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Wagner replaces injured Henry for Bangladesh Tests

Northern Districts paceman Neil Wagner has been called up to the BLACKCAPS Test squad for Bangladesh to replace the injured Matt Henry.

18 November, 2023 in International News

Match Reports

Rain wrecks HBJ debuts

Player and coach debuts were put on hold for 24 hours after rain wrecked the first round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in Whangārei: the Hearts and ND will try again tomorrow

18 November, 2023 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Hinds smash way to opening win

Nobody told the Central Hinds that chasing down 200 plus on a rainy afternoon against last year's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield runners-up wasn't easy

18 November, 2023 in Match Reports

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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

18 November, 2023 in Match Reports

Domestic News

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

17 November, 2023 in Domestic News

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.

16 November, 2023 in Community News

Corporate News

Nicholls cleared of misconduct

12 November, 2023 in Corporate News

Match Reports

Hawke's Bay uplifts Hawke Cup

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

12 November, 2023 in Match Reports

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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

09 November, 2023 in Match Reports

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

09 November, 2023 in Match Reports

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!

09 November, 2023 in Match Reports

Domestic 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

08 November, 2023 in Domestic News

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.

08 November, 2023 in International News

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.

08 November, 2023 in Corporate News

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

07 November, 2023 in International News

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

05 November, 2023 in Domestic News

Domestic 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

04 November, 2023 in Domestic News

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

03 November, 2023 in International News

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.

02 November, 2023 in International News

Match Reports

Career-best bags for 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

31 October, 2023 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Nicholls fires up in the Plunket Shield

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

31 October, 2023 in Match Reports