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New Zealand Cricket: ICC confirms Conway eligibility date

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...

New Zealand Cricket: Craig Cachopa announces retirement

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...

New Zealand Cricket: Free family fitness with Firebirds trainer

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...

New Zealand Cricket: Shanan Stewart calls it a day

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...

New Zealand Cricket: Andrew Ellis announces retirement

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...

New Zealand Cricket: Another 100 for Derek Walker

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...

New Zealand Cricket: A world-first for Cotton

New Zealander Kim Cotton is set to become the first woman to umpire a major world cup final after being appointed to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup showpiece in Melbourne tomorrow night. https://twitter.com/WHITE_FERNS/status/1236105406113632257 Cotton will stand in the final between...

New Zealand Cricket: World Cup pace trio return as BLACKCAPS chase ODI history in Australia

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket The BLACKCAPS will have their front-line ODI pace attack for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series in Australia with Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson all fit for the three-game series. The trio were ruled...

New Zealand Cricket: Devine adopting calm approach to captaincy

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Sophie Devine is still in the infancy of international captaincy but the New Zealand skipper says she has already locked in her approach for leading the team. Devine will lead the WHITE FERNS in her first...

New Zealand Cricket: Skippers eye T20 World Cup glory

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 is officially up and running with all 10 captains excited to showcase their abilities to both Australia and the world. https://twitter.com/T20WorldCup/status/1229211482589626369 All 10 captains gathered for the official captains' media launch in...

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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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