Final Stags contract offer

The Central Stags contracted players for next season are just days away from being inked in.

Young Napier allrounder Christian Leopard has been offered the 16th and final spot on the first-class and Twenty20 champions’ professional roster for 2019/20.

Bhula offered sixteenth Firebirds contract

Former New Zealand Under 19 batsman Jakob Bhula has been rewarded for his promising performances last summer with the sixteenth spot on the Firebird’s contracted list for the 2019/20 season.

Patel unavailable for 2019/20

Central Stags and Manawatū seamer Navin Patel will be missing from the New Zealand cricket circuit next summer after accepting a career opportunity in the United Kingdom.

Sport NZ congratulates sport and recreation award winners

Sport NZ congratulates the winners of its annual New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards, which were held in Auckland this evening.

Now in their 12th year, the awards celebrate excellence and leadership from across New Zealand’s broader play, active recreation and sport system.

New season Central Stags contracts revealed

"A strong and settled line-up - in essence, a generation of cricketers at the top of their game" is how Central Districts Cricket High Performance Manager Lance Hamilton describes the first 15 of the 16 new season Central Stags contracts on offer for 2019/20, revealed today.

Kyle Jamieson and Corey Anderson sign for Auckland Aces

The first round of 15 contracts for Auckland Aces for 2019/20 season have been announced and feature two of the brightest domestic talents in the country, Kyle Jamieson and Corey Anderson.

Wellington Firebirds put faith in homegrown talent

The Wellington Firebirds will again put their faith in homegrown talent this summer as they begin a new era under head coach Glenn Pocknall.

The first round of 15 players have been offered contracts for the 2019/20 summer, with several Cricket Wellington pathway graduates selected.

ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 attracts star line-up

Leading sports event practitioners Liz Dawson and Andrea Nelson have been appointed chair and chief executive, respectively, of Cricket 2021 Ltd - the independent company set up to run the 2021 ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.

NZ Under 20 side to face Scotland in second match of World Championship

The New Zealand Under 20 side to take on Scotland U20 in their second pool game of the Junior World Under 20 Championship in Argentina, has been named.

The team is:

1.George Dyer

2.Shilo Klein

3.Kaliopase Uluilakepa

4.Taine Plumtree

5.Tupou Vaa'i

Supporter armies set to storm Seddon Park

Two travelling armies of passionate cricket fans are set to invade Hamilton next summer.