The Wellington Firebirds take an early lead on the Plunket Shield points table with the first win of the season against the Otago Volts in the capital
26 Oct, 2021 in Match Reports
Firebirds Michael Bracewell and Tom Blundell joined forces in a record-shattering partnership. Not to be outdone, batting brothers Will and Robbie O'Donnell then wrote themselves into Aces history with twin hundreds. And then Bracewell and the younger O'Donnell did it twice.
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
The final Plunket Shield match in the south offered the Volts a chance for revenge against Northern Districts, but a masterful unbeaten century from Jeet Raval ensured ND finished on a winning note
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
Not every team plays each other twice these days in the Plunket Shield, but here was an opportunity for the hosts - but it didn't start well for Central as they sought to become the only team to beat Canterbury this summer
06 Apr, 2021 in Match Reports
The two unbeaten teams of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield never got to play each other last summer. Now Canterbury and the Auckland Aces were looking to make up for lost time - if the weather would allow
30 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Young gun Rachin Ravindra's return from injury produced immediate results for the Firebirds despite having been sent in by ND at the Basin
30 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Centuries for Dale Phillips, Brad Schmulian and Hamish Rutherford in Dunedin but a Michael Rae hat-trick and bag and Michael Rippon career best six-for steals the show in a Dunner stunner
29 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Super Sunday! The last white-ball Grand Final of 2020/21 saw top qualifiers the Canterbury Magicians beat defending champions the Auckland Hearts - while Canterbury's men lifted the Plunket Shield in Rangiora
21 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
The Phillips and O'Donnell brothers were all in the action in Invercargill, but a weather-ruined match and ground delays made for a frustrating four days
21 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A maiden five-wicket bag for explosive Sean Davey and career best for spinner Theo van Woerkom helped Canterbury win the Shield with two rounds in hand in this pivotal victory over the Stags
21 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Northern was looking to improve its second standing on the table, but a maiden century from Troy Johnson put the Wellington Firebirds into the box seat
20 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
An unbeaten Bayley Wiggins century brought home a big outright victory against Zone 1 challenger Hamilton as Hawke's Bay put the historic silverware in the trophy cabinet for the winter
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A thriller saw defending champions the Auckland Hearts book their place in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield final for yet another year
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A trio of up-and-coming spinners in Makayla Templeton, Nensi Patel and Ashtuti Kumar all finish the season with career-bests as both the Hinds and Northern Districts dip out of the Hallyburton running
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
A ditto day for the Otago Sparks as Wellington Blaze walk over them again to finish a tough Hallyburton summer - with one of the highest totals and biggest victories in Blaze history
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Despite having been sent in, Plunket Shield leaders Canterbury made a sound start to the resumption of the first-class season, at the Otago Volts' expense
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
On a green deck, both captains had been eager to win the toss after the rain finally cleared in a tight, fast-paced match at McLean Park
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Wet weather, a drawn match and a statfest. ND's Scott Kuggeleijn and Ace Louis Delport both take career-best seven-wicket bags ... and there's a hat-trick!
14 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
It's advantage Canterbury after the first of the top-of-the-table clashes in the tense final weekend of the regular season
13 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
Needing to win to stay in mathematical contention, Northern Districts piled the pressure on fellow Finals contender the Central Hinds in New Plymouth
13 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports
