Shane Edward Bond is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals,described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee",and often among the greatest fast bowlers of his era. He represented New Zealand in Test,ODI and Twenty20 International cricket and played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English domestic cricket. A right-arm fast bowler,his fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup.
Chris Zinzan Harris is a former New Zealand cricketer who became,over the course of the 1990s,a folk-hero in New Zealand cricket. Harris was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.
Lee Kenneth Germon is a sporting body administrator and former New Zealand cricketer,wicket-keeper and former captain. He played for the provinces of Canterbury and Otago and is the most successful Canterbury cricket captain of the modern era. He was made captain of the New Zealand Cricket team on his Test match debut. He holds the unofficial record for the most runs (70),from a single over in first-class cricket.
Brendon Barrie McCullum is a former New Zealand cricketer and the current head coach of the England Cricket Test team. Representing New Zealand,he played all formats,including as captain. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring,notably recording the fastest test century of all time. He is considered one of the most successful batsmen and captains of New Zealand cricket. As captain,he led New Zealand to the final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the final of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Gareth James Hopkins is a New Zealand former international cricketer. A wicket-keeper,he played Test,One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket for the New Zealand national cricket team between 2004 and 2010.
Frederick Theodore Badcock was a New Zealand first-class and Test cricketer. Perhaps the best all-rounder in New Zealand in the inter-war period,he played seven Test matches for New Zealand between 1930 and 1933,including New Zealand's inaugural Test in 1930. He was the first players capped by New Zealand.
William Edward Merritt was a New Zealand Test cricketer who played for Canterbury and Northamptonshire,and a rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury,Wigan and Halifax.
Horace Dennis Smith was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test match in 1933.
Bruce Alfred Bolton is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958–59.
Todd Duncan Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the New Zealand national cricket team. Astle began his cricket career as an opening batsman,representing New Zealand in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,but over time playing first-class cricket for Canterbury,he morphed into a bowling all-rounder. He made his Test cricket debut for New Zealand in 2012 in Sri Lanka,but did not play another international match until 2015. He represented New Zealand in all three forms of the game,but was unable to keep a consistent place in the team in any format because of regular injury problems and competition with other spin bowlers. In January 2020,Astle retired from first-class cricket to focus on limited-overs cricket. In February 2023 he retired from all forms of professional cricket.
Aaron James Redmond is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He was a member of the Otago cricket team for ten seasons,having previously played for Canterbury. Redmond played as a right-handed batsman. He made eight Test match,six One Day International and seven Twenty20 International appearances for the New Zealand national cricket team between 2008 and 2013.
Neil Trevor Broom is a New Zealand former international cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Otago and Canterbury and in England for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. After making his One Day International debut in 2009,Broom was recalled to the squad in 2017 following a successful domestic season,and made his Test debut. He played two Test matches,39 One Day Internationals and 11 Twenty20 Internationals for the national side.
This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket to 1890.
This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1945–46 season until 1970.
Gillian Elizabeth McConway is a former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Born in New Zealand but settled in England,she appeared in 14 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1987. She also played 12 matches for International XI at the 1982 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Wellington and Otago in New Zealand,and for Surrey and East Anglia in England.
Hagley Oval is a cricket ground in Hagley Park in the central city of Christchurch,New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867,when Canterbury cricket team hosted Otago cricket team. Canterbury used the ground infrequently from then through until the 1920s,but hardly stopped during World War I.
Robert Edward James Menzies was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played 17 first-class matches between 1936 and 1946,mainly for Canterbury and Wellington in New Zealand domestic matches.
Mark Donald Craig is a New Zealand former Test cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago. A spin bowler,he bowled right-arm off spin,and batted left-handed. He fielded predominantly at second-slip.
Glenn Dominic Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer,born in South Africa,who represents the New Zealand national cricket team and plays for Otago domestically. He made his international debut for New Zealand in February 2017. In December 2015,he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2017,his younger brother,Dale was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
The 2020–21 Plunket Shield was the 92nd season of the Plunket Shield,the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It started on 19 October 2020 and finished on 6 April 2021. Wellington were the defending champions.
