New Zealand Cricket

NZC: Pace Bowling Recommendations for Youth released

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Understanding the impact pace bowling has on bowlers bodies is a growing area, and as more research is done the more we understand how to develop pace bowlers in a safe way. Because of the...

NZC: Tweaks to men’s and women’s domestic schedules

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Following the latest Government announcement on Alert Level restrictions, New Zealand Cricket has made the following changes to the Plunket Shield and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield competitions: The second round Plunket Shield match between the...

NZC: It’s one week until first ball!

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket At 10.30am this morning it’s exactly one week until the start of the 2021/22 NZC home summer of cricket. The first balls of the season will be bowled in the Plunket Shield at Hagley Oval and...

NZC: Women’s Domestic Contracts announced for 2021-22

Photo Credit: ICC New Zealand’s six Major Associations have finalised their Women’s Domestic Contracts for the 2021-22 season. Nine players from each Major Association have received contracts in addition to 17 WHITE FERNS contracted players and eight players on NZC Women’s...

NZC: Peterson calls time on international cricket

Photo Credit: Auckland Cricket WHITE FERNS all-rounder Anna Peterson has retired from international cricket after nearly 10 years in the WHITE FERNS environment. Peterson plans to continue representing the Auckland Hearts in domestic cricket while also working at North Harbour Rugby...

Females front and centre as NZC Match Officials confirmed for 2021-22 season

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket A simple sentence in an NZCPA newsletter was enough for former WHITE FERN Sue Morris to start her journey to becoming New Zealand cricket’s first female Match Referee. Match Official Panels A qualified primary school teacher, Morris...

NZC: Covid Curveballs delay Domestic Cricket

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket All four Auckland and Northern Districts sides will miss the opening rounds of the Domestic cricket season, as the impact of Auckland’s Level 3 and 4 lockdowns necessitates a pragmatic approach to the 2021-22 season,...

BLACKCAPS arrive in Dubai

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The BLACKCAPS have arrived in Dubai after leaving Islamabad on a charter flight last night (New Zealand time).  The contingent of 34 players and support staff are now settling into their Dubai hotel and undergoing their...

BLACKCAPS tour of Pakistan abandoned

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The BLACKCAPS are abandoning their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government security alert. The side was to play Pakistan this evening in the first of three ODIs in Rawalpindi, before moving to Lahore for...

NZC: Blundell ruled out of Pakistan ODIs | Mitchell to join squad

Photo Credit: Twitter Cover Photo of @TomBlundellNZ Wicket-keeper batsman Tom Blundell has been ruled out of the BLACKCAPS ODI series against Pakistan with a left-quad strain. BLACKCAPS all-rounder, Daryl Mitchell, who was initially joining the side for the T20I series, will...

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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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Photo Credit: Instagram Photo of @narendramodi West Indies cricket legends Clive Lloyd, former World Cup-winning captain, batter Alvin Kallicharran, and...
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