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Cricket 9 Jan 2012
Auckland win Provincial A tournament

Auckland have been crowned National Provincial A champions after easily beating bottom placed Central Districts by eight wickets in the final round of Twenty20 cricket at Lincoln today.

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Cricket 9 Jan 2012
Auckland and Wellington big movers at Provincial A tournament

Canterbury and Otago win one apiece Auckland and Wellington won both of their Twenty20 matches to collect the full six points available on the penultimate day of the National Provincial A tournament in Lincoln.

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Cricket 8 Jan 2012
Northern back on top in Provincial A tournament

Central edge past Canterbury, Wellington have big win over Otago Northern Districts have regained the lead in the National Provincial A tournament at Lincoln with a bonus point win over Auckland in today’s 50-over top of the table clash.

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Cricket 5 Jan 2012
Northern and Central tie at Provincial A tournament

Canterbury and Auckland collect bonus point wins In a dramatic last ball finish, Central Districts player Carl Cachopa hit a boundary to level the score with Northern Districts in a 50-over match at the National Provincial tournament in Lincoln.

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Cricket 4 Jan 2012
Northern, Canterbury and Otago take bonus points at Provincial A

Northern Districts, Canterbury and Otago all had big wins in today’s second round of play at the National Provincial A tournament in Lincoln, with all three teams coming away with a bonus point.

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Cricket 22 Dec 2011
NZC introduce new umpire signal

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has today advised that a new signal will be used by umpires in the televised domestic matches in the situation when an umpire requests a review.

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Cricket 21 Dec 2011
Auckland crowned National Under 21 Women's champions

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland emerged as comfortable winners of the national under 21 women’s after beating Wellington by 19 runs in the final match of the seven day tournament.

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News 20 Dec 2011
Auckland continue to dominate U21 tournament

AUCKLAND — Auckland completed comfortable Twenty20 victories over Central Districts and Canterbury to take an unassailable four point lead into tomorrow’s final round of the national under 21 women’s tournament.

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Cricket 20 Dec 2011
NZC clarify playing conditions

New Zealand Cricket today (19 December) clarified playing condition’s 6.2 and 6.4 (2) (a) in relation to an umpire referring an decision to the third umpire.

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Cricket 19 Dec 2011
Auckland women on top after four rounds

Auckland’s six wicket win over Canterbury in the National Under 21 Women’s tournament has ensured they finish the 50-over component of the competition with a narrow one point advantage.

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Sport 18 Dec 2011
Double ticket offer for Eden Park - BLACKCAPS & Warriors

AUCKLAND CITY — A discounted double ticket offer will go on sale before Christmas for a Vodafone Warriors-New Zealand BLACKCAPS double-header weekend at Eden Park on March 3 and 4 next year.

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Cricket 14 Dec 2011
BLACKCAPS set to start HRV Cup

The BLACKCAPS – back in New Zealand following their historic Test win against Australia in Hobart —are set to play in the opening round of HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 action this weekend.

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Cricket 14 Dec 2011
Suzie Bates appointed White Ferns captain

New Zealand Cricket today announced that all-rounder Suzie Bates has been named White Fern’s captain.

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Cricket 7 Dec 2011
King's College makes it two from two

CHRISTCHURCH — King’s College has been declared the winner of the 2011 Gillette Cup Cricket Championship for the second year running at Lincoln University in Christchurch today.

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Cricket 6 Dec 2011
King's College remain unbeaten in Gillette Cup finals

Four centuries were the highlight on day four of the Gillette Cup finals with two coming from King’s College batsmen in their 65 run win over Otago Boys’ High School.

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Cricket 5 Dec 2011
Otago Volts lead The Ford Trophy after two rounds

In just his third domestic one-day outing the 21-year-old all-rounder Jimmy Neesham made an impression with both bat and ball as the Otago Volts got home by six runs against the Wellington Firebirds in a match reduced to 40 overs per side following morning rain.

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Cricket 5 Dec 2011
King's College unbeaten after two rounds of Gillette Cup

King’s College remain the only unbeaten team in the Gillette Cup finals after comfortably beating Christ’s College earlier [last week].

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Cricket 5 Dec 2011
King's College stretch their lead in the Gillette Cup finals

King’s College have continued their winning streak, this time brushing aside Tauranga Boys’ College by nine wickets to take their tally to a maximum six points from three matches with two rounds remaining.

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Cricket 5 Dec 2011
Professional coaches accelerate development of secondary school cricket

Three secondary school cricket teams in the 2011 Gillette Cup Cricket Championship have professional coaches upping the stakes and changing the development landscape.

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Cricket 5 Dec 2011
Arnel added to BLACKCAPS Test squad

New Zealand Cricked today announced that seamer Brent Arnel has been added to the BLACKCAPS Test squad for the current series against Australia.

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Cricket 3 Dec 2011
Top secondary schools complete day one of Gillette Cup finals

King’s College, Otago Boys’ High School and Christ’s College all recorded first round wins in what is proving to be a tightly fought Gillette Cup finals competition.

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Cricket 2 Dec 2011
Gillette Cup cricket finals opens in ideal conditions at new home

Day one of the prestigious 2011 Gillette Cup Cricket Championship has opened in sunny conditions at the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) High Performance Centre (HPC) at Lincoln University and will run until 6 December.

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Cricket 1 Dec 2011
Women's domestic summer opens with three rounds of action

The women’s domestic cricket season is about to get underway with three full rounds set to take place around the country.

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Cricket 1 Dec 2011
Tauranga Intermediate and Takapuna Intermediate crowned national champions

Tauranga Intermediate School in lifted the NZC Cup for primary school boy’s while Takapuna Intermediate emerged victorious in the primary school girl’s NZC Shield competition.

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Cricket 29 Nov 2011
NZ Cricket Scorecard

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Cricket 28 Nov 2011
Christchurch Girls High School back to defend title - NZC

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Girls’ High School are looking to repeat last year’s effort and retain the New Zealand Community Trust Girls’ Cricket Cup as they are back again among the eight teams contesting this years secondary school girls’ cricket national finals tournament.

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Cricket 25 Nov 2011
Gillette Cup cricket competition to kick off at new home

The 22nd national finals tournament of the prestigious Gillette Cup national secondary school boys’ cricket championship will be held at the New Zealand Cricket High Performance Centre at Lincoln University from December 2-6.

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Cricket 25 Nov 2011
McCullum makes early statement

Brendon McCullum hit the ground running with a belligerent century to begin the BLACKCAPS tour of Australia today.

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Cricket 23 Nov 2011
Venue change following Molyneux Park venue inspection

ALEXANDRA — Following a venue inspection last week, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has withdrawn the venue Warrant of Fitness (WOF) for Molyneux Park in Alexandra until a permanent cricket turf manager is appointed.

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Cricket 21 Nov 2011
John Harnden announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chief Executive Officer

The Chairman of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Local Organising Committee, James Strong, has announced that John Harnden has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee for the event.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 logo

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Cricket 18 Nov 2011
Plunket Shield breaks virtual records

Matching the performances of Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson on the pitch, New Zealand Cricket’s live scoring – led by blackcaps.co.nz – has been registering some record performances.

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Cricket 11 Nov 2011
New Zealand Cricket Fans choose Wagner

Thousands of cricket fans across the country have had their say with fast bowler Neil Wagner emerging as the winner of the New Zealand Cricket Fans’ Choice Award in a tightly fought contest.

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Cricket 11 Nov 2011
Chris Martin wins inaugural Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at The National Bank Awards night

AUCKLAND — Chris Martin has become the first-ever recipient of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at The National Bank New Zealand Cricket Awards in Auckland.

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Cricket 10 Nov 2011
HRV Cup here to stay

Cricket fans around the country can lock the HRV Cup Twenty/20 competition in their summer diaries following the announcement today that HRV, the country's leading healthy home ventilation specialist, has extended its sponsorship for a further three years.

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Cricket 10 Nov 2011
New Zealand Cricket announces updated schedule

AUCKLAND — The final round match between the Canterbury Wizards and Auckland Aces has been moved from MainPower Oval in Rangiora to Colin Maiden Park in Auckland.

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Cricket 5 Nov 2011
Ford and New Zealand Cricket announce extended partnership

New Zealand Cricket and Ford New Zealand today announced an extended partnership that will see the country’s premier one-day competition renamed The Ford Trophy.

The Ford Trophy logo

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Cricket 3 Nov 2011
ICC statement

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, made the following statement in relation to today’s developments in the criminal proceedings at Southwark Crown Court in London.

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Cricket 31 Oct 2011
Ryder ruled out of Zimbabwe Test - NZ Cricket

New Zealand Cricket today announced BLACKCAP Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe due to a right calf strain.

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Cricket 27 Oct 2011
Mills returns to New Zealand

New Zealand Cricket today confirmed pace bowler Kyle Mills will return to New Zealand following an injury to his abductor muscle.

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Cricket 21 Oct 2011
Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Cricket

New Zealand Cricket has commenced advertising for applications for the role of Chief Executive Officer.

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Cricket 14 Oct 2011
Southee to miss Zimbabwe tour

BLACKCAPS fast bowler Tim Southee will miss the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe with his knee injury not recovering sufficiently to make the trip.

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Cricket 14 Oct 2011
Cricket Fans asked to have their say

Five nominees named for Fans’ Choice Award for Outstanding Individual Performance The second Fan’s Choice Award gives cricket supporters the unique opportunity to vote for the player who has produced the most outstanding performance in the past year.

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Deaths 13 Oct 2011
NZC pays tribute to Christopher Doig CNZM OBE

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has today paid tribute to former NZC Chief Executive Christopher Doig CNZM OBE, whose death was announced earlier today.

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Cricket 4 Oct 2011
Gisborne to host warm-up match

GISBORNE — A three-day warm-up match has been added to Zimbabwe’s tour of New Zealand.

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Cricket 21 Sep 2011
Justin Vaughan steps down as Chief Executive of NZC

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced that Justin Vaughan has decided to step down from his role as CEO at the end of November.

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Cricket 21 Sep 2011
Tim Southee to miss CLT20 20SEP11

New Zealand Cricket today announced that Tim Southee will miss the Champions League Twenty20 after suffering a knee injury.

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Cricket 16 Sep 2011
NZC launch new women's website section

A dedicated women’s section has been launched on the New Zealand Cricket Website.

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Cricket 15 Sep 2011
Pre-tour training camp starts Monday

With less than a month until the BLACKCAPS board the plane for Zimbabwe New Zealand Cricket’s High Performance team will hold a pre-tour camp at Lincoln.

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Cricket 14 Sep 2011
Umpires Gaffaney and Ward to exchange

Australian John Ward and New Zealander Chris Gaffaney have been chosen to take part in an umpire exchange later this year.

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Cricket 13 Sep 2011
NZC congratulates Tim Southee

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year in recognition of his five wickets for 18 runs against Pakistan in New Zealand.

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Cricket 9 Sep 2011
Kim Littlejohn appointed National Selector Manager

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has today announced that Kim Littlejohn has been appointed as the National Selector Manager (NSM).

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Cricket 3 Sep 2011
Hagley Oval set to host South Africa in warm-up match

A Twenty20 warm-up match in Christchurch has been added to South Africa’s tour of New Zealand.

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Cricket 30 Aug 2011
NZC announce 2011-12 Umpire Panels

New Zealand Cricket today announced the Elite Panel, A Panel and Emerging Panel for the 2011-12 season.

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Cricket 29 Aug 2011
BLACKCAPS 2011 tour dates confirmed

Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed dates for the upcoming series and warm-up matches have been added to the BLACKCAPS tour of Australia to complete the overseas tour schedule for 2011.

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Cricket 26 Aug 2011
New Zealand Cricket announces 2011-12 women's fixtures

New Zealand Cricket today announced the full itinerary for the 2011-12 women’s summer of cricket.

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Cricket 24 Aug 2011
Nicola Browne announced her retirement from international cricket

White Ferns all-rounder Nicola Browne has today announced her retirement from international cricket, ending a nine year career.

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Cricket 23 Aug 2011
Ralph Waters announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Deputy Chairman

Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have announced the appointment of Ralph Waters as Deputy Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, to be hosted in New Zealand and Australia.

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Cricket 17 Aug 2011
James Strong announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chairman

New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia have announced the appointment of James Strong as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, to be hosted in New Zealand and Australia.

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Cricket 11 Aug 2011
Six New Zealanders nominated for ICC awards

Six New Zealand Cricket identities are in running for the world’s top cricketing honours of 2011.

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Cricket 9 Aug 2011
Major Associations announce full list of contracted players for 2011-12

The six Major Associations have today announced the completed list of 12 players to be offered contracts for the 2011-12 season.

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Cricket 30 Jul 2011
NZC appoint Physiotherapist and Strength and Conditioning Coach

New Zealand Cricket today announced that Paul Close has been appointed Physiotherapist and Chris Donaldson has been named Strength and Conditioning Coach for the BLACKCAPS.

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Cricket 26 Jul 2011
Emerging Players Tournament starts today

The New Zealand A team, who have been involved in a week long training camp at Maroochydore, play South Africa in the opening match of the Emerging Players Tournament later today at the University Ground in Brisbane.

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Cricket 22 Jul 2011
Damien Wright appointed BLACKCAPS bowling coach

New Zealand Cricket today announced that former Australian state cricketer Damien Wright has been appointed BLACKCAPS bowling coach.

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Cricket 22 Jul 2011
Major Associations announce the first round of domestic contracts for 2011-12

Cricket's six Major Associations today announced the names of those players offered first round domestic contracts for the coming season.

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Cricket 8 Jul 2011
NZ Cricket - Aimee Watkins announces her retirement

White Ferns captain Aimee Watkins today announced her retirement from all cricket.

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Cricket 8 Jul 2011
NZ Cricket - NZC - White Ferns go down by 32 runs to India

The White Ferns have gone down to India by 32 runs in the final match of the One Day International Quadrangular Series in England overnight to end the tournament in fourth spot.

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Cricket 7 Jul 2011
NZ Cricket - McGlashan set to reach 100 ODI milestone

When the White Ferns take the field for the One Day International against India on Thursday, Sara McGlashan will be representing New Zealand for the 100th time.

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Cricket 6 Jul 2011
Doolan sets up 39 run win for White Ferns

Lucy Doolan scored a superb half century to help the White Ferns seal a 39 run win over India in the final round robin match of the ODI Quadrangular Series at Southgate, England.

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Cricket 1 Jul 2011
New Zealand Cricket announces contracted players for 2011-12

New Zealand Cricket today announced the twenty players to be offered BLACKCAPS contracts for the year 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012.

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Cricket 1 Jul 2011
Australia beat White Ferns by 29 runs

The White Ferns have opened their One Day International Quadrangular Series campaign with a 29 run loss to Australia at Queens Park, Chesterfield.

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Cricket 29 Jun 2011
NZC announces Distinguished Service Award for Cricket Turf Management

New Zealand Cricket is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Distinguished Services Award for Cricket Turf Management.

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Cricket 29 Jun 2011
Janet Brehaut added to White Ferns squad

New Zealand Cricket today confirmed Canterbury Magicians batsman Janet Brehaut will replace Lea Tahuhu in the White Fern’s squad for the One-Day International Quadrangular Series in England.

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Cricket 28 Jun 2011
New Zealand Cricket: India edge out White Ferns

India repulsed a spirited late charge from the White Fern bowlers to record a three wicket win in the third place play-off of the Twenty20 Quadrangular Series at Aldershot, England.

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Cricket 27 Jun 2011
White Ferns beat India by 25 runs

The White Ferns beat India by 25 runs at the Clifton College Close Ground overnight to keep their hopes alive in the Twenty20 Quadrangular Series.

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Cricket 25 Jun 2011
Vettori confirms future plans

Daniel Vettori has today confirmed that he will be taking a break from short-form cricket in an effort to prolong his career.

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Cricket 24 Jun 2011
England beat White Ferns in Quad Series opener

England captain Charlotte Edwards hit 40 not out to guide her team to a convincing eight wicket win over the White Ferns in the opening match of the Quadrangular series at Chelmsford, England.

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Cricket 24 Jun 2011
Styris announces retirement from international cricket

Scott Styris today announced his retirement from International Cricket finishing a 12-year career with the BLACKCAPS.

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Cricket 23 Jun 2011
Cobham Oval gets green light from ICC

Whangarei’s Cobham Oval has been approved by the International Cricket Council to hold international cricket matches.

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Cricket 23 Jun 2011
Quadrangular Series starts today

The White Ferns begin their quest to be crowned Twenty20 Quadrangular champions today when they take on hosts England in Chelmsford.

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Cricket 21 Jun 2011
Ross Taylor appointed BLACKCAPS captain

New Zealand Cricket today announced that Ross Taylor is the new BLACKCAPS captain, replacing Daniel Vettori who stepped down following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

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Cricket 15 Jun 2011
Watkins to play 100th ODI for White Ferns

Aimee Watkins is set to join the illustrious 100 club when she walks onto Allan Border Field against Australia in the final Rose Bowl One Day International tomorrow.

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Cricket 9 Jun 2011
New Zealand Cricket announce new selection system

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has today announced a new national selection system which includes the creation of a National Selection Manager (NSM).

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Cricket 7 Jun 2011
Allan Donald turns down role as BLACKCAPS bowling coach

Allan Donald has withdrawn from the role as BLACKCAPS bowling coach, advising that he was seeking a position with Cricket South Africa.

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Cricket 27 May 2011
Rose Bowl set to resume

CANTERBURY — The White Ferns head to Brisbane next month to finish the 2010-11 Rose Bowl series that was interrupted by the Canterbury earthquake.

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Cricket 2 May 2011
New Zealand Cricket's annual High Performance Forum begins on Wednesday

New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive Justin Vaughan and Director of Cricket John Buchanan will open a series of meetings and workshops involving the country’s international and domestic cricket coaches, trainers, physiotherapists and support staff on Wednesday 4 May.

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Cricket 27 Apr 2011
Evan Gray returns from Umpire Exchange Programme

New Zealand umpire Evan Gray recently returned from South Africa where he took part in an umpire exchange programme with Cricket South Africa.

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Employment 19 Apr 2011
NZC & CA seek World Cup CEO

New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia are jointly hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and are looking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to lead the planning and delivery of the high profile event.

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Cricket 19 Apr 2011
White Ferns announce 14-player squad for 2011 Quadrangular Series

The following players have been selected for the White Ferns to contest the Quadrangular Series in England in June and July against England, Australia and India.

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Cricket 18 Apr 2011
Sarah Tsukigawa announces her retirement

White Ferns and Otago Sparks all-rounder Sarah Tsukigawa has announced her retirement from First-Class and International cricket.

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Cricket 21 Feb 2011
Australia edge out White Ferns to level series

INVERCARGILL — Australia took three wickets in the final over to edge out the White Ferns by three runs and square the Rose Bowl series two-all in a Twenty20 at Queens Park in Invercargill.

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Cricket 21 Feb 2011
White Ferns take series lead

INVERCARGILL — The White Ferns have beaten Australia by 14 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the Rose Bowl series Queens Park in Invercargill.

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Cricket 19 Feb 2011
Nathan McCullum suffers illness

New Zealand Cricket today announced that Nathan McCullum has been admitted to hospital following an illness picked up on the BLACKCAPS World Cup campaign in India.

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Cricket 19 Feb 2011
White Ferns level the Rose Bowl series

INVERCARGILL — Sara McGlashan hit 43 not out and Kate Broadmore took three wickets for 15 runs to lead the White Ferns to a 19 runs victory over Australia in the third match of the Rose Bowl Series at Queens Park, Invercargill.

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Cricket 17 Feb 2011
BLACKCAPS play twelve against India

Jamie How will play as an extra batsmen while Daniel Vettori is not in the twelve for the ICC Cricket World Cup warm up match against India.

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Cricket 11 Feb 2011
Williamson to join the BLACKCAPS in Chennai

New Zealand Cricket today announced that Kane Williamson has been declared fit to fly by medical staff and will join the BLACKCAPS in Chennai.

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Cricket 10 Feb 2011
New Zealand Cricket responds to speculation

New Zealand Cricket today responded to speculation about an incident involving Tim Southee on the flight from Sydney to Dubai on route to the ICC World Cup.

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Cricket 10 Feb 2011
Franklin and Bennett secure NZC contracts

After regular inclusion in the BLACKCAPS playing eleven, James Franklin and Hamish Bennett, have earned themselves an elevated New Zealand Cricket contract.

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Entertainment 10 Feb 2011
Vote for Cameron Merchant for Cleo Bachelor of the Year

WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Firebird batsman Cameron Merchant has been nominated for Cleo magazine’s Bachelor of the Year – proving he’s hot property on and off the cricket field.

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Cricket 2 Feb 2011
Full BLACKCAPS World Cup squad for Hamilton and Auckland

The full ICC Cricket World Cup squad will travel for the remaining two matches in The National Bank ODI Series with the playing eleven named the day of the match.

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