New Zealand Cricket

NZC: Northland Balance is Better Hui

Photo Credit: Northland Cricket The Northland Cricket Association (NCA) recently hosted a two day Balance is Better Hui at Cobham Oval. Sport NZ leads Andrew Hewetson, Alex Chiet and Dillion Boucher facilitated the Balance is Better hui in support of the...

NZC: WHITE FERNS to host World Champions Australia and England

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The WHITE FERNS will host ODI and T20 World Champions England and Australia, respectively, over the second half of this summer as the women’s international schedule roars back into life. Full Schedule With government support, the England...

NZC: John Ward Obituary

John Ward, the Canterbury wicket-keeper who played eight Tests for New Zealand between 1964 and 1968, has passed away, aged 83. Remembered as a fine gloveman and one of the last of a generation of specialist wicket-keepers to play for...

NZC: Henry replaces Wagner in Test squad

Photo Credit: BCCI Canterbury seamer Matt Henry has been brought into the BLACKCAPS squad for the second PSO Carient Test against Pakistan at Hagley Oval starting on Sunday. Henry replaces Neil Wagner, who is recovering from undisplaced fractures in both the...

NZC: John F Reid dies at 64

John F Reid, so monikered to differentiate him from another famous New Zealand cricketer – John R Reid, has passed away in Christchurch, aged 64. New Zealand Test cap No.144, Reid played a key role in the success of the...

NZC: Sodhi and Guptill sent for scans

BLACKCAPS spinner Ish Sodhi has a confirmed strain to his left hamstring, sustained while fielding in the third T20I against Pakistan in Napier last night. Sodhi has returned to Christchurch today and will have scans to ascertain the extent of...

NZC: Full match schedule for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 announced

Photo Credit: ICC An opening match at Tauranga’s Bay Oval and a final under lights at Hagley Oval are two of the highlights of a 31-match schedule announced today for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. The pinnacle event for women’s...

NZC: Ferguson up for the fight as partial stress fracture confirmed

Photo Credit: Instagram Picture of @lockieferguson BLACKCAPS paceman Lockie Ferguson has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture to his lumbar spine and will require four to six weeks of rest before returning to training. The injury to the left-side of...

NZC: Boult & Williamson return to T20 squad, Conway & Phillips retain batting spots | Ferguson & Bennett ruled out

The blazing bats of Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway are once again set to light up the BLACKCAPS T20 top-order in the upcoming three-game series against Pakistan, which starts on Friday night at Eden Park.The duo were involved in...

NZC: Competitive 2020 Gillette Venus Cup shaping up in Palmy

The 2020 Gillette Venus Cup is due to get underway on Friday 11th of December at Palmerston North’s Manawaroa Park. The tournament brings together Year 9-13 female students from schools across New Zealand representing the six cricket Major Associations (MAs). The Gillette...

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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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