White Ferns vs South Africa ODI Series Debrief/T20I Series Preview
For all the hooplah about White Ferns starting a new era under coach Ben Sawyer, everything feels the same as the previous regime after another ODI series defeat.
For all the hooplah about White Ferns starting a new era under coach Ben Sawyer, everything feels the same as the previous regime after another ODI series defeat.
The Blackcaps start their World Cup campaign in India on Thursday night against England and won't have Kane Williamson, despite a magical comeback from his major knee injury.
Winter becomes spring and the domestic cricket season approaches with Canterbury seamer William O'Rourke emerging like a fresh blossom.
Aotearoa's White Ferns start their tour of South Africa on Sunday with the first of three ODIS before swinging into five T20Is.
Before Blackcaps start their ODI series in Bangladesh on Thursday night, three storylines have emerged from the series defeat in England.
Nothing sets the scene for a cricket World Cup like Blackcaps tinkering with their opening combination.
Blackcaps take on England in the second ODI tonight after winning the first game of the series thanks to big donnie runs from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell.
When the New Zealand A cricket team has three wins and a draw in four games against Australia A, something good is happening in the Blackcaps pipeline.
The Aotearoa A cricket team now has two wins and a draw against Australia A this year after Scott Kuggeleijn led the kiwis to victory in Brisbane.
Blackcaps had wins against Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in England over the weekend, after winning the T20I series against UAE.
Blackcaps continue to build towards the ODI World Cup after a 2-1 T20I series win over United Arab Emirates.
After finishing as the leading wicket-taker in Somerset's T20 Blast championship, Matt Henry slotted straight back into County cricket with 8 wickets against Northamptonshire.
Along with Will Young hitting a century in his third consecutive Kiwi County Tour, Somerset won the T20 Blast with Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi playing crucial roles.
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.