New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand.
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one-day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. They were the fifth of the current teams to compete in the Plunket Shield, which they entered for the first time in the 1950/51 season.
The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.
The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten wins in The Ford Trophy and the Super Smash four times. The side currently play their home games at Eden Park Outer Oval.
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.
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition. The competition was renamed the Ford Trophy following a partnership between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company in 2011.
Donald Owen Neely was a New Zealand cricket historian, administrator and player. He served as president of New Zealand Cricket and wrote or co-wrote over 30 books on New Zealand cricket.
The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield is the premier domestic women's one-day cricket competition in New Zealand. The tournament began in 1935–36, as a first-class competition, but is now played as a 50-over competition, with six provincial teams taking part: Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington. The tournament now runs alongside the Twenty20 Women's Super Smash.
The Wellington Blaze is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand city of Wellington. They play their home games at Basin Reserve. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are the most successful side in the history of the Super Smash, with eight title wins.
Devon Philip Conway is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team in all formats. In March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway, who was born in South Africa, would be eligible to play for New Zealand from 28 August 2020. In May 2020, New Zealand Cricket awarded him a central contract, ahead of the 2020–21 season.
Brett Graham Randell is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northern Districts on 18 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy. Prior to his List A debut, he was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Benjamin George Lister is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017. The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.
Finnley Hugh Allen is a New Zealand International cricketer, who has played for the New Zealand cricket team since March 2021. He plays domestic cricket for Auckland, having previously played for Wellington, and has played in a variety of T20 franchise leagues.
Felix Murray is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Central Districts in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 17 March 2018. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Willem Cornelius Ludick is a South African-born cricketer who has played domestic cricket in New Zealand. In 2020, Ludick had moved to Texas, with an aim of possibly representing the United States. He is the grandson of South African Olympic boxer Willie Ludick.
Jakob Jarrod Naran Patel Bhula is a New Zealand cricketer. Bhula was born to an Indian Gujarati family on 12 December 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Dale Nathan Phillips is a South African born - New Zealand cricketer. He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland where he played cricket. He made his first-class debut on 21 October 2019, for Otago in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in New Zealand's squads for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his List A debut on 17 November 2019, for Otago in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 30 December 2019, for Otago in the 2019–20 Super Smash.
The Women's Super Smash, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dream11 Super Smash, is a women's Twenty20 competition organised by New Zealand Cricket.
Timothy Blake Robinson is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 26 November 2021, for Wellington against Canterbury in the 2021–22 Men's Super Smash. He made his first-class debut on 20 March 2022, for Wellington against Otago in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season. Later the same month in the Plunket Shield, Robinson scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. He made his List A debut on 22 November 2022, for Wellington against Canterbury in the 2022–23 Ford Trophy.
