New Zealand Cricket

NZC: Women’s Domestic Contracts finalised | New 13th contract offer

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s Domestic contract lists for the 2023/24 summer. For the first time, Major Associations can now offer an additional 13th player to their contract list opening up six...

NZC: What is Smash Play youth – rangatahi?

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket New Zealand Cricket’s newest cricket offering arrives this summer – aiming to change the way that cricket is enjoyed by youth, and how cricket is delivered in secondary schools and cricket clubs. So, the question begs…...

NZC welcomes new commercial partner in Life Direct

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Look out for a new commercial partner on the BLACKCAPS shirt during the upcoming T20I series in the UAE. NZC has inked a three-year deal with Wellington-based online insurance platform Life Direct, which specialises in providing...

NZC: Tickner withdrawn from UAE T20 Squad | Duffy called in

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Blair Tickner has been withdrawn from the BLACKCAPS T20 Squad to face the United Arab Emirates this week to allow him to be at home with his wife and new born daughter.  Tickner was due to...

NZC: Boult & Jamieson return for England ODI series | T20I squad updates

Photo Credit: BCCI Tom Latham will lead an experienced ODI squad against England this September, the team’s penultimate series before the ICC Cricket World Cup starting in October in India.Trent Boult is in line to play his first One Day...

NZC: Day-Nighters for women | Queens Park back on domestic schedule

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield will feature day-night matches for the first time in the women’s one-day competition, while Invercargill’s Queens Park is back on the circuit – all confirmed in today’s release of NZC’s domestic...

NZC: 2023-24 Female Leadership Development Contestable Fund initiatives

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The Female Leadership Development Contestable Fund is one of the key initiatives in the Female Leadership Development Framework, which aims to encourage locally led activity with national support. The contestable fund successfully commenced during the 2021-22...

NZC: 2023-24 Aspiring Female Umpire intake announced

Photo Credit: LinkdedIn Profile Photo of Gabrielle Sebaratnam New Zealand Cricket is excited to announce the 10 successful candidates in the 2023-24 intake of the Aspiring Female Umpire Programme (AFUP). Of the applicants, six will be returning from last season, namely;...

NZC: Men’s Domestic contracts finalised

Photo Credit: Canterbury Cricket The 2023/24 home summer of cricket inches another step closer with New Zealand’s six Major Associations finalising their men’s Domestic contracted player rosters. Each Major Association – Auckland, Northern Districts, Central Districts, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago –...

NZC: Inaugural Māori National Tournament providing a new pathway for wāhine

An inaugural Māori Women’s National Tournament is set to be held in Hastings this year. Following the success of the Māori Men’s National Tournament earlier this year, the women’s tournament will be held at Cornwall Park, Hastings, from October 13-15,...

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The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
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