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Blackcaps continue to churn through new emerging talent in all three formats and the incredible depth in New Zealand cricket is once again on show in the 10 Best Young Cricketers deep dive, as well as those who aren't on the list.
White Ferns have been refreshed by emerging cricketers in the last two summers and there are plenty more on the rise in a domestic scene that continues to blossom.
The New Zealand 'A' cricket squad is back to tour Sri Lanka with the one-dayers starting on Sunday followed by two four-dayers.
Canterbury are Plunket Shield champions. Big ups.
Otago had a fabulous win vs Northern Districts in Dunedin that bumped them up to second on the Plunket Shield ladder, while Canterbury had a home win vs Central Districts and Auckland's win in Wellington means Wellington still haven't won a game.
Brett Randell and Thomas O'Connor both took 7 wickets in an innings to help Central Districts and Otago to wins, while Canterbury's win over Wellington puts them at the top of the table.
Plunket Shield rolls along and along with all the basic information covered after each round, here are five hot pockets of funk as we near the end of the season.
Northern Districts were too slick for Auckland in an away win, while there were draws between Central Districts and Wellington in Napier as well Canterbury and Otago in Christchurch.
Central Districts are Ford Trophy champions and Northern Districts are HBJ Shield champions. Here are three funky pockets for both teams from their one-day campaigns...
Canterbury have already sealed a spot in the Ford Trophy final on Sunday with Central Districts taking on Wellington in the elimination final on Friday.
Wellington will host Northern Districts in the HBJ Shield final on Saturday as they chase the domestic double this summer and ND try to win it for the first time.
Wellington went up to Auckland to snatch a win and Northern Districts defended home turf in Hamilton vs Central Districts, while Otago vs Canterbury was rained off in Invercargill.
Northern Districts held on to the top spot with two wins over Canterbury and two wins for Wellington against Otago put them in second, while mid-table teams Auckland and Central Districts shared a win each in their weekend series.
Tom Latham has back to back centuries and Canterbury are 6-1 at the top of the table, while Central Districts and Wellington had away wins as the next best teams in Ford Trophy.
Canterbury and Central Districts are top of the table after away wins and Northern Districts' made it three wins for the traveling teams with a big win in Otago.
Aotearoa's Super Smash continues to serve it's glorious purpose as Wellington Blaze took their dynasty even further and Northern Brave won their third championship in five years.
Auckland and Northern have two teams in Super Smash finals, while Wellington’s wahine are chasing another championship and Canterbury’s blokes play host in Christchurch.
Wellington went south to grab two wins vs Canterbury in Christchurch with the best Blazers joined by youngster Hannah Francis in serving up winning mahi and the Samuel Morgan/Oscar Jackson extravaganza keeps flowing for the Firebirds.
Northern Districts had two wins in Auckland and both Northern teams are tracking nicely ahead of Super Smash finals.
Wellington Firebirds added two more cricketers to the seemingly endless supply of talented youngsters in Aotearoa with Samuel Morgan and Oscar Jackson contributing to their win vs Canterbury.