Canterbury and the Firebirds traded record partnerships but it was experienced Todd Astle's career equal-best 83 that proved the winning factor for Ford Trophy's early leaders
01 Dec, 2020 in Match Reports
Defending Ford Trophy champions the Auckland Aces took in a fresh-look side to the new season and came away with a bruising defeat against Northern Districts in Whangarei
29 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
A late-starting one-day match reduced to 20 overs per side proved better late than never at Pukekura Park
29 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
One of the top dozen all-time List A performances in New Zealand history came courtesy of a 27-year-old finally making his long awaited Ford Trophy debut
29 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
Canterbury turned in a perfect card for the opening weekend of Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, pocketing another bonus point from the weekend's twin wins against hosts the Otago Sparks
22 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
A second Hallyburton Johnstone Shield for the Blaze's Jess McFadyen was trumped by a maiden Brooke Halliday ton as Northern Districts made it a clean sweep for the weekend
22 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
It was Central station at Pukekura Park with another quick victory for the top of the table Hinds against the embattled defending champions
22 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
A real arm wrestle of a game between Wellington Blaze and Northern Districts saw their opening match of 2020/21 go right down to the wire
21 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
Tons to senior players Frankie Mackay and Kate Ebrahim - in her comeback match - ensured a total that would be too much for the Sparks to chase down
21 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
The Central Hinds’ season is off to a flier at Pukekura Park after a sensational record victory against injury-hit defending one-day champions the Auckland Hearts
21 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
After last week's soggy abandonment, the sun came out at Saxton Oval ready for the Central Stags and Northern Districts to do battle, both sides keen to get lift off from a midtable log-jam
17 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
The Auckland Aces headed into the halfway mark of the championship sitting second on the table, with a chance of going top. The Firebirds had other ideas with Devon Conway and Michael Bracewell going big in a marathon partnership
17 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
Canterbury headed into the midway mark of the Plunket Shield championship hissing like a train at the top of the table. Would it be advantage red and black in the last round before Christmas?
17 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
Neither defending champions the Wellington Firebirds nor the Otago Volts have celebrated victory yet this Plunket Shield season. That was all about to change at the Basin with one of the rarest modes of dismissal in the game...
08 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
A wet week at Saxton Oval spells frustration for the Central Stags and Auckland Aces
08 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
The Canterbury paceman grabs his second consecutive first-class bag, then Fraser Sheat swoops for nine in the match as undefeated Canterbury opens up a big lead at the top of the Plunket Shield table
07 Nov, 2020 in Match Reports
Despite a maiden Jamie Gibson century, the bumpy start to 2020/21 continued for defending champions the Firebirds as Canterbury collected an innings victory at Hagley
31 Oct, 2020 in Match Reports
Northern Districts captain Joe Carter has posted three first-class centuries in his last six Plunket Shield innings while Tim Southee had his first five-for of the summer in ND's first win of 2020/21
31 Oct, 2020 in Match Reports
The celebrations keep coming for big BLACKCAP Kyle Jamieson as he snared a first-class hat-trick, and yet another bag, in a tight win against the Central Stags
31 Oct, 2020 in Match Reports
It was all happening at Auckland's Eden Park Outer Oval - an innings victory, two centuries, two five-wicket bags, a ninth-wicket record and the very first instance of a COVID-19 substitute player, all inside three days
22 Oct, 2020 in Match Reports
