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First-class summer resumes

Fresh from winning The Ford Trophy, Canterbury begins the back half of New Zealand's Plunket Shield championship at the top of the leaderboard - while other teams grapple with wet weather

11 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News

Williamson ruled out of Bangladesh ODI series with elbow injury

BLACKCAPS captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh as he rests and rehabilitates a troublesome left elbow injury

09 Mar, 2021 in International News

Canterbury wins 2021 FORD TROPHY Grand Final

Northern Districts was looking for its first one-day title in 11 years, but Canterbury was ready for them - with unbeaten Henry Nicholls producing his seventh List A century in the Grand Final

06 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports

Ford Trophy Final: following in fathers' footsteps

How's this for family ties? The Coopers and Walkers, the Lathams and Nuttalls, the Carters and Kuggeleijns are just a few of the cricketing families with family history in this year's Ford Trophy Final

05 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News

Ford Trophy Final squads named

Canterbury and Northern Districts have named strong squads for the 2020/21 Ford Trophy Grand Final, the day/night decider to be played without spectators at Hagley Oval this Saturday

05 Mar, 2021 in Domestic News

Henry Cooper stars with big unbeaten maiden century

Northern Districts number four Henry Cooper picked the perfect time to score his maiden List A one-day century - in the sudden death Elimination Final against the Wellington Firebirds, ND to meet Canterbury in Saturday's Grand Final!

03 Mar, 2021 in Match Reports

Order reversed for Sunday's double-header

The order of Sunday’s T20I double-header at Wellington’s Sky Stadium has been reversed, with the BLACKCAPS now playing Australia in the early game, and the WHITE FERNS and England squaring off later in the afternoon.

02 Mar, 2021 in International News

Community News

Who will lock away the Hawke Cup for 2021?

Hawke's Bay and Hamilton have a big history when it comes to the historic Hawke Cup. Who will win the final showdown this season, coming up in Napier?

02 Mar, 2021 in Community News

Final double-header moved to Wellington

The final BLACKCAPS v Australia and WHITE FERNS v England T20 double-header, scheduled for the Bay Oval on Sunday March 7, will now be played on the same date and time at Sky Stadium in Wellington.

01 Mar, 2021 in International News

Halliday, Sullivan added to T20 squad

Northern Districts all-rounder Brooke Halliday has replaced Lea Tahuhu in the WHITE FERNS squad for the upcoming G.J. Gardner Homes T20 Series against England.

01 Mar, 2021 in International News

Ford Trophy Finals confirmed

Canterbury will progress direct to The Ford Trophy Grand Final on Saturday while Northern Districts and the Wellington Firebirds will meet at Seddon Park in the sudden death 2v3 Elimination Final this Wednesday

28 Feb, 2021 in Domestic News

ND rebounds to secure home 2v3 Final

Northern Districts had needed to bounce back quickly to ensure they hosted this summer's Ford Trophy playoff at home, but consistency once again eluded the strong Central Stags

28 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports

Masterful Latham blasts unbeaten century

With a healthy points and net run rate lead, Canterbury was already in the ideal position heading into a home Grand Final, but they weren't about to let a chance go by to formally oust the defending champions

28 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports

Flying Finn on fire with record ton

Maiden centuries for both Tom Blundell and Finn Allen who smashes his milestone in a record-equalling three balls, the Firebirds reaching New Zealand's highest ever Ford Trophy total

28 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports

ALERT LEVEL impact on BLACKCAPS/WHITE FERNS games

Following the change to New Zealand’s Alert Levels this evening, the following actions will be taken regarding upcoming BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS games

27 Feb, 2021 in International News

Hawke's Bay uplifts Hawke Cup

It was all over in the space of two days after a captain's century down the order set up a crushing innings victory in Oamaru

27 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports

The Ford Trophy 80% Loaded

Today we enter the crunch last two rounds of The Ford Trophy regular season with five teams still alive in the race for the Finals. Who's leading the statchat - and what's at stake in today's ninth round?

26 Feb, 2021 in Domestic News

Northern stumbles against Central Stags

The return of Seth Rance, a strong all-round day from Josh Clarkson and an unbeaten Ross Taylor half century blew away ND's hopes of retaining The Ford Trophy lead

26 Feb, 2021 in Match Reports