The White Ferns tour of Sri Lanka finished with a T20I series win as Aotearoa won the first two games to wrap up the series, then Chamari Athapaththu went bonkers in the third T20I to lead Sri Lanka to victory.
The first round of domestic cricket contracts were recently announced and while waiting for the second drop, this is a lovely excuse to whip up notes and nuggs for each team.
After splitting the first two ODIs in Sri Lanka, the White Ferns were again bullied by Chamari Athapaththu in the decider to give the hosts an ODI series victory.
Matt Henry continues to gather wickets on the Kiwi County Tour, but not as many as his former Canterbury comrade Will Williams.
White Ferns cricket is back with a tour of Sri Lanka starting early next week. Three ODIs and three T20Is will be played, with the ODI games falling into the Women's Championship where Aotearoa is currently ranked third.
Henry Shipley and Tom Latham played their first County Championship games of the winter as the Kiwi County Tour rolls along, now taking a wee break for T20 Blast cricket.
Fresh off a summer in which Henry Shipley bumped his way into the Blackcaps mixer, he now joins Sussex for a stint of County Championship cricket.
The ODI World Cup is lurking off in the distance and Aotearoa's Blackcaps will roll out another strong squad as they chase their third World Cup final in a row, as well as their fifth semi-final in a row
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Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel and Doug Bracewell were the only Kiwi County Tour lads in action over the past week and these three delivered plenty of County Championship funk.
Kiwi County Tour cricket has been rolling along for a few weeks with the arrivals of Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel adding extra intrigue.
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Just quietly, Aotearoa's Blackcaps haven't lost a series in Pakistan over the past few months.
The second Aotearoa A vs Australia A game featured more youngsters, as well as the hearty domestic veterans scoring the most runs and taking the most wickets.
Sneaking under the kiwi cricket radar during the week was a nifty win for Aotearoa A against Australia A.
Central Districts are Plunket Shield champions thanks to their win over Auckland and they add the big shield to their Ford Trophy championship this season.
Two wins over Sri Lanka gives Aotearoa the top spot in the World Cup Super League, meaning that this little nation is still one of the best cricketing countries in the world.
Central Districts are Ford Trophy champions after their victory over Canterbury and with one more Plunket Shield game against Auckland on the agenda, Central will be aiming for two championships this summer.
There is one game left to play in the Plunket Shield with Central and Auckland catching up on their postponed encounter, although that will have to wait for the Ford Trophy final on Tuesday between Central and Canterbury.
Every summer The Niche Cache checks in with Blackcaps bats and this summer was all about Kane Williamson ascending even further into greatness with his Gray Nicolls blade.