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Tickets for BLACKCAPS South Africa ANZ Tests on sale to public

A limited number of tickets to the two ANZ Tests between the BLACKCAPS and South Africa at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval will be made available to the public from today – with stringent Covid-19 regulations applying

14 February, 2022 in International News

Match Reports

Volts, Aces play catch up in Plunket Shield

Debuts abounded. Glenn Phillips blasted a near-record fast fifty while Will Somerville's late-blooming first-class career continued to blossom with a career-best batting performance in Dunedin but the story of the match? Simon Keene with seven wickets

14 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Wild weather knocks out Hinds

Just two teams are now left in the running to join Wellington Blaze in the 2022 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Grand Final later this month

13 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Hawke Cup Challenge Hawke's Bay v Bay of Plenty

The second Hawke Cup challenge match of the 2021/22 summer with holder Hawke's Bay looking for their third consecutive defence against traditionally strong Zone 1 challenger Bay of Plenty... but would the weather play ball?

13 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Hearts break NZ ninth-wicket record

The Auckland Hearts' most-capped player of all time, Katie Perkins, combined with debutante Sydney Bultitude to put on 110 runs for the ninth wicket

12 February, 2022 in Match Reports

International News

Australia T20s cancelled Netherlands to play in Napier

New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia have agreed to abandon the BLACKCAPS upcoming T20 mini-series, scheduled to be played in Napier next month. The short, four day long series, set down for McLean Park, Napier on March 17, 18 and 20, was initially arranged on the basis of the New Zealand Government’s plan to relax restrictions at the trans-Tasman border

09 February, 2022 in International News

International News

Fletcher and Tickner earn first Test call ups  Recalls for de Grandhomme and Rutherford Williamson ruled out

Cam Fletcher and Blair Tickner have earned their maiden Test call-ups, while Colin de Grandhomme and Hamish Rutherford have been recalled as part of an extended BLACKCAPS squad for the first ANZ Test against South Africa, starting February 17 at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval

08 February, 2022 in International News

Match Reports

Otago Sparks hold their breath after Blaze win

The lockdown-reshuffled Hallyburton Johnstone Shield calendar has produced a fascinating scenario at the business end of the season - with a nervous wait in store for one of the competition leaders

07 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Auckland Aces begin Plunket Shield campaign

A Southee bag in a star-studded match, the first Plunket Shield championship fixture of the 2022 calendar year as the Aces and ND play catch-up after a lockdown-delayed start to the season

07 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Milne goes on all-round rampage

The Central Stags blasted a huge total in a reduced overs match - including one of their fastest ever fifties from Adam Milne, before crippling the Volts with the ball for a landslide win

06 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Domestic News

Eleven potential HBJ debutantes

The departure of the WHITE FERNS has opened the door for an influx of no fewer than 11 new faces as the women's one-day national championship, the Hallyburton Johnstoe Shield, resumes today in Hamilton, Oamaru and New Plymouth

05 February, 2022 in Domestic News

Match Reports

Nensi Patel maiden bag in HBJ Shield

Bay of Plenty teenager Nensi Patel continued her good form in this summer's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield as the action resumed in Hamilton

05 February, 2022 in Match Reports

International News

KFC India Tour of NZ - date changes

NZC has made changes to the dates of the WHITE FERNS v India Women series, to be played exclusively at John Davies Oval in Queenstown.

04 February, 2022 in International News

Match Reports

Ford Trophy Wellington v Canterbury in Wellington

The Ford Trophy is back and so are the Wellington Firebirds who - eventually - calmy chase down Canterbury's total in the capital for their fourth win from five rounds this summer

04 February, 2022 in Match Reports

International News

WHITE FERNS squad named for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup

Sophie Devine will lead a WHITE FERNS squad with an experienced core and a sprinkling of youthful exuberance at the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, in New Zealand

03 February, 2022 in International News

Domestic News

Plunket Shield resumes in busy back half of summer

After lockdowns delayed Auckland and ND's start to the Plunket Shield season, a busy two months of catch-up cricket awaits - starting tomorrow in the first first-class fixture of 2022

03 February, 2022 in Domestic News

Match Reports

Whopping win for Stags

The Auckland Aces ran up against a Will Young century and Blair Tickner's one-day career best in a sweltering Ford Trophy one-day clash in Palmerston North

01 February, 2022 in Match Reports

Match Reports

Hawke Cup Challenge Hawke's Bay v Manawatu

The first Hawke Cup challenge match of the 2021/22 summer with holder Hawke's Bay looking for their second consecutive defence against Zone 2 challenger and traditional Furlong Cup rival, Manawatu

29 January, 2022 in Match Reports

International News

NZC announces revised home schedule

New Zealand Cricket has moved to streamline its home international schedules for the BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS in order to mitigate the risk of an Omicron outbreak compromising upcoming fixtures.

27 January, 2022 in International News

Community News

Hawke Cup Challenge season begins this Friday

Manawatū is on a mission to lift the storied Hawke Cup from their biggest provincial rival, Hawke's Bay, in the first Hawke Cup Challenge of the season, in Napier from this Friday

25 January, 2022 in Community News

Domestic News

Finals time in Dream11 Super Smash

The qualifiers have been found and the venues and times locked in for what promises to be a show-stopping two days of big hits, bold plays, BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS players on show for their Domestic teams and - inevitably - heartbreak for four of the six smashing teams this summer

24 January, 2022 in Domestic News