All Wellington Blaze had to do to ink in the top qualifier spot for the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final was win against the team that was dead last on the ladder. The Magicians had other ideas
18 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
After having headed into the weekend in third spot and fighting for a lifeline, the Otago Sparks made it two out of two over the Auckland Hearts to snatch the last spot in Sunday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Final
18 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of cricket until at least next summer after scans revealed a new stress fracture in his back.
17 Feb, 2024 in International News
The Otago Sparks have one foot through the gate to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final after having overtaken the Auckland Hearts in Dunedin - but the Hearts can still shut them out this Sunday in the last round
17 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
A weekend wake-up call for HBJ leaders Wellington Blaze started with a remarkable, tight, get-out-of-jail victory against the Canterbury Magicians thanks to their most experienced spinner
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Clinging to second spot, the last thing the Auckland Hearts needed was to lose the penultimate round of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and let the race for the Final go down to the wire
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
A brilliant performance from 20-year-old pace ace Kayley Knight wasn't enough to stop the Central Hinds at Pukekura Park - even with a player down
17 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
We're down to the final doubleheader weekend of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield: will it be the Auckland Hearts or Otago Sparks playing Wellington Blaze in next weekend's Grand Final?
16 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
New Zealand’s BLINDCAPS are working hard behind the scenes in preparation for two international events this calendar year.
15 Feb, 2024 in Community News
Josh Clarkson and Rachin Ravindra have been selected in the BLACKCAPS T20 squad to face Australia next week, alongside experienced paceman Trent Boult who is set play his first T20I since November 2022
14 Feb, 2024 in International News
Last summer's Ford Trophy finalists headed into another rematch, this time at Hagley Oval - Canterbury coming out of it with twin centuries, a new third-wicket record, a fourth bonus point win, and the competition lead with one round to go
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The Otago Volts continued their big run through the back end of The Ford Trophy campaign, this time taking a good win off leader Northern Districts to boost their qualification chances
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The Firebirds were in a last-ditch battle to save their Ford Trophy skins, but the Auckland Aces had other plans in a last-ball thriller at the Cello Basin Reserve
14 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
With only two rounds to go before next week's Ford Trophy Elimination and Grand Finals, the race to get there is incredibly tight ahead of tomorrow's games in Queenstown, Christchurch and Wellington
13 Feb, 2024 in Domestic News
With a much-changed line-up, including two senior rep debutants, Hawke's Bay extended their Hawke Cup tenure by seeing off the Zone 1 Challenge from a fighting Counties Manukau
11 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
The scene was set for a showcase event at Hagley Oval with Ford Trophy day-night cricket returning to Christchurch and a top-of-the-table shootout at that, but only one full innings was possible
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Several days earlier, Andrew Hazeldine had helped stun the Stags at University of Otago Oval with his sharp bowling. Now he showed he was pretty handy with a bat, too, while Luke Georgeson snared a maiden five-wicket bag
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
Defending champions the Central Stags bounce back at home with a valuable win over the Auckland Aces in a tight race for the Finals berths
10 Feb, 2024 in Match Reports
After having uplifted the Hawke Cup from Canterbury Country at the start of the season and defending it against Manawatū, Hawke's Bay faces the Zone 1 Challenge over the next three days in Napier
09 Feb, 2024 in Community News
Day two of the second Tegel Test between the BLACKCAPS and Australia at Hagley Oval is officially sold-out with very limited tickets available for days one, three and four.
08 Feb, 2024 in International News
Daryl Mitchell will miss the second Tegel Test against South Africa and the KFC T20I series against Australia in an attempt to allow an ongoing foot injury to heal.
08 Feb, 2024 in International News
