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2021/22 Ford Trophy: Central Stay Undefeated, All Eyes On Auckland

Central are still the only undefeated team in the Ford Trophy after they sealed back to back wins over Wellington and have now booked a spot in next weekend's final.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 21, 2022 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

Aotearoa vs South Africa First Test Debrief

Why did it feel so good to see Matt Henry, Tom Blundell and Henry Nicholls enjoy their mahi vs South Africa? The beauty of Aotearoa sport is evident in these three.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 20, 2022 Tagged Blackcaps, World Test Championship

2021/22 Ford Trophy: Undefeated Central, Twilight Taylor And More

What's better than Aotearoa's Blackcaps sharing Test delights? Luteru Taylor sparking up 'Twilight Taylor' with a couple destructive knocks in the Ford Trophy.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 19, 2022 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

Glenn Phillips Is Aotearoa's Funkiest Cricketer

The funkiest joker in the Auckland team right now is Glenn Phillips and this isn't from pure domination as other lads have scored more runs than Phillips in Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 17, 2022 Tagged Plunket Shield, Domestic Cricket

Aotearoa vs South Africa First Test Preview

The greatest change in Aotearoa blokes cricket over the past decade has been blossoming depth under a collection of the nation's greatest cricketers leading the Blackcaps.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 15, 2022 Tagged Blackcaps, World Test Championship

2021/22 Ford Trophy: Central Stags Stay Undefeated

After dismantling Otago in the Ford Trophy, Central are now the only undefeated team and have numerous pockets of intrigue to keep tabs on.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 8, 2022 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2021/22 HBJ Shield: Wellington, Northern And Ranginui Wins

Hallburton Johnson Shield cricket is back after some Super Smash funk and despite plenty of rain falling via Ranginui, two of the six games scheduled over the weekend finished with a result.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 7, 2022 Tagged HBJ Shield, Domestic Cricket

2021/22 Ford Trophy: Finn Allen Keeps Slugging and Logan van Beek's Netherlands Prospects (Wellington Defeat Canterbury)

Friday's Ford Trophy schedule saw Otago vs Central rained off, while Wellington defeated Canterbury by 3 wickets to register their third win in four games.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 5, 2022 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2022 Women's World Cup: Aotearoa's White Ferns Squad

The White Ferns World Cup squad has been announced and selections were typically quirky.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 4, 2022 Tagged White Ferns

2021/22 Ford Trophy: Will Young's Stacking Up Runs (Central defeat Auckland)

Ford Trophy cricket has been loitering in the background of Aotearoa cricket with Super Smash getting headline status and sporadic FT games sprinkled in.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 2, 2022 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

Northern Blokes Are 2021/22 Super Smash Champions (via Blackcaps, Hamilton and Team-First Geezers)

Northern blokes are Super Smash champions after defending their home turf in the final against Canterbury.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 31, 2022 Tagged Super Smash, Domestic Cricket

The Many Layers Of Wellington Wahine Excellence (2021/22 Super Smash Champions)

Wellington wahine have stashed away their fourth Super Smash championship in five summers after defeating Otago in yesterday's final.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 30, 2022 Tagged Super Smash, Domestic Cricket

2021/22 Women's Super Smash: Wellington vs Otago (Final Preview)

Otago handled their mahi in the Super Smash wahine elimination final against Auckland and now flip the vibe around as they now face a Wellington team that has handled their mahi against Otago in their two previous encounters.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 28, 2022 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Super Smash

2021/22 Men's Super Smash: Northern vs Canterbury (Final Preview)

After defeating Wellington in the eliminator final, Canterbury now face Northern in Hamilton for the Super Smash championship.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 28, 2022 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Super Smash

2021/22 Women's Super Smash: Eliminator Final Preview (Otago vs Auckland)

Wellington wahine cruised into Saturday's Super Smash final with a perfect 10-0 record, leaving Otago and Auckland to face off in Thursday's eliminator final.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 26, 2022 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Super Smash

2021/22 Men's Super Smash: Eliminator Preview (Canterbury vs Wellington)

Northern already have their Super Smash final spot locked in, leaving Canterbury and Wellington to do battle in Thursday's eliminator in Dunedin.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 26, 2022 Tagged Super Smash, Domestic Cricket

Exploring The Possible White Ferns World Cup Squad

Later this summer, Aotearoa will host the Women's World Cup. The White Ferns have a borderline horrible ODI record to call upon, although their ODI woes are balanced out by plenty of Super Smash and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield cricket in the same conditions as the World Cup.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 17, 2022 Tagged White Ferns, HBJ Shield, Super Smash

When Lockie Ferguson's Fit and Healthy, He's Really Good

While Devon Conway was having a scrap with his bat at the T20 World Cup (which his bat won), Lockie Ferguson was already out of action via a calf injury and sussing his rehab.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 14, 2022 Tagged Blackcaps, Super Smash, Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

Aotearoa vs Bangladesh: The Magic Of The People's Champ (Five Key Things)

Hopefully you didn't get too stressed out after Aotearoa's loss to Bangladesh because the magic of the second Test in Christchurch made it all worthwhile.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 12, 2022 Tagged Blackcaps

Assessing Rachin Ravindra's Start To Test Cricket

Throughout 2021 there was a clear plan to integrate Rachin Ravindra into the Blackcaps Test squad and cultivate his obvious talents at the highest level.

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Written by Scott Miller On January 10, 2022 Tagged Blackcaps, Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket
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