2020/21 Ford Trophy: Champion Cantabs
Sometimes a game of cricket can boil down to the best player doing what he does best and for Canterbury's Ford Trophy final win over Northern Districts, the work of Henry Nicholls led Canterbury to victory.
Aotearoa Blackcaps vs Australia: Previewing The Decider
Australia have bounced back with two wins in Wellington over Aotearoa's Blackcaps, bringing the series level at 2-2 with the funky decider coming tomorrow.
Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa: The Aftermath
Two things were clear as Aotearoa’s most significant ever clash of heavyweight boxers took place last weekend. One was that Junior Fa was being seriously underrated by a lot of people. The other was that the respective strengths of the two fighters was always going to make a knockout victory for either dude extremely unlikely.
2020/21 Ford Trophy: Wait, Northern Districts Knights Cracked the Final?
In a game impacted by rain, Northern Districts Knights defeated Wellington Firebirds to lock in a Ford Trophy final spot against Canterbury.
2020/21 Ford Trophy: Big Dawgs Canterbury Are Waiting
The three Ford Trophy finalists have been summoned and with Canterbury locked in for the super-duper final, it leaves Northern Districts Knights hosting Wellington Firebirds for a trip down to Christchurch.
Aotearoa White Ferns ODI Woes Deep Dive (Shout Outs Brooke Halliday)
Aotearoa's White Ferns have snapped an 11 game losing streak in ODI cricket, finally! What if I also told you that the White Ferns last three wins have all come in the third game of three-game ODI series, after the White Ferns had lost the first two games.
Aotearoa Blackcaps vs Australia: Two Wins, Lots Of Fun
We've had a hearty buffet of fun Blackcaps T20I shenanigans in these two wins from Devon Conway's effortless wizardry to Martin Guptill back in his groove and the spin duo sharing 4 wicket-hauls.
Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa: The Preview
We’ve been through the intricate negotiations, we’ve been through the injury delay, we’ve been through the promotional yarns, we’ve been through the niggly back and forth between camps (mostly), and on Saturday night the hype becomes reality as the most consequential local heavyweight clash in history takes place.
2020/21 Ford Trophy: Back with Ford Trophy Blackcaps
The second stanza of Aotearoa's Ford Trophy has swung back around and as the Blackcaps will barely dip their toes in the ODI lake with three ODIs vs Bangladesh this summer, mapping out Aotearoa 50-over business is a bit tricky.
Forecasting Forward To Aotearoa Blackcaps In World Test Championship Final
Aotearoa's Blackcaps are in the midst of a delightful era and while that's helped them wiggle into back to back World Cup finals, the cricketing equivalents of Papatuanuku and Ranginui ensured that victories in those finals weren't meant to be.
Aotearoa Blackcaps vs Australia: T20I Series Preview
In hosting England late in 2019 and then India early in 2020, the Blackcaps T20I unit played 10 games with two wins, three Super Over losses and five straight up losses.
Aotearoa White Ferns vs England: ODI Business
Having seen far more of Aotearoa's White Ferns playing cricket outside of the White Ferns set up in the past few months, the upcoming series vs England sparks up an almighty Women's World Cup preparation phase.
2020/21 Aotearoa Super Smash: Wellington Firebirds Championship Debrief
Since 2014/15 Wellington Firebirds have won four Aotearoa Super Smash titles, with their win over Canterbury Kings in this summer's Super Smash final giving Wellington back to back championships.
2020/21 Aotearoa Super Smash: Canterbury Magicians Championship Debrief
Last summer, Canterbury Magicians finished last in Aotearoa's Super Smash with the worst net run-rate and tied for the worst record as they went 2-8 in their 10 games. Now Canterbury are Super Smash champions.
It’s Time To Get Excited About Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa
In two weeks’ time there’s a rather significant boxing match gonna take place. Joseph Parker versus Junior Fa, you may have heard about it?
Understanding Important Aotearoa T20 Cricket Ideas
Aotearoa Test cricket funk is percolating away in the background and we are also up to our neck in T20 cricket.
2020/21 Aotearoa Women's Super Smash All Stars
This Super Smash All Stars team strongly resembles a White Ferns T20I 1st 11 and that's due to how these women have performed in the Super Smash, along with me designing a team that can go head to head with the best T20I teams in the world.
2020/21 Aotearoa Super Smash All Stars
To take stock of what's gone down in the Super Smash for the blokes, there is no better task than assembling the Niche Cache All Stars to do battle with anyone who wants the T20 niggle.
Giving Tom Latham His Due As A World Class Test Match Opener
We fans are only human, there’s only so much adoration we can spread around. Which explains why not enough people seem to be giving Tom Latham his due credit as one of the very best openers in Test cricket.
2020/21 Aotearoa Super Smash: Update #8
Aotearoa's Super Smash is close to winding up, with a trio of games to be played later this week before we move into finals cricket.