Five new umpires have been announced in a fourteen-strong cohort of Aspiring Female Umpire Programme for the 2024/25 season
23 Jul, 2024 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their first round of contracted male players for the 2024/25 domestic summer including some key player movements and a host of fresh faces earning their first domestic contract offers.
18 Jul, 2024 in Domestic News
Double-headers, a Test series against England, the return of the Rose Bowl, and everything on free-to-air TV: these are some of the highlights of another exciting 2024-25 home international summer of cricket in Aotearoa New Zealand.
17 Jul, 2024 in International News
Expect far more international cricket to be played in Auckland should the council back the redevelopment of Eden Park. At a time when multiple proposals for a new international sports stadium in Auckland have been whittled down to two, NZC chief executive Scott Weenink has thrown his organisation’s weight behind a redeveloped Eden Park, describing the proposed flexible seating option to accommodate a regulation-sized oval for cricket, as a “game-changer”
12 Jul, 2024 in International News
Rachin Ravindra’s breakthrough season with the BLACKCAPS has been recognised by his first International Playing Contract offer, for the 2024-25 year. The Wellington all-rounder will be joined, should they accept their offers, by team-mate Ben Sears, Canterbury’s Will O’Rourke and Otago’s Jacob Duffy as new faces on a proposed, 20-strong annual International Playing Contract list
10 Jul, 2024 in International News
Each off-season, hundreds of Kiwi cricketers take the opportunity to get overseas and enjoy an English summer. Matt Boyle and Georgia Atkinson are no different – currently plying their trade in Sussex and Gloucestershire, respectively.
20 Jun, 2024 in Domestic News
Kane Williamson has re-emphasised his long-term commitment to the BLACKCAPS in all three formats - despite declining a central contract for the 2024-25 year
19 Jun, 2024 in International News
New Zealand Cricket’s ‘Pathway to Performance’ women in coaching programme has been instrumental in providing development and learning opportunities to women coaches with aspirations to develop and move into performance coaching roles.
19 Jun, 2024 in Community News
Former WHITE FERN and Auckland representative Shelley Fruin was a coach mentor for Samoa U19 Women at the ICC East-Asia Pacific qualifiers in Indonesia in May, where the side finished top of the table in the four-team tournament, qualifying for the upcoming ICC Women's Under 19 World Cup for the first time in Samoa's history.
12 Jun, 2024 in Community News
Auckland Hearts batter Lauren Down is set to return to the WHITE FERNS contract list for the 2024-25 season, alongside Otago Sparks wicketkeeper-batter Polly Inglis who has received a central contract offer for the first time.
11 Jun, 2024 in International News
Former BLACKCAPS batter Craig McMillan has been appointed WHITE FERNS Assistant Coach for the next two years.
07 Jun, 2024 in International News
Lauren Down and Mikaela Greig have been selected in the WHITE FERNS squad for the upcoming tour to England.
06 Jun, 2024 in International News
Wicket-keeper batter Bernadine Bezuidenhout has called time on her international playing career.
31 May, 2024 in International News
An inspiring speech from guest speaker, Regina Lili’I, at McAuley High School’s 2019 sports prizegiving motivated a young Carol Agafili to begin a journey in cricket. Since then, she has become a true role model for Pasifika in cricket through playing for Northern Districts and Samoa, and coaching the Pasifika Schoolgirls team.
30 May, 2024 in Domestic News
A new pilot led by Christchurch Metro & NZC has seen player umpires receive support in officiating their own matches.
29 May, 2024 in Community News
BLACKCAPS Performance Manager Simon Insley is set to take up a new position as General Manager Cricket at the South Australian Cricket Association
28 May, 2024 in International News
NZC will commence recruitment for a WHITE FERNS selector in June following the completion of Jason Wells’ contract earlier this month.
24 May, 2024 in International News
Not many players can say they were their team's wicketkeeper and ended up with one of the best bowling performances on record. That's the unique career arc of retiring Canterbury Magician, Jacinta Savage
14 May, 2024 in Domestic News
Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket, officially calling time on an international career that spanned 123 matches.
10 May, 2024 in International News
Kane Williamson will lead a BLACKCAPS squad with a wealth of tournament experience to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, starting in the West Indies and United States of America in June.
29 Apr, 2024 in International News
The Whanganui Collegiate School scorebook will not be the same following this season’s retirement of long-standing scorer, Robert Wake.
18 Apr, 2024 in Community News
