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Northern Districts penalty in Plunket Shield

The Plunket Shield leaders have been deducted a point from their first-round win against Canterbury at Hagley Oval

22 November, 2024 in Domestic News

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Nick Kelly century in each innings

A weather-affected draw in Dunedin provided individual highlights for both winless teams, with Wellington Firebirds captain Nick Kelly becoming the latest to score a ton in each innings of a Plunket Shield match

22 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Raval revels as ND stays unbeaten

A strong Northern Districts side has stretched their Plunket Shield national lead as captain Jeet Raval leads from the front again, while Scott Kuggeleijn claims a bag, this time despatching the Auckland Aces

22 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Mariu magic as Canterbury roars

In his first Plunket Shield match as Canterbury captain, 22-year-old Rhys Mariu led with a mammoth double century, Matt Boyle joining in the fun with a maiden ton, and Cam Paul getting things started with a bag on debut - all setting up a crushing victory over the Central Stags

22 November, 2024 in Match Reports

International News

Dion Nash elected to NZC Board

Businessman and former New Zealand Test player Dion Nash has been elected to the Board of New Zealand Cricket

20 November, 2024 in International News

Domestic News

Kane Williamson to play in Plunket Shield

The second round of the first-class Plunket Shield championship features the return of several more Test BLACKCAPS - and it's completely free to go watch!

18 November, 2024 in Domestic News

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Blaze survives a Rosemary Mair speccy

At the Cello Basin Reserve, the Blaze had their revenge on the Central Hinds - despite T20 World Cup star Rosemary Mair whistling to a new one-day career-best

17 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Wolland wins a thriller

Hearts captain Maddy Green struck the first century of the new season's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, but it was in a losing cause as ND clinched a nailbiting chase

17 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Sparks do it again!

Two solid bonus point wins have the Otago Sparks top of the national table after the opening rounds of the one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

17 November, 2024 in Match Reports

Domestic News

Frankie Mackay breaks more national records

Canterbury legend Frankie Mackay has added a couple more major national records to her already-bursting cricketing CV, on the first day of the one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for 2024/25

16 November, 2024 in Domestic News

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Otago Sparks sound early warning

It's not every day that you roll the Canterbury Magicians with just one batter getting into double figures, but today was that day as the Sparks opened their defence with a crushing victory

16 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Hearts off the mark with smart opening round win

A century stand between experienced pair Maddy Green and Saachi Shahri for the second wicket was the difference in what should have been a tougher chase against Northern Districts

16 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Ocean's Six as Hinds hit jackpot

A maiden bag for young Central Hinds leg-spinner Ocean Bartlett sees the Hinds home in a low-scoring opener

16 November, 2024 in Match Reports

International News

Smith earns maiden Test call-up for England Santner included for Tests 2 & 3

Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Nathan Smith has earned a maiden Test squad call-up for the upcoming three-match Tegel Test series against England, starting at Hagley Oval on November 28

15 November, 2024 in International News

International News

Southee’s full circle moment to mark perfect end to Test career

New Zealand cricket great Tim Southee plans to finish his Test career at his home ground of Seddon Park in Hamilton against England this December. The all-time leading BLACKCAPS wicket-taker (770) confirmed the three-Test series would be his last, unless the BLACKCAPS qualify for the ICC World Test Championship Final next June - for which he’d make himself available

15 November, 2024 in International News

Domestic News

Hello to Hallyburton!

The 2024/25 NZC Women's Domestic summer is poised to begin this weekend in Wellington, Mt Maunganui and Rangiora, with the first six matches of the one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield - if the weather behaves

15 November, 2024 in Domestic News

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Northern Districts starts strong

It's been a long time since ND lifted the Plunket Shield, and last summer that drought continued as they finished runner-up. New season, new resolve - and a near-perfect start has the northerners fired up for another crack

14 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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Logan van Beek stamps his class with rare feat

The Auckland Aces took a good win off defending title-holders Wellington despite Firebirds allrounder Logan van Beek writing himself into history with a second first-class career all-round 'double'

13 November, 2024 in Match Reports

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The return of Cleaver fever

A drought-breaker Dane Cleaver century wrested control from a depleted Otago Volts red-ball team with three new caps as the Stags continued the sourtherners' first-class pain at McLean

13 November, 2024 in Match Reports

International News

Ferguson ruled out of Sri Lanka ODIs | Milne called in

BLACKCAPS bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka after sustaining a left calf injury in Monday morning’s T20I victory in Dambulla.

12 November, 2024 in International News

Domestic News

BLACKCAPS pour in for Plunket Shield opener

A later start to the first-class Plunket Shield championship this summer has BLACKCAPS and their Domestic teammates champing at the bit to get going this Monday

10 November, 2024 in Domestic News