New Zealand Cricket

Photo Credit: ICC The summer of Cricket is fast approaching – and in preparation, cricket clubs & players across New Zealand have been busy transitioning to our new competition management system, PlayHQ. Since the beginning of August, 15,000 plus cricketers across New Zealand...

Photo Credit: ICC BLACKCAPS batsman Martin Guptill has been honoured by his old school, Avondale College in Auckland, on being selected for a record 7th ICC T20 World Cup.The 35-year-old’s inclusion was part of a largely predictable 15-player squad, announced...

Photo Credit: Canterbury Cricket Blair Tickner and Finn Allen have accepted their first New Zealand Cricket central contracts, effectively filling the vacancies created by the departures of Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme, respectively. Tickner, the Central Stags pace bowler, has...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Auckland’s first all-Māori cricket team took on the Cook Islands in three T20s at McLeans College in east Auckland over the weekend, as the visitors capped off their preparations for the ICC Pacific Qualifying tournament...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The WHITE FERNS will welcome back the pace-bowling duo of Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold, along with top-order batter Lauren Down, for the upcoming tour of West Indies. The trio are the only changes to the 15-player squad which...

Photo Credit: ICC BLACKCAPS all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from international cricket. De Grandhomme (36) made the decision to bring down the curtain on an impressive international career after discussions this week with New Zealand Cricket – which...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Get ready to pack your picnic, slap on your sunscreen, and fly your team’s colours over the upcoming holiday-season: the 2022-23 Dream11 Super Smash presented by KFC is coming to a town near you. Scheduled to...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Williamson to miss second ODI as precaution BLACKCAPS captain Kane Williamson will miss the second ODI against West Indies in Barbados due to a quad injury. Williamson felt tightness in his upper right quad during Wednesday’s opening game at Kensington Oval. Coach Gary Stead described Williamson’s omission as...

Photo Credit: Central Districts Cricket Association A New Zealand A squad featuring seven players with international experience has been selected to tour India for red and white ball fixtures in September. The matches, all against India A, will be the first...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Wellington Firebirds pace-bowler Ben Sears could be in line to make his ODI debut after being called up to the West Indies tour to replace Matt Henry, who’s been ruled out with a rib injury. Henry...