New Zealand Cricket

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The unsung heroes of the cricket family are no doubt those who work tirelessly at the community level to ensure our game is strong from the ground up. The ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards provide...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Today New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Spark Sport officially launch their new partnership, transforming the way Kiwis watch cricket with archived and new content now available. Watch cricket content now on Spark SportSpark Sport will...

Photo Credit: Bidgee CC BY-SA 3.0 au NZCPA Media Release Tim Southee and Sophie Devine were acknowledged as the recipients of The Players’ Cap and CPA Players’ Award respectively, in an online team presentation ceremony’s this afternoon. https://twitter.com/WHITE_FERNS/status/1247769195426660353  Devine’s award completes a remarkable trifecta of consecutive...

Northern Districts veteran and former BLACKCAPS batsman Daniel Flynn has announced his retirement from cricket. https://twitter.com/BLACKCAPS/status/1245629501955919875 The master of despatching a punishing hook or pull shot to the boundary and architect of a devastating cut shot finishes his 16-year career...

Wellington Firebirds batsman Devon Conway will be eligible for New Zealand A or BLACKCAPS selection from August 28, the ICC has confirmed. https://twitter.com/BLACKCAPS/status/1244898561034092544 The South African-born Conway has also been granted an Exceptional Circumstance dispensation by the ICC which means, should...

Photo Credit: Twitter profile photo of Craig Cachopa The Auckland Aces will have a new white-ball captain next summer after Craig Cachopa announced today that he is pulling stumps on his professional career. https://twitter.com/BLACKCAPS/status/1244490492915732486 The 28-year-old veteran leaves the Domestic game on...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The secret’s out. Andrew Smith’s feet don’t look very nice. We know this because Cody, his nine-year-old daughter, gleefully pointed it out to the world the other day during the livestream of their workout together. https://twitter.com/wgtnfirebirds/status/1244362239697551360 In...

Canterbury and Canterbury Country legend Shanan Stewart has retired - and this time, it’s real. https://twitter.com/CanterburyCrick/status/1242631564569112577 Most recently sighted helping his beloved Canterbury Country lock away the Hawke Cup for the 2020 winter, when Stewart retired from Domestic cricket in April...

A former white-ball BLACKCAP and Canterbury captain, Andrew Ellis has announced his retirement after an 18-year professional career for Canterbury. https://twitter.com/CanterburyCrick/status/1240415849309024256 The 37-year-old allrounder played 15 One-Day Internationals and five T20 Internationals for New Zealand in 2012 and 2013, but his...

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket New Zealand umpire Derek Walker is about to raise his third century in as many months. https://twitter.com/BLACKCAPS/status/1237423033314414594 The former Otago cricketer will stand 100th first-class match when Otago's sixth-round Plunket Shield clash with Central Districts gets underway in his...