International News

Summer of Opportunity looms for BLACKCAPS & WHITE FERNS

The defending World Test champion BLACKCAPS will have a chance to create history against South Africa, and the WHITE FERNS will take on India ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup, all as part of New Zealand Cricket’s international summer schedule for the 2021- 22 season.

International News

Conway ruled out with broken hand

BLACKCAPS batsman Devon Conway has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup Final and following tour to India with a broken right hand

International News

Magic Mitchell powers BLACKCAPS into final

Daryl Mitchell’s superb unbeaten half-century fired New Zealand into their first ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final following a thrilling last four clash against England in Abu Dhabi.

Corporate News

Dulux form partnership with NZC

Dulux has full New Zealand Cricket Partnership status for the next three years

Corporate News

Lesley Murdoch elected NZC Vice President

Former New Zealand cricketer and double international Lesley Murdoch has been elected vice president of New Zealand Cricket at the organisation’s 127th Annual General Meeting

Match Reports

Volts sting Stags with outright at Saxton

Hamish Rutherford and Mitch Renwick went back-to-back with twin centuries as the Volts put the Stags under pressure in Nelson

Domestic News

ND captain Joe Carter itching to play

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

Match Reports

Canterbury on a roll at the Basin

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

Match Reports

Melie does it again!

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

Match Reports

She's back!

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

International News

Patel & Somerville to lead Test spin attack in India

Experienced spin trio Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville and Mitchell Santner will be supported by rising stars Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips when the BLACKCAPS begin their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) defence on the G.J. Gardner Homes Tour of India later this month

Corporate News

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 announce ANZ as official sponsor

As a long-time supporter of women’s sport in New Zealand, including netball, the Olympics, Paralympics and as major sponsor of the WHITE FERNS, ANZ will be throwing its full force behind this world cup celebration.

Domestic News

Auckland WHITE FERN gets valuable game-time

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

Domestic News

Additional changes made to Domestic competitions

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.

Match Reports

Massive win sweeps Canterbury to the top

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

Match Reports

Century city!

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

Match Reports

Sparks sparkle again!

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

Match Reports

Record Sparks win opens season with a bang

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

Domestic News

Central Hinds name new captain as history looms

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

Domestic News

Grand Final rematches headline bumper Dream11 Super Smash summer

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.

International News

Ferguson ruled out of T20 World Cup with calf tear

BLACKCAPS paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE with a calf tear. Ferguson felt tightness in his right calf following training last night (Tuesday) and a subsequent MRI scan on game-day revealed a grade two tear which would require three to four weeks recovery

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