New Zealand Cricket

NZC: Seth Rance retires from Domestic cricket

Photo Credit: Central Districts Cricket After a career that took him from small town Wairarapa to the Central Stags to the BLACKCAPS, swing bowler Seth Rance has officially called time on his NZC Domestic representative cricket career. Rance is retiring after...

NZC: Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton awarded England Tests

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Hagley Oval, the Cello Basin Reserve, and Seddon Park will host the BLACKCAPS’ three ICC World Championship Tests against England at the end of this year. Following what has been described as an extremely competitive venue...

NZC: Hay leaves big shoes to fill

Photo Credit: Central Districts Cricket Greg Hay announced his retirement from cricket during the final round of the 2023/24 Plunket Shield championship — then put a wonderful exclamation mark on his career. The 39-year-old top order rock and captain of the...

NZC: Pulling up stumps

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket As the pages turned towards the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, it was also the final chapter on the field for one of New Zealand's most respected and long-serving cricket umpires. After 20 years of...

NZC: Devine to return for final ODI against England | Bezuidenhout ruled out

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Sophie Devine will return to captain the WHITE FERNS for the third and final Dulux ODI against England at Seddon Park on Sunday. Devine missed the last three matches of the England tour with a quad...

NZC: Michael Bracewell to lead T20I Squad in Pakistan | Tim Robinson wins maiden call-up

Photo Credit: Indian Premier League Michael Bracewell is set to captain New Zealand when the BLACKCAPS tour Pakistan for a five match T20I series later this month. Bracewell, who will skipper the team for the first time, has been side-lined since...

NZC: Mair ruled out of ODI series against England | Penfold called in

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket WHITE FERNS bowler Rosemary Mair has been ruled out of the remainder of the Dulux ODI series against England due to a back injury. Mair felt pain in her back while training in Wellington late last...

NZC: Sparks farewell Sophie Oldershaw

Photo Credit: Otago Cricket Otago Sparks leg-spinner Sophie Oldershaw has announced her retirement from Domestic cricket at just 25. Devastating on her day, the tall tweaker debuted for the Sparks in both formats in 2017/18, after emerging through the NZC Women's...

NZC: Devine ruled out of 1st ODI against England

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Sophie Devine will not feature in the first Dulux ODI against England at the Cello Basin Reserve tomorrow. Devine has not recovered sufficiently from a quad strain sustained in the fourth T20I against England to be...

NZC & Sony Pictures Networks sign seven-year India broadcast deal

Photo Credit: New Zealand Cricket Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has acquired the television and digital rights to broadcast and stream all New Zealand-based BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS matches into India and associated territories for the next seven years. The landmark...

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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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