Domestic News

Covid Curveballs delay Domestic Cricket

All four Auckland and Northern Districts sides will miss the opening rounds of the Domestic cricket season, as the impact of Auckland’s Level 3 and 4 lockdowns necessitates a pragmatic approach to the 2021-22 season, announced today

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Devcich retires after stellar career

After representing Northern Districts from the age of 19, Anton Devcich has retired from cricket.

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Men's domestic contracts confirmed for 2021-22 season

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have finalised their men’s domestic contracts for the 2021-22 season.

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Kings of the first-class summer

The Canterbury Plunket Shield team left the other teams in their red and black wake with two rounds to spare, winning by a country mile to bring home an unprecedented four out of five trophies for the Association this summer

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Raval carries bat for last hurrah

The final Plunket Shield match in the south offered the Volts a chance for revenge against Northern Districts, but a masterful unbeaten century from Jeet Raval ensured ND finished on a winning note

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Smith, Chamberlain tons, Tickner 5-for in final fling

Not every team plays each other twice these days in the Plunket Shield, but here was an opportunity for the hosts - but it didn't start well for Central as they sought to become the only team to beat Canterbury this summer

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Historic tons abound

Firebirds Michael Bracewell and Tom Blundell joined forces in a record-shattering partnership. Not to be outdone, batting brothers Will and Robbie O'Donnell then wrote themselves into Aces history with twin hundreds. And then Bracewell and the younger O'Donnell did it twice.

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Unbeaten sides destined to stay that way

The two unbeaten teams of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield never got to play each other last summer. Now Canterbury and the Auckland Aces were looking to make up for lost time - if the weather would allow

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Rachin it up! Another ton for Ravindra

Young gun Rachin Ravindra's return from injury produced immediate results for the Firebirds despite having been sent in by ND at the Basin

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Rippon career-best seals Uni Oval thriller

Centuries for Dale Phillips, Brad Schmulian and Hamish Rutherford in Dunedin but a Michael Rae hat-trick and bag and Michael Rippon career best six-for steals the show in a Dunner stunner

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Michael Rae has a first-class hat-trick

One, two, three - three catches, three wickets and now three hat-tricks in a Plunket Shield season

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Dry appointed Blaze head coach | Woodcock specialist batting coach

Wellington Firebirds assistant coach Lance Dry has been appointed the new Wellington Blaze head coach for the 2021/22 season.

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HBJ SHIELD Grand Final 2021

Super Sunday! The last white-ball Grand Final of 2020/21 saw top qualifiers the Canterbury Magicians beat defending champions the Auckland Hearts - while Canterbury's men lifted the Plunket Shield in Rangiora

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Canterbury wins the Plunket Shield

A maiden five-wicket bag for explosive Sean Davey and career best for spinner Theo van Woerkom helped Canterbury win the Shield with two rounds in hand in this pivotal victory over the Stags

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Oh Brother!

The Phillips and O'Donnell brothers were all in the action in Invercargill, but a weather-ruined match and ground delays made for a frustrating four days

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Almighty Johnson

Northern was looking to improve its second standing on the table, but a maiden century from Troy Johnson put the Wellington Firebirds into the box seat

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HBJ 100% Loaded!

It's a Canterbury Magicians-Auckland Hearts showdown this Sunday at Eden Park Outer Oval and look who's bringing the statchat to the free admission Grand Final

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Hold onto your Hearts

It's a Canterbury Magicians v Auckland Hearts Grand Final at Eden Park Outer Oval this Sunday 21 March after the two teams take tight wins off each other in the last two rounds of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

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Howzat? Aces can't stop taking hat-tricks

In 138 years of New Zealand Domestic first-class matches, there had been only eight first-class hat-tricks for the Auckland Aces. Now the team has their second in the 2020/21 Plunket Shield season

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Hawke's Bay locks away the Hawke Cup

An unbeaten Bayley Wiggins century brought home a big outright victory against Zone 1 challenger Hamilton as Hawke's Bay put the historic silverware in the trophy cabinet for the winter

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