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Oh, boy! It's brother versus brother in Ford Trophy Final

Justin and Genevieve Boyle can't lose heading into tomorrow's Ford Trophy Grand Final in Napier, with two sons named in the squads to play for the national title. Choosing which team to support may be tricky, however

27 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

Junior Secondary Boys' Finals – Day One Match Reports

Follow all the action from day one at the Junior Secondary Boys' Finals in Palmerston North.

27 Mar, 2023 in Community News

Junior Secondary Boys’ Tournament underway!

The Junior Secondary Boys’ Tournament arrives in Palmerston North this week, hosting six Junior Secondary Boys’ cricket sides at Manawaroa and Fitzherbert Park from the 27th – 31st March, 2023.

27 Mar, 2023 in Community News

Final fling: Canterbury and the Stags have history

This Tuesday's free admission one-day Ford Trophy Final pits two regular adversaries against each other in Napier. So who has had the better of this classic rivalry?

26 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

Quick switch for Ford Trophy Finalists

Only two teams are now left in the running for the 2022/23 Plunket Shield first-class championship... and they are the very same teams who will meet in the country's one-day Ford Trophy Final this Tuesday in Napier

24 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

Twin tons in torrid battle of the North

Northern Districts had stormed into second spot on the Plunket Shield with one match to go in their summer. Could they keep their momentum going in their big last game of their season - or would the defending champion Auckland Aces dash their hopes?

24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports

Sean Davey speccy! Sensational bag and 11 wickets in the match

Canterbury headed into their final Plunket Shield match of the 2022/23 season holding a vulnerable four-point lead on the table. Could they maximise their chances of capturing the coveted trophy - knowing two rivals had a match in hand?

24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports

Jack Boyle, Thorn Parkes centuries on debut as Stags make points push in Palmy

The Central Stags looked to make the most of their home fixture against the Otago Volts - Central still in with a chance of the first-class title if they could perform well, and Toby Findlay becoming the first player in first-class history to debut as a concussion substitute player

24 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports

International News

Kerr and Mitchell carry off Supreme Awards

Melie Kerr and Daryl Mitchell have been recognised as the country’s outstanding women’s and men’s cricketers of the year, carrying off the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal and the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, respectively, at tonight’s ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony in Auckland.

23 Mar, 2023 in International News

Community Award Winners Recognised at ANZ NZC Awards

Community Cricket was honoured on the first day of the ANZ NZC Awards with long-serving Waitara local, Maurice Shaw, receiving the Sir Jack Newman Award for over 40 years of service to Waitara CC.

23 Mar, 2023 in Community News

Strong New Zealand A squad selected for visit of Australia

A New Zealand A squad featuring a host of international talent and a handful of new faces has been selected for two four-day matches against Australia A next month.

21 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

International News

Ravindra to replace Bracewell in ODI Squad

All rounder Rachin Ravindra has been called into the BLACKCAPS ODI Squad to face Sri Lanka. Ravindra has been called up to replace Michael Bracewell, who has been released from the white ball squad to join Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League

18 Mar, 2023 in International News

New role for BJ Watling

Former Northern Districts and BLACKCAPS star BJ Watling is leaving his coaching role with the Wellington Firebirds to become Northern Brave and ND's new Head Coach, following the completion of the 2022/23 season

17 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

Rescheduled matches

Rescheduled dates and venues have been confirmed for The Ford Trophy Grand Final: Central Stags v Canterbury and Plunket Shield, Central Stags v Auckland Aces

17 Mar, 2023 in Domestic News

Kia ora Māori National Tournament!

New Zealand’s finest Māori cricket players will assemble for the inaugural National Māori Men's Tournament in Whangārei this Easter. The first of its kind in cricket, the tournament will see five regional teams competing in a series of Twenty20 matches at Cobham Oval and Kensington Park.

16 Mar, 2023 in Community News

Maiden century for Katene Clarke, maiden bag for Kristian Clarke in clutch win

Coming off an outright in Mt Maunganui, Northern Districts quickly manouevred themselves into another strong position in Hamilton - but no one could have guessed how close this one would turn out to be

16 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports

Dale delivers as Plunket Shield returns to Alexandra

If it wasn't one Phillips brother raising his bat for a century, it was the other as the Auckland Aces and Otago Volts duelled in a bottom-of-the-table clash

16 Mar, 2023 in Match Reports