2023/24 Plunket Shield: Round One Notebook
Plunket Shield cricket is underway for the 2023/24 summer with Northern Districts, Central Districts and Wellington grabbing big wins.
Plunket Shield cricket is underway for the 2023/24 summer with Northern Districts, Central Districts and Wellington grabbing big wins.
Plunket Shield is here to usher in another Aotearoa summer and there are plenty of intriguing wrinkles across the six teams.
White Ferns have changed their coaching crew, ushered in new players and they have been boosted by greater resources since the concerning 2022 World Cup in Aotearoa.
Blackcaps now have three wins to start their World Cup after a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh.
Blackcaps defeated Netherlands overnight to grab two wins without Kane Williamson and Tim Southee at the World Cup.
Aotearoa's Blackcaps got their World Cup campaign started with a victory over England and a typically crafty display.
For all the hooplah about White Ferns starting a new era under coach Ben Sawyer, everything feels the same as the previous regime after another ODI series defeat.
The Blackcaps start their World Cup campaign in India on Thursday night against England and won't have Kane Williamson, despite a magical comeback from his major knee injury.