Domestic News

Women’s A Programme gains traction

The return of the Provincial Women’s A Programme has allowed the opportunity for New Zealand’s up-and-coming female cricketers to test their wares against fellow aspiring players

Domestic News

It's the Final countdown

Wellington Blaze versus the Canterbury Magicians for the 2023 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. We check the recent stats and history as we get set for Saturday in stunning Queenstown

Domestic News

Todd Astle hangs up the kit

One of Canterbury's most capped and accomplished leg-spinning allrounders gently announced his retirement this season, putting a full stop on his cricket career after the 2022/23 Dream11 Super Smash

Community News

Cricket Wellington unveil Multi-Faith Prayer Room

In order to make the Cello Basin Reserve more accessible to those of religious faith, Cricket Wellington and Victoria University’s VicMuslims Club collaborated to unveil a Multi-Faith Prayer Room

Match Reports

Making hay while sun shines, Canterbury extends Plunket Shield lead

The back of of the 2022/23 first-class championship resumed in Hamilton with leaders Canterbury hosted by Northern Districts, with ND bowlers enjoying twin maiden five-wicket bags

Match Reports

Dean Foxcroft goes big with maiden first-class century

The first-class championship resumed in Dunedin with a big opportunity for new Firebirds captain Nick Kelly and young gun Muhammad Abbas on debut, while it was a memorable match for Otago Volts batsman Dean Foxcroft

Match Reports

Kate Ebrahim century as Sparks finish on winning note

They were the defending Hallyburton Johnstone Shield champions and although, out of contention now for the 2022/23 title, the Otago Sparks were determined to end their season in style, Kate Ebrahim carrying her bat

Match Reports

Weather ruins Huddleston and Perkins farewell

It was supposed to be an emotion-soaked Sunday as the Auckland Hearts capped their season with a last hurrah for retiring legends Katie Perkins and Holly Huddleston, against Huddleston's old team Northern Districts. But the only thing soaked was the ground

Match Reports

Blaze bounces back ahead of Grand Final

The last round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield saw qualifiers Wellington Blaze looking to even the score with the resurgent Central Hinds

Match Reports

Magicians put eyes on the prize

Saturday's penultimate round of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was a big one for both the Canterbury Magicians and defending champion the Otago Sparks, with just one spot left in this year's one-day Final

Match Reports

No play on Saturday means end of Northern road

The ninth round of the HBJ began with all teams still in contention for the Final, but the woes of a wet summer swiftly ended Northern Districts' slender hopes

Match Reports

Central Hinds take big win off Blaze in must-win HBJ

The penultimate round of New Zealand's one-day Hallyburton Johnstone Shield saw the third-placed Central Hinds needing a big win against runaway leader the Wellington Blaze to keep their title dream alive, and they made it look all too easy

Domestic News

Hearts legends set to bow out

Auckland Hearts veterans and former WHITE FERNS Holly Huddleston and Katie Perkins have confirmed this season is their last in the navy blue

Domestic News

Shield fever returns as business end begins

Four rounds done, four to go as New Zealand's men's first-class championship, the Plunket Shield, resumes this weekend

Community News

New Zealand Indoor announce squad for NZ-Asia Cup

New Zealand Indoor Cricket have named a 12-man Open Men’s squad for the upcoming NZ-Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in India this upcoming May

Community News

Dunedin Umpire brings up 1000 games

Dunedin Club Cricket Umpire, John Henderson, is well known to many throughout Otago - having umpired club, age-group and district cricket over the past 38 years

Community News

Hawke Cup Challenge on hold

This season's Zone 2 Hawke Cup Challenge, originally set to begin this Friday in Rangiora between Canterbury Country and Hawke's Bay, has been postponed due to Cyclone Gabrielle

International News

ANZ and NZC to launch disaster relief effort

ANZ NZ will partner with New Zealand Cricket to present a special fundraising cricket match to raise money for the New Zealand Red Cross Disaster Fund.

Domestic News

Blaze books berth in another national final

Leigh Kasperek's Wellington Blaze has become the first team to book a spot in the 2023 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield national one-day final, following their twin wins against Northern Districts in Lower Hutt this weekend

Match Reports

Auckland Hearts win again

It was veterans' day at Uni Oval as Holly Huddleston took the Auckland Hearts' first ever hat-trick and Katie Perkins hit her highest Hallyburton Johnstone Shield century to stun the defending champs on their home turf

Match Reports

Happy in the Hutt as Blaze storms into Final

Saturday's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield at Hutt Rec was a tight affair, but that couldn't be said of the Blaze-Northern rematch on Sunday as Wellington qualified with two round to spare

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