It began honestly enough, 1/0 after the first over of the season for both teams. Hamish Bennett keeping things tight. Sweet as. Bowling from the other end was 29 year old debutant Ollie Newton...
Adam Milne has played three games in India on tour and is yet to take a wicket, which is kinda the norm for the Aotearoa's apparent fast bowling saviour.
Jacob Duffy has some other young seamers hot on his heels down at the Volts and they've got a few angry Blackcaps ready to bully domestic battlers.
Canterbury have been struck hard by injury, but they still hold plenty of funk. Andrew Ellis better get back fit and firing quickly though.
Wellington Firebirds have recruited Dutch international Logan van Beek from Netherlands, I mean Canterbury along with Michael Bracewell from Otago. This is the pivot folks.
Hey remember Carlos Takam? Remember when he fought Joseph Parker that time? Remember? It was Joe’s first major step up in opponents and also the fight that earned him the interim title shot against Andy Ruiz later on in 2016.
Soon enough some players are going to have to chose between ODI/T20I and BBL cricket. Colin Munro will likely be the next Blackcaps joker to make that decision.
Lesson are back serving up their weird Blackcaps shenanigans and damn, we definitely didn't miss their shenanigans.
Central Districts Stags have a roster full of young guns, young guns who know all about domestic cricket though. Now is the time for them to step into their power, plus they've got a few funky blokes to keep tabs on.
Auckland Ace has linked up with Hobart Hurricanes, another collaboration between a kiwi cricket association and a Big Bash League franchise. What's the end game here?
Northern Districts are going to have a wicket-keeping conundrum this season and they'll also be hoping that Bharat Popli finds his runs. Anyone know where Popli's runs went?
Tom Latham and Adam Milne were the young bucks on the Kiwi County Tour bus. One was as good as ever and the other, well it's just good to have Milne stacking up a few overs.
Jeetan Patel had another fantastic County cricket season with Warwickshire Bears, although they did get relegated and Lord Jeetz didn't take 50+ wickets. Bummer, but he hit a century!
Aotearoa's White Ferns are off to UAE to face Pakistan, so that means a fresh White Ferns squad.
Lockie Ferguson is a Plunket Shield phenom and Auckland Aces will need him to serve up another fantastic season. There's a few youngsters to keep a close eye on also, well the whole Auckland squad's pretty young.
Aotearoa A got dominated by India A in the second four-dayer. Jeet Raval and Ish Sodhi emerged from the two games as Aotearoa's best performers, hopefully everyone involved learned a few things.
Where does this all leave Joseph Parker? Who will he fight next if these jokers are all working out deals amongst themselves? He’s got a few options, don’t worry.
Neil Wagner continues to show that he's a versatile seamer, who does the job wherever he goes. Including County Champions Essex.
Marcus Daniell is one of Aotearoa's best tennis players and battles away on the doubles circuit, trying to make end's meat. He answers some questions for El Niche Cache; from his journey to what is holding kiwi tennis back at the moment.
The Blackcaps’ last day of Test cricket was on March 29. Their next day of Test cricket is on December 1. Thanks to the odd lack of a winter tour that’ll make it 246 days in between consecutive Test matches for New Zealand.