Christchurch, June 3 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket has announced its international home season which will see India’s blockbuster three-format tour from October 22 until December 1.Team India will take on the New Zealand in five T20Is, five ODIs, and two Tests, played across the five major centres, with the 12 matches the most internationals scheduled for an in-bound tour in NZC history, NZC said in a realese.The tour will also mark the first time since 2019 that India will play Test cricket in New…
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Ahmedabad, May 29 (IANS) Senior representatives from leading New Zealand sports organisations visited Ahmedabad on Friday to assess the city’s sports infrastructure and review facilities under development for future international multi-sport events, including preparations for the proposed Commonwealth Games in 2030. The delegation toured the Adani Sports Centre at the Sabarmati Riverfront and the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura as part of a broader visit to sports infrastructure proj…
Auckland, May 11 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket has postponed the proposed launch of its new men’s and women’s T20 league, NZ20, with the competition now expected to begin during the 2027-28 home summer instead of early 2027. NZC had earlier identified NZ20 as its preferred long-term model for domestic T20 cricket and has since engaged in discussions with prospective investors and stakeholders regarding the tournament’s structure and establishment. While considerable progress has been made acros…
Auckland, May 6 (IANS) The New Zealand selectors have bolstered their pace-bowling unit by deciding to bring back spearheads Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke for a one-off Test against Ireland in late May and a three-Test series against England in June.The Canterbury quicks will join a large contingent of seam bowlers, with Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, and Blair Tickner named for both tours, while Michael Rae and the uncapped Kristian Clarke have been included for the Ireland Test onl…
Auckland, May 6 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket has announced a squad comprising a host of emerging talent for the Women’s A tour to Sri Lanka. The tour includes three one-day matches and three T20s, starting from May 12 in Dambulla. Canterbury men’s assistant coach Brendon Donkers will lead the coaching unit, alongside Northern Brave Women’s head coach Peter Borren, and NZC pathway coach Sara McGlashan.The squad features seven players with international experience in Kayley Knight, Jess Watkin, …
Auckland, May 1 (IANS) New Zealand all-rounder and white-ball captain Mitchell Santner is set to be sidelined for at least a month after scans revealed a grade three ACL shoulder injury, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday. Santner injured his left shoulder while fielding for his Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians in their recent match against the Chennai Super Kings. He was spotted in the dressing room with an ice pack around his shoulder during the chase as MI used a concussion sub…
Auckland, April 28 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has named former international pacer Geoff Allott as its new Chief Executive Officer, with his tenure set to begin on July 1.A former BlackCaps seamer, who featured in 10 Tests and 31 ODIs between 1996 and 2000, Allott steps into the role with close to 20 years of experience in cricket administration, along with extensive business expertise and strong ties across India and the broader South Asian region.”Having worn the silver fern as a player,…
Christchurch, April 27 (IANS) Spin-bowling all-rounders Flora Devonshire, Nensi Patel, and batters Emma McLeod and Izzy Sharp have been named in the New Zealand Women’s ODI squad for the three-match series in England and Wales starting from May 10.The series will mark the quartet’s first senior overseas tour for New Zealand. The newcomers have featured in the ODI series victories against Zimbabwe and South Africa at home earlier this year.Devonshire was selected in the team’s 2025 ICC Women’…
Christchurch, March 25 (IANS) Legendary New Zealand cricketers, Jeremy Coney and Haidee Tiffen, have been inducted into the NZC Hall of Fame, the first additions since the inaugural “First Eleven” was unveiled last summer.Last summer’s inauguration saw the induction of Bert Sutcliffe, John R. Reid, Jackie Lord, Trish McKelvey, Glenn Turner, Sir Richard Hadlee, Debbie Hockley, Martin Crowe, Emily Drumm, Daniel Vettori, and Brendon McCullum.Coney, who led the New Zealand men’s team through i…
Christchurch, March 24 (IANS) New Zealand batter Tom Latham has been ruled out of the fifth and final T20I against South Africa at the Hagley Oval on Wednesday with a thumb injury. Latham was struck on his left thumb by South African fast bowler Nqobani Mokoena during the third T20I at Eden Park on Friday. NZC said that scans revealed a minor fracture to the tip of his thumb, and he is expected to return to training in two-to-three weeks time.”Tom Blundell, who came into the squad as top-order b…