Exploring The Canterbury Concentration Of Aotearoa's Best Young Cricket Talent
Canterbury is first on the Plunket Shield ladder and second on the Ford Trophy ladder with Aotearoa's strongest concentration of young talent leading their mahi.
2024/25 Plunket Shield: Even More Rhys Mariu Runs, Matt Fisher Emerging
Rhys Mariu is piling up runs and he isn’t alone as a youngster shining in Plunket Shield as Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Matt Fisher, Will Clark, Luke Georgeson, Max Chu and Adithya Ashok all impressed in the last round.
2024/25 Plunket Shield: More Rhys Mariu Runs & Northern Districts Six Hitting
Rhys Mariu hit another century as Canterbury captain, while Brett Hampton and Ben Pomare blasted lots of sixes for Northern Districts.
The Most Impressive Young New Zealand Domestic Cricketers Early In The 2024/25 Summer
A decent chunk of domestic cricket has been played with the first stanza of Ford Trophy followed by a couple Plunket Shield games and that provides a nice spot to check in with the most impressive emerging cricketers in New Zealand.
2024/25 Plunket Shield: Rhys Mariu Double Banger, Northern Districts On Top
Northern Districts is the only Plunket Shield team with two wins and 22-year-old Rhys Mariu is the only bloke with a double century.
New Zealand's 10 Best Young Cricketers After The Summer Of 2023/24
The summer of domestic cricket is over in Aotearoa and before swinging into Kiwi County Tour mode where we follow kiwis in County Championship, here are the 10 best young players from New Zealand.
How Wellington Became 2023/24 Plunket Shield Champions
Wellington are Plunket Shield champions and their championship campaign features the best young cricketers in Aotearoa.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Canterbury & Auckland Upset Contenders
The 2023/24 Plunket Shield campaign is heading towards a climax in Hamilton with Northern Districts hosting Wellington in a battle for the championship.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Michael Bracewell Explodes & More From Wellington vs Otago
Michael Bracewell's 8-wicket haul has propelled Wellington to victory over Otago and maybe a late push towards Plunket Shield glory.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Northern Districts Winning Mahi & More Notes
Two rounds of Plunket Shield are left for the summer and Northern Districts head into the final stage on top of the ladder.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Hearty Seniors & Fringe Blackcaps
After rolling through some of the best youngsters in Plunket Shield, now we tap in with the hearty domestic troopers who hold things down as the best players in domestic cricket.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Second Stanza Youngster Report
The latest round of Plunket Shield involved lots of cricketing funk from a growing group of youngsters.
2023 Plunket Shield First Stanza Emerging All Stars
After highlighting the best players in Plunket Shield's First Stanza, let's check in with the best emerging players from the first four games of the season.
2023 Plunket Shield First Stanza All Stars
The Plunket Shield's first stanza is in the scorebooks as the domestic realms enter Ford Trophy mode and this means it's time for the Plunket Shield First Stanza All Stars.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Round Four Notebook
Northern Districts sit alone at the the Plunket Shield ladder after defeating Otago to grab their third win in four games of the first stanza.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Round Three Notebook
For those who want deeper Plunket Shield coverage than the Henry Nicholls ball tampering saga, The Niche Cache is here with the round three notebook.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Round Two Notebook
The second round of Plunket Shield featured wins for Northern Districts and Wellington, while Otago battled for a gritty draw with Canterbury.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Round One Notebook
Plunket Shield cricket is underway for the 2023/24 summer with Northern Districts, Central Districts and Wellington grabbing big wins.
2023/24 Plunket Shield: Team Breakdowns
Plunket Shield is here to usher in another Aotearoa summer and there are plenty of intriguing wrinkles across the six teams.
Aotearoa A vs Australia A (The Re-Up): Game Two Debrief
When the New Zealand A cricket team has three wins and a draw in four games against Australia A, something good is happening in the Blackcaps pipeline.