Five players with domestic caps have been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
20 Dec, 2025 in International News
I have advised the Board that I will step down as CEO of New Zealand Cricket on 30 January 2026. After careful consideration, it has become clear that I hold a different view from several Member Associations, and the NZCPA, on the future priorities for NZC, including the long-term direction of the game and the best role for T20 cricket in New Zealand. Given these differences, I believe it is in the best interests of the organisation that new leadership takes NZC forward from here.
19 Dec, 2025 in Corporate News
Northern Brave off spinning-allrounder Nensi Patel and pace bowler Kayley Knight have been called in to replace Fran Jonas and Rosemary Mair, whilst Auckland Hearts batters Bella Armstrong and Prue Catton come in for Lauren Down and Hannah Rowe.
17 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Last year’s champions Christchurch Boys’ High School and runners-up Napier Boys’ High School headline the 2025 Secondary School Boys First XI Cup tournament, as six top schools converge for a shot at a national title.
16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Henry Cooper helped last season's Plunket Shield champion Northern Districts catapult into the top three as the national first-class championship now pauses until late February - with the table still tightly bunched
16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Ajaz Patel has been selected for the third and final Tegel Test against the West Indies starting this Thursday, 18 December in Mt Maunganui. Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell also returns to the side after missing the second Test to recover from a hamstring tear sustained in the first Test at the start of December.
15 Dec, 2025 in International News
The WHITE FERNS' outstanding touch continued in the sixth round of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with a brilliant seven-for in Rangiora
14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Maddy Green’s Auckland Hearts had been leading all the way up until round five of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield but, as the one-day regular season hit the halfway mark, a new leader was top of the table
14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Palmerston North Girls’ High School signed off a perfect campaign at Lincoln University, sealing the Girls’ First XI Cup with five wins from five matches.
14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
A blistering double century and the new Canterbury second wicket partnership record, set with Rhys Mariu, are just two of the latest feats in an already spectacular season from the veteran batter
14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Former WHITE FERNS trio Anna Peterson (Auckland Cricket), Amy Satterthwaite (Canterbury Cricket) and Sarah Tsukigawa (Otago Cricket) have been appointed female pathway leads within their respective Major Associations.
12 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
See all the squad news for the 2025/26 first-class championship's fourth of eight rounds, with frontrunner the Auckland Aces trying to stay ahead of the pack before the midseason intermission and attention turns to the upcoming Super Smash
12 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is still tight at the top as the competition reach its halfway mark. Who will make a break in the last one-dayers before Christmas, and will the defending champions still be standing at the end of it?
12 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
BLACKCAPS pace bowler Blair Tickner will not bowl or field, and is unlikely to bat for the remainder of the second Test in Wellington, after dislocating his shoulder while diving to stop a boundary on day one.
11 Dec, 2025 in International News
WHITE FERNS off-spinner Eden Carson will undergo surgery on her right elbow today and is expected to require six months of rehabilitation before returning to play.
11 Dec, 2025 in International News
Northern Districts pulled off one of the most nail-biting finishes in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield by beating the Otago Sparks on the very last delivery in Round Four. Next, it's a top-of-the-table showdown
11 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Sixteen players with WHITE FERNS experience are set to take part in the North v South T20 series at Saxton Oval next week.
10 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Six of New Zealand’s top secondary schools are gearing up for the Secondary School Girls’ First XI Cup, one of the country’s premier school cricket tournaments with national honours on the line.
10 Dec, 2025 in Community News
Tom Blundell has been ruled out of the second Tegel Test v the West Indies starting tomorrow Wednesday 10 December at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Canterbury’s Mitchell Hay is set to be the first wicket-keeper to make a Test debut for New Zealand since 2017.
09 Dec, 2025 in International News
Bevon Jacobs' second first-class century and more wickets for left-arm spinner Rohit Gulati helped the Aucklanders maintain their roaring start to the first-class season - amid hot competition
09 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
New Zealand's T20 stars will descend on Sumner Beach today for the official launch of the 2025-26 season of Super Smash presented by KFC.
09 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
