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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After dismantling Otago in the Ford Trophy, Central are now the only undefeated team and have numerous pockets of intrigue to keep tabs on.
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.
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.
The White Ferns World Cup squad has been announced and selections were typically quirky.
Ford Trophy cricket has been loitering in the background of Aotearoa cricket with Super Smash getting headline status and sporadic FT games sprinkled in.
Northern blokes are Super Smash champions after defending their home turf in the final against Canterbury.
Wellington wahine have stashed away their fourth Super Smash championship in five summers after defeating Otago in yesterday's final.
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.
After defeating Wellington in the eliminator final, Canterbury now face Northern in Hamilton for the Super Smash championship.
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.
Northern already have their Super Smash final spot locked in, leaving Canterbury and Wellington to do battle in Thursday's eliminator in Dunedin.
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.
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.
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.
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.