NZ Cricket

[Rapido]

How did New Zealand fall so steeply from being champions in the last cycle to rank eighth in the current one? Here are the key numbers comparing their previous campaign to this entirely forgettable one.

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

Stats - Defending champions New Zealand's sharp slide in a forgettable WTC cycle

Drawing a blank overseas, slumping pacers and wasting home advantage have left them at eighth out of nine teams in the points table

[Duluth]

Jul 10, 2023

Stead retained as NZC reject splitting Black Caps coaching role

Gary Stead has signed on for another two years after suggesting earlier this year his job needed to be split into two for Test and limited-overs cricket.

[Bovidae]

They'll have to find a new bowling coach soon as Shane Jurgensen steps down to be the Wellington head coach.

[Duluth]

no-league

New Zealand to host South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh this summer

The women's team will take on Pakistan in December 2023 and England in March and April next year

[SouthernMann]

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

no-league

New Zealand to host South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh this summer

The women's team will take on Pakistan in December 2023 and England in March and April next year

I told the missus last night I get to spend an entire week at the Basin watching us play Australia, after listing off the dates she informed me that I'll be at a wedding in Wanaka for the entire bloody thing. I'm gutted.

[Rapido]

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

Jul 10, 2023

Stead retained as NZC reject splitting Black Caps coaching role

Gary Stead has signed on for another two years after suggesting earlier this year his job needed to be split into two for Test and limited-overs cricket.

Sad news, this.

Instinct says they probably struggled to find a decent candidate wanting to take over a team on the edge of such a huge age and talent cliff.

[1kiwi]

[Bones]

[nzzp]

Well, lost to UAE overnight.

Underdone, pointless T20 overseas. Presumably it's a coffer filling exercise. Chapman played well, but sounds like atrocious fielding cost us.

Ugh.

[Donsteppa]

NZC still have delusions of grandeur that we have enough depth to safely field B and C teams…

[Duluth]

New Zealand A in Australia

An opportunity for Cameron Bancroft to improve chances of a Test comeback

A strong performance for Australia A against New Zealand A could vault him up the pecking order

The NZ A v Aus A 'Test match' starts in 30mins

Aussies looking for an opening batsman

Aus chose to bowl

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AUS A
Cameron Bancroft, Tim Ward, Caleb Jewell, Nathan McSweeney (c), Campbell Kellaway, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Joel Paris, Mitchell Perry, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Jordan Buckingham

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NZ A
Henry Cooper, Sean Solia, Nick Kelly, Tom Bruce (c), Muhammad Abbas, Josh Clarkson, Cam Fletcher (wk), Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Randell, Ajaz Patel, Jacob Duffy

[Duluth]

There'e a stream on the Aussie cricket site but its geo blocked

Looks like there's no official stream for NZers

[Duluth]

Getting smashed so far. NZ A are 69/6 after the end of the first session

[MN5]

Looks like Henry Cooper didn’t pack much of a punch

[Windows97]

We continue our fine trend of having the depth of a paddling pool when it comes to our opening and first and second drop batsmen.

[Higgins]

@Windows97 You could probably say the same about numbers five through eleven as well if we were being perfectly honest about our depth.

[Windows97]

@Higgins Well yes that is true - I really could have left it as "NZ cricket has the depth of a paddling pool" and left it at that.

[Chris]

in the mean time Zac Foulkes getting good exposure again this season playing in the 2O/20 comp for Wynnum here in Brisbane.
A lot of imports from other states playing as well as the Australian players.
He will be getting some great experience.

[Rapido]

That's good he's back playing, as he missed the entire second half of the domestic season last season.

Virtually zero domestic cricket media here so get no idea of the seriousness of any injury unless they're a blackcap.

[Duluth]

NZ A 147
Aus A 263

Kuggeleijn with 74/5
Bancroft only got 14 in his audition as an opener

Hopefully the NZ second innings goes a bit better