As previously advised, due to the considerable rainfall in Auckland over the past two months, Colin Maiden Park will not be fit to host List A cricket for at least the next fortnight – even if fine weather is experienced over this period.
In conjunction with the NZCPA and Major Associations, NZC can confirm the following arrangements for impacted games:
- Auckland Aces v Northern Districts: 24 November (Ford Trophy)
Rescheduled: 10 December, Seddon Park.
- Auckland Hearts v Wellington Blaze: 26 November (HBJ Shield)
TBC – working with ACA & CW to find a new date for this fixture.
- Auckland Aces v Otago Volts: 30 November (Ford Trophy)
Rescheduled: 1 December, Cobham Oval
- Auckland v Central Stags: 12 December (Ford Trophy)
Rescheduled: 13 December, Pukekura Park.
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.
