Match Reports

Canterbury makes its move

Two Plunket Shield matches, two more first-class hundreds in the bank for run machine Henry Nicholls as Canterbury compounds Auckland's first-class woes at Hagley Oval

Match Reports

Tom Bruce doing Tom Bruce things again

An important match for both teams played out in wintery conditions, the Otago Volts hosting their first home match of the season. Could they get their first win of the season, or would under-pressure defending champs the Central Stags bounce back? Warning: cliffhanger!

Community News

Hawke Cup rivalry starts early

Hawke's Bay is off to the ball at last for a long-awaited, cyclone-delayed Challenge Match against its regular Hawke Cup adversary, Canterbury Country that starts this Friday in Rangiora

Domestic News

Plunket Shield: 25% Loaded

A quarter of the way into the national first-class championship and we’ve seen four five-wicket bags, four centuries, young stars shining, veterans performing and some quality all-round statchat

International News

Everybody's Talking About Rachin Ravindra

Everybody’s talking about Rachin Ravindra. The 23-year-old from the Wellington Firebirds has just become the first rookie to score three centuries at an ICC Cricket World Cup

Match Reports

Career-best bags for trio of young bowling stars

Northern Districts keeps its grip on the top of the table after the first two rounds of the first-class championship, unbeaten one quarter of the way through the Plunket Shield competition as the Aces stumble again on their own turf

Match Reports

Hooray, Henry!

BLACKCAP Henry Nicholls produces his highest Plunket Shield score for Canterbury as the hosts put the Otago Volts in a tight corner

Match Reports

Firebirds running hot

The Wellington Firebirds go two from two after the first two rounds of the national Plunket Shield championship - taking down the defending champs on their home turf

Domestic News

Bowden set for 200

Umpiring icon Billy Bowden will become the first New Zealand umpire to stand in 200 first-class matches this weekend.

Domestic News

Doug Bracewell achieves rare career double

Central Stags and BLACKCAPS allrounder Doug Bracewell has become just the 16th New Zealand first-class cricketer to take 400 first-class wickets and score 4000 first-class runs

Match Reports

Champion Central Stags pick up where they left off

Veteran Central Stags captain Greg Hay tons up on day one and Doug Bracewell achieves the elite 400 wickets-4000 runs first-class double as the Stags get their Plunket Shield defence off to a near perfect start

Match Reports

Firebirds own the Basin as Canterbury capitulates

Ben Sears takes a wicket with his very first delivery of the season as the Wellington Firebirds open their season with a see-sawing win, with a day to spare

Match Reports

ND off to a flier with innings victory

Nine wickets in the match for Scott Kuggeleijn and a maiden Sandeep Patel century see ND to the first Plunket Shield outright of the summer

Domestic News

Welcome to a new wave of Coaches

The beginning of the 2023/24 Domestic season this Friday heralds the start of a new journey for a number of new coaches who'll be taking the team reins for the first time

Domestic News

Get set for a first-class summer

The blocks are almost ready. The players are in the nets or going hard out in warm-up games. Season 2023/24 is just around the corner, with New Zealand's six Plunket Shield teams gearing up for first ball next Friday!

Domestic News

Dream11 Super Smash More Accessible Than Ever

The action-packed schedule released today features all 32 men’s and women’s doubleheaders hosted across 10 venues in Aotearoa, all broadcast live free-to-air on TVNZ+ and Duke for the first time in the competition’s history

Domestic News

Women’s Domestic Contracts finalised | New 13th contract offer

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s Domestic contract lists for the 2023/24 summer.

Domestic News

Day-Nighters for women | Queens Park back on domestic schedule

The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield will feature day-night matches for the first time in the women’s one-day competition, while Invercargill’s Queens Park is back on the circuit – all confirmed in today’s release of NZC’s domestic schedules

Domestic News

Men’s Domestic contracts finalised

The 2023/24 home summer of cricket inches another step closer with New Zealand’s six Major Associations finalising their men’s Domestic contracted player rosters.

Domestic News

First round of male domestic contracts confirmed

New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their first round of contracted male players for the 2023/24 Domestic summer including some key player movements across the country.

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