2020/21 Plunket Shield: The Carter and The Sheat (Round Rua)
Northern Districts Knights batsman Joe Carter was one of three players to pass 50 on the first day of Aotearoa's Plunket Shield round two and the Knights skipper went large with 146*.
2020/21 Plunket Shield: Opening Openers (Round Tahi)
Wrapping up round tahi of Aotearoa's Plunket Shield we've got a few runs for Tom Latham, Sean Solia's all-round skills and all the antics from a Northern Districts Knights vs Central Districts Stags game that was split in half.
2020/21 Plunket Shield: Lower Order Hundies! (Round Tahi)
What better way to start the kiwi cricket summer than a couple lower order hundies and piles of wickets?
2020/21 Plunket Shield: Early Round Tahi Notes
Plunket Shield cricket is back and there is a wee bit of team selection funk to explore in the two games that started yesterday, while Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces sparks up today.
2020/21 Plunket Shield: Funky Situations
While predicting 1st 11 line up funk and various match up possibilities are niggly tasks for Plunket Shield preparation as we don't have the direct line of communication with coaches, there are still funky things that are so obvious they have to be documented ahead of round tahi.
2020/21 Plunket Shield: The Low Key Funky Prospects
The Niche Cache has served up plenty of domestic cricket content that zones in on Blackcaps fringes and notable domestic cricket troopers who have demand attention with plenty of runs/wickets, here it's all about one up and coming prospect from each team.
White Ferns In Australia: ODI Series Debrief (+ Mandatory Kiwi Women's Cricket Info)
The glorious come back of kiwi cricket via Aotearoa's White Ferns resulted in a 2-1 T20I series loss and then a 3-0 ODI Rose Bowl sweep over in Brisbane, none of which was ideal and yet there are still some funky aspects of White Ferns cricket to keep the positive vibes flowing.
Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa: It’s Happening
It’s the biggest heavyweight fight we’ve ever seen between two New Zealand boxers and it’s a fight that never would have happened if everything had gone to plan. Two pugilists whose rivalry tracks back more than a decade to their amateur days.
What About The Plunket Shield? And Other Stuff From The NZC Summer Schedule
The sun is shining, the evenings are getting warmer, the birds are chirping away in the trees and cricket bats are in heavy stock at all your local sports stores. The Summer of Cricket is fast approaching.
2020/21 Plunket Shield: Blackcaps Fringe Business
The main event of the kiwi cricketing summer that is the Plunket Shield is only a matter of weeks away and while there's always Plunket Shield hype permeating from the lands of Aotearoa, don't ask NZC because they can't bother to serve up a Plunket Shield schedule.
White Ferns In Australia: T20I Series Debrief
Snapping a 13-game losing streak against Australia in all formats is lovely and Aotearoa's White Ferns showed promising signs in winning the third T20I in Brisbane, yet losing the series 2-1 extends the trend of not quite dipping into their full potential.
Admiring The All-Format Magnificence Of Late-Career Ross Taylor
It’s been a long time without Blackcaps cricket. The lockdowns brought a premature end to a cheeky limited overs series in Australia back in March and half a year later there’s been nothing since.
Jah Bless The Caribbean: Kiwi-CPL Update #5
Over in the Caribbean tomorrow, Scott Kuggeleijn's Zouks will take on the undefeated Knight Riders who will definitely have Tim Seifert in their playing and maybe Colin Munro in the Caribbean Premier League final.
White Ferns In Australia: The Squad
If anyone was wondering about Aotearoa's wahine cricket depth, the recent NZC Development Contracts and White Ferns squad named to play in Australia lay it all out for our cricketing pleasure.
Jah Bless The Caribbean: Kiwi-CPL Update #4
One block of Caribbean Premier League games is left before semi-finals are played next week and everything is fairly mellow for the kiwi lads.
Jah Bless The Caribbean: Kiwi-CPL Update #3
Strange times for the kiwi crew playing in the Caribbean Premier League as Glenn Phillips is literally the only bloke who has registering something notable since the last check in.
Jah Bless The Carribean: Kiwi-CPL Update #2
Coming into the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, I was fairly confident that Colin Munro and Glenn Phillips would be notable factors given their specific CPL experience.
Jah Bless The Caribbean: Aotearoa CPL Rankings #1
The 2020 Caribbean Premier League is underway and it’s been a funky first stanza for the Aotearoa contingent, dominated by runs from CPL veteran Glenn Phillips.
2019/20 Aotearoa Women Development Contracts (The Basics)
New Zealand Cricket have dropped their list of eight kiwi cricketers who have earned 'Development Contracts' to sit below the contracted group of White Ferns.
Jah Bless The Caribbean: More Kiwis In the 2020 CPL
After breaking down the initial group of Aoteaoa cricketers who will play in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, it appears that a few more kiwis have been added and that only doubles the funk.