Canterbury cricket team

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Canterbury
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Top: Canterbury Cricket Association crest
Middle: Canterbury Kings logo
Bottom: Canterbury Kings Twenty20 emblem
Twenty20 nameCanterbury Kings
Personnel
Captain Cole McConchie
Coach Peter Fulton
Team information
Founded1864
Home ground Hagley Oval
Capacity8,000
History
First-class debut Otago
in 1864
at Dunedin
Plunket Shield  wins20
The Ford Trophy  wins15
Men's Super Smash  wins1
Official website www.canterburycricket.org.nz

Canterbury is a first-class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that compete in senior New Zealand Cricket competitions and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition and The Ford Trophy one day competition as well as in the Men's Super Smash competition as the Canterbury Kings.

Contents

Honours

1922–23, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21
1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2023–24
2005–06

Grounds

Canterbury play their home matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and occasionally at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.

Current squad

As of 29 December 2023 [1] [2] [3]
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
77 Leo Carter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 December 1994 (age 30)Left-handed
3 Chad Bowes ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19 October 1992 (age 32)Right-handed
8 Ken McClure Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25 October 1994 (age 30)Right-handed
36Matt BoyleFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 January 2003 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
27 Henry Nicholls  ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 November 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm off break NZC contract
All-rounders
2 Zak Foulkes Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 June 2002 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
88 Cole McConchie  ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 January 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight arm off break Captain
46 Henry Shipley ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 May 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
47 Daryl Mitchell  ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20 May 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast NZC contract
Michael Rippon ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 September 1991 (age 34)Right-handedLeft-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
18 Mitchell Hay Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20 August 2000 (age 25)Right-handed
48 Tom Latham  ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 April 1992 (age 33)Left-handed NZC contract
Spin bowlers
Ish Sodhi ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31 October 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break NZC Contract
Pace bowlers
Angus McKenzie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 July 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
32 Edward Nuttall Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 July 1993 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
21 Matt Henry  ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium NZC contract
12 Kyle Jamieson ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium NZC contract
29 Fraser Sheat Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29 April 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
9 Will O'Rourke ‡Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 August 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast
37 Michael Rae Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 June 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Sean Davey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 April 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell moving south, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ↑ Davey and Lortan earn first professional contracts, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. ↑ , Stuff, 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

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