All the Kiwi County Tour action last week was in Division One as Will Young's Nottinghamshire had a win over Tom Bruce and Will Williams for Lancashire, while Nathan Smith held things down for Worcestershire in their draw vs Kent.
The Blackcaps T20 World Cup squad has been announced and in typically kiwi fashion, it is a squad well equipped for a range of conditions, match ups and World Cup buzz.
As the cricketing world looked elsewhere, a development crew of T20 Blackcaps went 2-2 in Pakistan and showcased the depth of New Zealand cricket.
Will Young joined Nathan Smith in churning out impressive County Championship mahi over the weekend as both scored runs in Division One and Smith snared his usual dose of wickets.
Nathan Smith is leading the Kiwi County Tour with runs and wickets for Worcestershire as he continues to flex as one of Aotearoa's best emerging cricketers.
A few tweaks have been made to the Blackcaps T20 squad who will play five games in Pakistan starting next week with Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes stepping in for Finn Allen and Adam Milne.
County Championship cricket has started in England which means that a selection of Aotearoa cricketers will be highlighted throughout the Kiwi County Tour.
The Blackcaps will play five T20Is in Pakistan with a fun squad that includes a cluster of lads competing for T20 World Cup game time and a bunch of New Zealand's best emerging cricketers.
The summer of domestic cricket is over in Aotearoa and before swinging into Kiwi County Tour mode where we follow kiwis in County Championship, here are the 10 best young players from New Zealand.
New Zealand went down 1-4 to England in the T20 series and aside from a flurry of runs from Izzy Gaze in the fifth T20, the White Ferns have slumped to a new low in Aotearoa.
Wellington are Plunket Shield champions and their championship campaign features the best young cricketers in Aotearoa.
Thankfully the White Ferns vs England T20 series is a five-gamer and New Zealand still has a chance at building on their 1-2 start, otherwise the last three games would fall into the status-quo of White Ferns melancholy.
The 2023/24 Plunket Shield campaign is heading towards a climax in Hamilton with Northern Districts hosting Wellington in a battle for the championship.
Michael Bracewell's 8-wicket haul has propelled Wellington to victory over Otago and maybe a late push towards Plunket Shield glory.
New Zealand's White Ferns start their series against England on Tuesday with the first of five T20Is which will be followed by three ODIs.
Two rounds of Plunket Shield are left for the summer and Northern Districts head into the final stage on top of the ladder.
After defying the odds in blunting and then dominating Deontay Wilder in December, Parker has defied the odds in blunting (sort of) and then dominating (on the cards, at least) Zhilei Zhang less than three months later
The sharp pain of losing to Australia gets a whole lot nigglier when Aotearoa is in a position, or multiple positions to win and instead of celebrating historical mahi, the status-quo of losing to Australia continues.
The Aotearoa Test cricket summer needs its annual check in with who is using what bats.
The next month will be an intriguing phase for White Ferns as Aotearoa's wahine play lots of cricket against a touring England crew.