The last pre-Christmas first-class match at the Basin saw Wellington Firebird Ben Sears and Central Stag Ben Wheeler both have a blinder - the Stags nailing an important win ahead of Dream11 Super Smash
18 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
Wicketfest! Nailbiter! Northern Districts were making up for lost time with a fast-paced and dramatic entrance to the 2021/22 Plunket Shield championship while Canterbury just needed to hold on...
17 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
Hamish Rutherford and Mitch Renwick went back-to-back with twin centuries as the Volts put the Stags under pressure in Nelson
10 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
It’s been a long wait to get back on a cricket field for Joe Carter, but today the Northern Districts captain and his players — those outside Alert Level restricted areas — are finally getting to play some rep cricket
09 Nov, 2021 in Domestic News
The pace was frantic as 18 wickets tumbled on day one at the Basin, Firebirds keeper Callum McLachlan enjoying a dream debut before Canterbury quickly took control to record their fifth biggest winning margin in history
09 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
Blaze destroyer Melie Kerr backed up yesterday's 5-40 with another bag of 5-36 on Sunday to keep defending champions the Canterbury Magicians pointless and under early pressure in the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
07 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
WHITE FERNS star Melie Kerr opens her summer with a bang with her first one-day five-wicket bag for Wellington Blaze as defending HBJ champions the Canterbury Magicians suffer a first-up loss
06 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
All eyes will be on WHITE FERN and Auckland Hearts star Lauren Down when the second edition of CDCA’s Central Super League starts this week in Levin
03 Nov, 2021 in Domestic News
Following the latest Government announcement on Alert Level restrictions, New Zealand Cricket has made several changes to the Plunket Shield and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield competitions.
03 Nov, 2021 in Domestic News
A Tom Latham and Cam Fletcher century for Canterbury, yet another bag for Nathan Smith and then a pivotal Firebirds collapse in an exciting game at the Basin
03 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
Stags captain Greg Hay scores his 14th and 15th first-class centuries in the same week, but the Volts respond in kind with three tons in an innings, including a career-best double for Nick Kelly, before another two tons in the hundredth match between these sides
03 Nov, 2021 in Match Reports
Despite an improved showing from Central, the Otago Sparks carried on scripting the dream start to their season with a back-to-back bonus point victory at windy Saxton Oval
31 Oct, 2021 in Match Reports
A 21-match losing streak in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield came to a screeching halt as Katey Martin thundered to an unbeaten century in a landslide win, spoiling a Saxton Oval christening for the Central Hinds
30 Oct, 2021 in Match Reports
History will be made in Nelson when the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield begins this weekend, but a COVID curveball means the Central Hinds will step out without their newly appointed Shield captain
28 Oct, 2021 in Domestic News
The Dream11 Super Smash presented by KFC will start with a bang this summer as Hagley Oval plays host to both a men’s and women’s Grand Final rematch on Friday, 26 November.
27 Oct, 2021 in Domestic News
The Wellington Firebirds take an early lead on the Plunket Shield points table with the first win of the season against the Otago Volts in the capital
26 Oct, 2021 in Match Reports
In 71 seasons, there have been only four Central Stags to score a century on first-class debut. Today, 23-year-old Bayley Wiggins became one of them
26 Oct, 2021 in Match Reports
NZC’s Head of Cricket Operations, Charlie Brewer, said the bottom line for all involved was to play cricket where and when possible.
23 Oct, 2021 in Domestic News
The start of the home NZC summer is nearly here and, in some parts of the country, players are getting excited for a new tilt at a national title. Hear from some of last season's top cricketers about what the Plunket Shield means to them
16 Oct, 2021 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s six Major Associations have finalised their Women’s Domestic Contracts for the 2021-22 season.
14 Oct, 2021 in Domestic News
