Plunket Shield champion Canterbury finished the 2025/26 season just a fingertip away from an elusive feat in New Zealand men’s Domestic cricket history — the triple crown, while Canterbury's Henry Nicholls, Central Stag Ray Toole and Otago's Max Chu topped the key first-class stats lists
31 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
It was a final, three-way battle for the 2026 Plunket Shield, four teams having been in contention - but the picture quickly changing midway through the exciting decisive round
30 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
Will it be Canterbury, Otago, the Aces or ND? Check out the squad news as it drops for the decisive last round of the Plunket Shield, the crunch four-dayers begin this Friday in Auckland, Hamilton and Dunedin
26 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
Everybody is talking about Otago in the Plunket Shield. So much so that you might forget, for a minute, that Canterbury is in pole to lift the treasured first-class trophy in its 100th season
25 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
Routed in Rangiora, the Stags drop out of contention. Canterbury strengthens its top position. In Wellington, Michael Snedden became the fourth generation bowler from his family to take a first-class bag but the Aces come up trumps - and Otago pulls off a brilliant win over ND
21 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
The team news has dropped for the penultimate Plunket Shield round. It's an exciting race for the national first-class championship, round seven beginning this Wednesday in Wellington, Rangiora and Dunedin
17 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
It's a grippingly tight contest for the historic trophy, and batting and bowling accolades, as the New Zealand first-class season heads into an exciting last fortnight
16 Mar, 2026 in Domestic News
