The team news is in and first-class debuts are a possibility as the Plunket Shield national first-class championship resumes with round five of the eight-round championship from this Saturday
27 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Twelve big matches remain in NZC’s Domestic season with the business end of the tight Plunket Shield first-class championship beginning this Saturday in Christchurch, Napier and Auckland
25 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Bay of Plenty will host a Hawke Cup Challenge Match for the first time since January 2018 when Canterbury Country arrives to contest the famous silverware at Bay Oval from this Friday morning
25 Feb, 2026 in Community News
Three centuries, 605 runs, smashed records and a fine Wellington day made for one of the great Ford Trophy Grand Finals between Canterbury and the Stags
22 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
After a Domestic one-day season stacked with quality stats, Canterbury captain Henry Nicholls and Central Stags allrounder Josh Clarkson have emerged at the top of the respective batting and bowling charts after the completion of the men’s 2025/26 Ford Trophy
22 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
History has been made today at the Cello Basin Reserve after Northern Districts won their first national women’s cricket title — defeating Wellington Blaze by 67 runs to lift NZC’s Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day trophy
21 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Northern Brave duo Nensi Patel and Kayley Knight are in line to make their international debut later this month after being named in the WHITE FERNS squad to take on Zimbabwe.
20 Feb, 2026 in International News
A dominant all-round Elimination Final performance from the Central Stags has booked them into Sunday’s Ford Trophy Grand Final against defending champion Canterbury
20 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Northern Districts and Wellington Blaze are about to square off in what promises to be an unmissable contest for the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. Hear what captains Jess Watkin and Georgia Plimmer have to say ahead of a potentitally history-making showdown
20 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
WHITE FERNS and Auckland Hearts batter Lauren Down has called time on her 15-year cricket career.
19 Feb, 2026 in International News
In a perfect script for the capital’s cricket fans, both Wellington’s teams have reached the national one-day finals at their home ground, the Cello Basin Reserve, over the coming days - the Firebirds heading into tomorrow's Ford Trophy Elimination Final against the Stags and the Blaze in Saturday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final showdown
19 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Off-spinning all-rounder Cole McConchie, who joined the BLACKCAPS in India as a travelling reserve, has been approved by the Event Technical Committee to replace injured Michael Bracewell in New Zealand's ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad.
17 Feb, 2026 in International News
Ostensibly a 22-run win by the Stags against inked-in Grand Finalist Canterbury should have conferred handy pre-Finals bragging rites. But record lower order partnerships, Ronnie Kapur's maiden fifty and Michael Rae's new PB also gave Canterbury a psychological boost
17 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
Melie Kerr has been appointed the new WHITE FERNS captain, officially taking over across all formats from Sophie Devine who stepped down as captain following the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in October.
16 Feb, 2026 in International News
A key Ford Trophy match originally scheduled to be played at the Cello Basin Reserve this Tuesday, 17 February has now been shifted to the following day, Wednesday 18 February 2026 after a severe weather event
16 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
BLACKCAPS pace-bowler Lockie Ferguson will depart the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today to return home for the birth of him and his wife's first child.
15 Feb, 2026 in International News
A Hallyburton Johnstone Shield swansong awaits the Otago Sparks captain today, the former WHITE FERN and double international hanging up the bat after the final round of 2025/26 in Dunedin
15 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
In a match reduced to 28 overs, Northern Districts still managed to record their second biggest one-day winning margin, thumping the Central Hinds by 127 runs at Bay Oval on Saturday as their captain smashed a 26-ball half century
15 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
After more than a year parked up in New Plymouth, the Hawke Cup is on the move once more as Bay of Plenty becomes the first in five challengers to succeed in taking the silverware off Taranaki
15 Feb, 2026 in Community News
After winning mutliple Domestic trophies, Canterbury's Head Coach is heading offshore at the end of the month to take up a new challenge with English County Middlesex
14 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
In a match reduced to 28 overs, Northern Districts still managed to record their second biggest one-day winning margin, thumping the Central Hinds by 127 runs at Bay Oval on Saturday as their captain smashed a 26-ball half century
14 Feb, 2026 in Domestic News
