Match Reports

Perfect start as Otago Sparks crush defending champs

The first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield sees the Otago Sparks off to a flier, bundling out the defending champion Wellington Blaze with a big win at the Basin

Domestic News

The Shield goes back on the line!

The first white-ball contests of NZC's 2023/24 Domestic season get underway this Saturday in Wellington, Palmerston North, and Whangārei with the opening clashes of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

Community News

Aspiring Female Umpire running for Parkinson’s

Aspiring Female Umpire, Moth Tupp, will run 21.9km a day through the month of November in her GiveaLittle fundraising effort for Parkinson’s Disease, a condition that has impacted Moth’s life in many ways.

Corporate News

Nicholls cleared of misconduct

Match Reports

Hawke's Bay uplifts Hawke Cup in long-awaited rematch

Canterbury Country and Hawke's Bay have become regular rivals for the historic Hawke Cup. After waiting for the best part of a year to challenge, Hawke's Bay seized their chance with Jayden Lennox delivering the knockout punch

Match Reports

Allrounders clash in battle of the Basin

The only two undefeated sides went toe-to-toe in a closely-fought fight in the capital, Firebirds star Nathan Smith and young Northern Districts gun Kristian Clarke both continuing to make a big early impact for their respective teams. But the result was one nobody wanted

Match Reports

Canterbury makes its move

Two Plunket Shield matches, two more first-class hundreds in the bank for run machine Henry Nicholls as Canterbury compounds Auckland's first-class woes at Hagley Oval

Match Reports

Tom Bruce doing Tom Bruce things again

An important match for both teams played out in wintery conditions, the Otago Volts hosting their first home match of the season. Could they get their first win of the season, or would under-pressure defending champs the Central Stags bounce back? Warning: cliffhanger!

International News

First Aotearoa Māori women’s team to compete for 2024 Pacific Cup

The first Aotearoa Māori Women’s cricket team is set to contest the Pacific Cup tournament, to be held in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland in January.

Community News

Hawke Cup rivalry starts early

Hawke's Bay is off to the ball at last for a long-awaited, cyclone-delayed Challenge Match against its regular Hawke Cup adversary, Canterbury Country that starts this Friday in Rangiora

Corporate News

Puketapu-Lyndon to become chair of NZC

Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will replace Martin Snedden as chair of NZC, the first woman in the history of the organisation to fill the role.

International News

Spin heavy Test squad set for Bangladesh | Oram and Flynn to assist Ronchi

A spin-heavy BLACKCAPS Test squad featuring the return of Kyle Jamieson, Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Santner has been selected for a two-Test series in Bangladesh starting later this month

Domestic News

Plunket Shield: 25% Loaded

A quarter of the way into the national first-class championship and we’ve seen four five-wicket bags, four centuries, young stars shining, veterans performing and some quality all-round statchat

International News

Everybody's Talking About Rachin Ravindra

Everybody’s talking about Rachin Ravindra. The 23-year-old from the Wellington Firebirds has just become the first rookie to score three centuries at an ICC Cricket World Cup

International News

Jamieson replaces injured Henry in World Cup squad

Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup in India with a torn right hamstring and has been replaced in the BLACKCAPS squad by Kyle Jamieson.   Henry sustained the injury during Wednesday’s match against South Africa in Pune, with an MRI scan confirming he has a grade two lower tear which will require at least two to four weeks to recover from

International News

Jamieson called in as cover as Henry awaits scan results

Kyle Jamieson has been called into the BLACKCAPS ICC Cricket World Cup squad in India as cover.

Match Reports

Career-best bags for trio of young bowling stars

Northern Districts keeps its grip on the top of the table after the first two rounds of the first-class championship, unbeaten one quarter of the way through the Plunket Shield competition as the Aces stumble again on their own turf

Match Reports

Hooray, Henry!

BLACKCAP Henry Nicholls produces his highest Plunket Shield score for Canterbury as the hosts put the Otago Volts in a tight corner

Match Reports

Firebirds running hot

The Wellington Firebirds go two from two after the first two rounds of the national Plunket Shield championship - taking down the defending champs on their home turf

Domestic News

Bowden set for 200

Umpiring icon Billy Bowden will become the first New Zealand umpire to stand in 200 first-class matches this weekend.

Domestic News

Doug Bracewell achieves rare career double

Central Stags and BLACKCAPS allrounder Doug Bracewell has become just the 16th New Zealand first-class cricketer to take 400 first-class wickets and score 4000 first-class runs

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