Secondary schools battle for Gillette Cup honours
New Zealand’s top eight secondary school cricket teams will vie for the prestigious Gillette Cup this week in Palmerston North.
07 Dec, 2009 in Community News
New Zealand’s top eight secondary school cricket teams will vie for the prestigious Gillette Cup this week in Palmerston North.
07 Dec, 2009 in Community News
It’s hard to imagine that a decile one school from Mangere in South Auckland – with no cricket tradition and no clubs nearby - would produce some of the top primary school cricketers.
07 Dec, 2009 in Community News
This week 's MILO Cup and MILO Shield finals will determine the best primary/intermediate cricket team s in the country.
07 Dec, 2009 in Community News
The Otago Volts coasted to a nine wicket win over the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield match at the Queenstown Event Centre.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
Defending champions Auckland slumped to their fourth straight loss of the Plunket Shield, losing to the Northern Knights by 55 runs at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
The Otago Sparks have squared the ledger by beating the Auckland Hearts by seven wickets at Queen’s Park in Invercargill after losing yesterdays match to the same team.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
A determined bowling performance by Pakistan ensured they would go to the final Test match one all after securing a 141 run win at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
Aimee Watkins blasted 71 with Abby Burrow taking five wickets as the Central Hinds beat the Northern Spirit by 48 runs in a high scoring one day match at Cobham Oval in Whangarei.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
The Wellington Blaze completed back to back wins over defending champions the Canterbury Magicians in a repeat of last years one-day final.
06 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
BLACKCAPS bowler Iain O’Brien is to retire from all international cricket at the end of the current Test series against Pakistan.
05 Dec, 2009 in International News
The Auckland Hearts have taken the honours in the first match of the double header against the Otago Sparks at Queens Park in Invercargill.
05 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
Wellington Blaze strike bowlers Sophie Devine and Sian Ruck ripped through the Canterbury Magicians line up to set up a dominant nine wicket win in their opening one-day match.
05 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
The Northern Spirit defended 169 to beat the Central Hinds by 16 runs in the one-day match at Cobham Oval in Whangarei.
05 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
Central Hinds captain Aimee Watkins struck 76 to set up the 38 run victory over the Northern Spirit.
05 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
A piece of New Zealand’s cricket history returned home today when Black Cap Number 1 was presented to the New Zealand Cricket Museum at the Basin Reserve.
04 Dec, 2009 in International News
Pakistan batsman Imran Farhat talks about batting first, the pitch and the BLACKCAPS bowlers.
04 Dec, 2009 in International News
New Zealand Cricket and Nestlé New Zealand celebrate ten years of the MILO national primary school cricket championships next week, with the tournaments under way in Palmerston North on Monday.
04 Dec, 2009 in Community News
The Auckland Hearts chased down 120 with three balls to spare to beat the Otago Sparks by seven wickets in the first women’s Twenty20 match of the summer.
04 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
The Central Stags dismissed the Canterbury Wizards for 180 today and then hit the 28 runs required to wrap up a 10 wicket win with over a day to spare.
04 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
The Wellington Blaze have crushed the Canterbury Magicians by eight wickets in the Twenty20 match at Redwood Park in Christchurch.
04 Dec, 2009 in Match Reports
This week the Basin Reserve is hosting its 50th Test. That milestone is quite a feat and it is amazing to think one Wellington based nonagenarian would have seen every Test played at the iconic cricket ground.
03 Dec, 2009 in International News