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Stags on the board in Wellington washout

Wild Wellington weather made for just 22.4 overs of play at the Basin where the visitors were still hankering for their first win

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Finn for the win

Mike Sclanders celebrates his first century for the Auckland Aces who win back the treasured Ross Dykes Memorial Trophy from the Otago Volts in a hard-fought clash

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Canterbury unbeaten after three Ford Trophy rounds

Two big wins and a washout have the defending Ford Trophy champions perched on top of the table

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Trio of tons in high-scoring thriller

Even a record second-wicket stand from centurions Brad Schmulian and Jack Boyle couldn't get the frustrated Stags a win, after a Tim Seifert century led the way for Northern Districts in their first victory of the season

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Firebirds get first Ford Trophy win

An extraordinary morning in a top-of-the-table clash saw Canterbury opener Chad Bowes smash just the second double century in Ford Trophy history, setting a new world record by reaching the mark in just 103 balls, in his 100th List A game, en route to the largest ever winning margin in the competition

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Bowes blasts world record double ton!

An extraordinary morning in a top-of-the-table clash saw Canterbury opener Chad Bowes smash just the second double century in Ford Trophy history, setting a new world record by reaching the mark in just 103 balls, in his 100th List A game, en route to the largest ever winning margin in the competition

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New Zealand's first T20 World Cup win!

Melie Kerr shone with bat and ball as New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time

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First ton of summer to Will O'Donnell

Last season's finalists the Auckland Aces kick-started their new Ford Trophy campaign after an arm-wrestle with the Stags in Taranaki sunshine

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Volts power up

Otago has the early Ford Trophy lead after an explosive all-round performance in round one - leaving Northern Districts shell-shocked in Northland and the Volts with one of their biggest ever margins of victory

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Howzat? Angus McKenzie takes five

Gus McKenzie’s maiden five-wicket bag on Day One of the season ensured that Canterbury rolled the Wellington Firebirds for just 129 in a brutal start to The Ford Trophy season. But he wasn't the only star act

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Hay, hay, hay.

One of the Central Stags' greatest Plunket Shield batsmen and captains bowed out with a special innings, plus a 20-pointer innings victory as the Otago Volts ran into a team determined to grind them into the dirt

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Jordan Sussex does it again

Canterbury's final game and win of the 2023/24 season - including a Zak Foulkes maiden bag, will ironically be better remembered for the extraordinary wicket-taking spree from the opposition's wildcard

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Luck of the draw in decisive match

It had started as a 'Plunket Shield final' as the last two contenders for the national first-class title assembled in Hamilton. But wet weather would extend Northern Districts' long-running drought in the red-ball format while the Wellington Firebirds held on to their crucial points lead

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Defending champions bow out in shock loss

Central's miserable run of luck continued, this time with only an all-time wicketkeeping record to celebrate - while occasional Ace Jordan Sussex had a blinder in just his second game in two years, getting Auckland their belated first win

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Northern exposure at Canterbury's fortress

Northern Districts could have sewn up the Plunket Shield with a round to spare, but Canterbury had other plans for them in a slick win at their country estate

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How the Firebirds got into pole for the Plunket Shield

Despite a century and bag of their own, the Otago Volts ran smack into Michael Bracewell, in his first red-ball match for the Firebirds all summer, and came out stinging from a bruising defeat inside three days

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Hampton hundred in a Hamilton thriller

In one of the great Plunket Shield finishes, Northern Districts sweated all day against a determined Auckland Aces line-up, before snaffling a crucial victory - with just minutes to spare

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Monster total in vain for stymied Stags

The Central Stags plastered their fourth highest ever first-class total on Fitzherbert Park as they looked to move up the Plunket Shield ladder before it was too late. But a defiant Wellington Firebirds nightwatchman, and some ill-timed wet weather interventions, conspired against them

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Red-ball win at last for Volts

Canterbury's Plunket Shield concerns grow as the Otago Volts snatch a nine-wicket outright inside three days, for their first win of the first-class season

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Hawke's Bay locks the Hawke Cup away

Hawke's Bay has completed the perfect Hawke Cup season, brushing aside all four Challengers to keep the Hawke Cup in Napier until it all begins again next summer

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Firebirds pull off great escape

When your opponent piles on one of their biggest first innings totals, the odds swing out of your favour. But the Wellington Firebirds weren't about to let the laws of cricket probability stop them against Canterbury in Rangiora

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