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The domestic cricket summer starts in a week with Ford Trophy sparking up the action. Every team has high quality young cricketers with fresh Blackcaps likely to start the season in domestic cricket and a wave of lads who will soon elevate to the Blackcaps mix.
The New Zealand A cricket team continued their undefeated streak to eight First-Cass games with a win and a draw in South Africa, with four wins and two draws in their last six games overseas.
The New Zealand A cricket team is about to start their second overseas tour of 2025 with three List-A games followed by two First-Class games in South Africa.
The New Zealand A women's cricket team went down 1-5 to England A across both formats and there were many intriguing performances from the kiwi outfit that can bolster White Ferns depth
Aotearoa's development pipeline is on show again in the emerging talent who got their first domestic cricket contracts from the first round of announcements.
The first round of domestic cricket contracts have been announced with a few movers and groovers to digest, most of which revolves around Otago.
The New Zealand A women's cricket squad was announced for their tour of England starting in a few weeks with three one-dayers and three T20s locked in.
The New Zealand A cricket team stretched out their undefeated streak in Unofficial Tests with a win then a draw in Bangladesh, making it six games in a row without a loss and three wins in their last four games overseas.
The New Zealand A cricket team will tour Bangladesh for three one-dayers and two four-dayers with a squad that reflects Aotearoa's impressive depth.
On the back of a summer in which a bunch of talented young women entered the White Ferns mix, we deliver the 10 best young women cricketers after the 2024/25 summer.
Another kiwi summer is in the scorebooks and that means it's time to roll through New Zealand’s 10 best young cricketers after the summer of 2024/25.
Northern Districts was the only team not to lose a game and every other team had at least three losses, they are deserving winners of the shield.
Northern Districts took a narrow lead at the top of the Plunket Shield table after their win over Wellington, while Canterbury had a big win over Central Districts to put themselves in the mix for the championship.
Wellington climbed to the top of the Plunket Shield ladder with their win over Canterbury in Rangiora, taking the top spot from Northern Districts who had a draw in Auckland.
Plunket Shield cricket is back with Northern Districts and Wellington grabbing wins to snap up the top spots on the ladder. Plus Tom Bruce, Dane Cleaver, Josh Clarkson and Bevon Jacobs piled up the runs in a draw between Central Districts and Auckland.
Canterbury has gone back to back with Ford Trophy championships and have won three of the last five one-day competitions in Aotearoa after defeating Auckland in the final.
Otago has sparked up an Hallyburton Johnstone Shield dynasty after winning this season's final vs Auckland to make it three HBJ Shield championships in the last four seasons.
Otago cruised through two wins over Central Districts and their nine wins with one loss in HBJ Shield this season puts them straight into the final as favourites.
Canterbury's win over Auckland sent them straight into the Ford Trophy final, leaving Auckland to play Central Districts in the elimination final on Friday.
A win for Canterbury and loss for Auckland saw Canterbury take the top spot in Ford Trophy, with both teams chillin' on six wins.