki has extended its Hawke Cup tenure to five matches, seeing off the first challenge of the 2025/26 summer from its Zone 2 rival, Hawke’s Bay

01 February, 2026 in Community News

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Bold Brave wins the men's Super Smash

Northern's night: the Brave is New Zealand’s men’s Super Smash champion once more — and the Canterbury Kings are the runner-up, again, despite a sixth-wicket partnership record from Mitch Hay and Leo Carter

31 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Women's Grand Final goes down to the wire

The time-honoured cliché about certainties in life may need to be adjusted to death, taxes, and Wellington Blaze winning the women’s Super Smash

31 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Kings proceed to yet another Grand Final

The Canterbury Kings will contest their sixth consecutive Super Smash Grand Final tomorrow, at their home ground against top qualifier Northern Brave, after having trounced the higher ranked Auckland Aces this evening at Hagley Oval

30 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Auckland Hearts join Blaze in the Grand Final

Maddy Green’s Auckland Hearts look to be saving their best for last after clinching the last spot in tomorrow’s 2026 Super Smash Women’s Grand Final in Christchurch

30 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Sears to join T20 World Cup squad in India

Wellington Firebirds pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the BLACKCAPS as travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup in India.

30 January, 2026 in International News

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First Hawke Cup challenger inked in

After resisting three Hawke Cup challenges last summer, Taranaki faces a big mission this weekend as fellow Zone 2 District Hawke's Bay attempts to win the historic silverware back - and they've got BLACKCAP Will Young on their team

30 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Super Smash Elimination Final squads are here

See who's heading into the T20 arena tomorrow (Friday) at Hagley Oval to do battle for the last available spot in the Grand Finals this Saturday

29 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Super Stat Chat!

Check out the top performers from the 2025/26 Super Smash’s regular season - with some brand new faces in the mix this summer

28 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Colin Munro's blast from the past

The T20 icon delivered a power-hitting spectacle for the Auckland Aces in the last game of the 2025/26 Super Smash’s regular season. Will we see the prolific left-hander back at it in this Friday's Elimination Final as well?

27 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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International News

Lloyd Elsmore Park hosts biggest Rangatahi Festival yet

The fourth edition of the Rangatahi Cricket Festival will take place this week, hosted for the first time at Lloyd Elsmore Park, home of Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club. 

27 January, 2026 in International News

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All Super Smash finalists confirmed

The Auckland Hearts join Northern Brave in the women's Elimination Final while a Stags defeat sees the Canterbury Kings through to play the Auckland Aces in the men's eliminator this Friday at Hagley

26 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Close contest for Women's U17 title

Wellington’s Under-17 Women made it an age-group double act for their Association as they followed in the Under-19 women’s footsteps to bag the inaugural 2025/26 NZC national title

26 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Super Smash: First Finalists found

The race for Friday's Elimination Final spots is going right down to the wire, this Monday in Auckland. But, the top qualifiers - who get direct entry to Saturday's Grand Finals at Hagley - have already been locked in, with Wellington Blaze gearing up for a remarkable ninth Grand Final in a row

25 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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Three days, two hat-tricks!

Super Smash hat-tricks don't come along every day, but in the space of a week, Northern Brave's Scott Kuggeleijn and Central Hind Ashtuti Kumar have both joined a very select club of T20 hatters

24 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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International News

Milne ruled out of T20 World Cup | Jamieson in

Adam Milne has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a torn left hamstring and will be replaced in the BLACKCAPS squad by Kyle Jamieson.

23 January, 2026 in International News

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Female era begins for Women's Under-17 Nationals

The fourth and final of NZC’s 2025/26 age-group Nationals is due to get underway this Thursday at NZC’s high performance complex in Lincoln, while Auckland's Under 17 men are fresh off a dominant week that saw them lift the men's U17 silverware unbeaten

21 January, 2026 in Community News

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Clarke staying on for India T20s | Bracewell & Milne injuries monitored

Northern Districts bowling all-rounder Kristian Clarke will remain with the BLACKCAPS in India after being added to the T20 squad for the first three games in the upcoming five-match series, which gets underway in Nagpur on Wednesday night (Thursday 2.30am NZT).

20 January, 2026 in International News

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Wellington U19 Women Crowned National Champions

Wellington’s U19 Women have been crowned National U19 Women’s champions after a week of commanding performances at Lincoln University.

12 January, 2026 in International News

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Time to shine for Under-17 cricketers

The third of NZC’s four age-group Nationals for 2025/26 gets underway this Tuesday at NZC’s high performance complex in Lincoln with the national Under-17 men's title back on the line

12 January, 2026 in Community News

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Domestic News

Smashing it! Check out the halfway leaderboards

We are halfway through the Super Smash and it's two regular finalist teams who are out in front!

11 January, 2026 in Domestic News

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