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Ajaz Patel and Tom Blundell Return to Test Squad

Ajaz Patel has been selected for the third and final Tegel Test against the West Indies starting this Thursday, 18 December in Mt Maunganui. Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell also returns to the side after missing the second Test to recover from a hamstring tear sustained in the first Test at the start of December.

15 Dec, 2025 in International News
International News

Blair Tickner Injury Update | Day Two, second Test against the West Indies

BLACKCAPS pace bowler Blair Tickner will not bowl or field, and is unlikely to bat for the remainder of the second Test in Wellington, after dislocating his shoulder while diving to stop a boundary on day one. 

11 Dec, 2025 in International News
International News

Carson to Undergo Surgery | Rehabilitation Set for Six Months

WHITE FERNS off-spinner Eden Carson will undergo surgery on her right elbow today and is expected to require six months of rehabilitation before returning to play.

11 Dec, 2025 in International News
International News

Blundell Ruled Out of Second Test | Mitchell Hay to Debut.

Tom Blundell has been ruled out of the second Tegel Test v the West Indies starting tomorrow Wednesday 10 December at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Canterbury’s Mitchell Hay is set to be the first wicket-keeper to make a Test debut for New Zealand since 2017.

09 Dec, 2025 in International News
International News

Henry, Santner, Smith Ruled Out | Clarke and Rae Called Up

Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner and Nathan Smith will miss the remainder of the Tegel Test Series between the BLACKCAPS and West Indies, after being ruled out by injury.

08 Dec, 2025 in International News
International News

Sears set for club cricket in Melbourne

BLACKCAPS pace bowler Ben Sears will play six games for Melbourne University Cricket Club in the Victorian Cricket Premier competition as he completes his return to play from a hamstring injury.

27 Nov, 2025 in International News
International News

Youthful NZ XI to face West Indies | Abbas to return from injury

Some of New Zealand’s rising domestic talent will get an opportunity to take on the West Indies in a two-day warm-up match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln University, starting on Wednesday 26 November.

26 Nov, 2025 in International News
International News

Pace trio included for first Test | Williamson returns

Pace bowlers Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner have been included in a 14-strong BLACKCAPS squad for the first Tegel Test against West Indies, starting at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on December 2.

24 Nov, 2025 in International News

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Christchurch & Napier Boys’ return to the First XI Cup

Last year’s champions Christchurch Boys’ High School and runners-up Napier Boys’ High School headline the 2025 Secondary School Boys First XI Cup tournament, as six top schools converge for a shot at a national title.

16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Super Cooper tops the Shield runmakers

Henry Cooper helped last season's Plunket Shield champion Northern Districts catapult into the top three as the national first-class championship now pauses until late February - with the table still tightly bunched

16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Jess Kerr breaks elite Wellington record

The WHITE FERNS' outstanding touch continued in the sixth round of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with a brilliant seven-for in Rangiora

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield - new leaders!

Maddy Green’s Auckland Hearts had been leading all the way up until round five of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield but, as the one-day regular season hit the halfway mark, a new leader was top of the table

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

PNGHS go unbeaten at the Girls’ First XI Cup

Palmerston North Girls’ High School signed off a perfect campaign at Lincoln University, sealing the Girls’ First XI Cup with five wins from five matches.

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Henry Nicholls career best in red-hot summer

A blistering double century and the new Canterbury second wicket partnership record, set with Rhys Mariu, are just two of the latest feats in an already spectacular season from the veteran batter

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Female pathways in safe hands of former WHITE FERNS

Former WHITE FERNS trio Anna Peterson (Auckland Cricket), Amy Satterthwaite (Canterbury Cricket) and Sarah Tsukigawa (Otago Cricket) have been appointed female pathway leads within their respective Major Associations.

12 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News

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Christchurch & Napier Boys’ return to the First XI Cup

Last year’s champions Christchurch Boys’ High School and runners-up Napier Boys’ High School headline the 2025 Secondary School Boys First XI Cup tournament, as six top schools converge for a shot at a national title.

16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Super Cooper tops the Shield runmakers

Henry Cooper helped last season's Plunket Shield champion Northern Districts catapult into the top three as the national first-class championship now pauses until late February - with the table still tightly bunched

16 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Jess Kerr breaks elite Wellington record

The WHITE FERNS' outstanding touch continued in the sixth round of the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with a brilliant seven-for in Rangiora

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Hallyburton Johnstone Shield - new leaders!

Maddy Green’s Auckland Hearts had been leading all the way up until round five of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield but, as the one-day regular season hit the halfway mark, a new leader was top of the table

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

PNGHS go unbeaten at the Girls’ First XI Cup

Palmerston North Girls’ High School signed off a perfect campaign at Lincoln University, sealing the Girls’ First XI Cup with five wins from five matches.

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Henry Nicholls career best in red-hot summer

A blistering double century and the new Canterbury second wicket partnership record, set with Rhys Mariu, are just two of the latest feats in an already spectacular season from the veteran batter

14 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News
Domestic News

Female pathways in safe hands of former WHITE FERNS

Former WHITE FERNS trio Anna Peterson (Auckland Cricket), Amy Satterthwaite (Canterbury Cricket) and Sarah Tsukigawa (Otago Cricket) have been appointed female pathway leads within their respective Major Associations.

12 Dec, 2025 in Domestic News

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