Tom Bruce and Kyle Jamieson piled up the runs/wickets in the first stanza of the Plunket Shield. Check in to see who these jokers are and who else is impressing, before the limited overs cricket takes centre stage.
King Rossco scored some runs and Tim Southee took some wickets to lead Aotearoa to victory over Pakistan. Kaptain Kane Williamson's Blackcaps Test team is finally assembled folks.
Amy Satterthwaite went absolutely bonkers for the White Ferns against Pakistan, maintaining a freakish run of form from the South African tour.
Veteran kiwi cricketer Rob Nicol drops cricketing wisdom as he answers some questions for El Niche Cache.
Matt Henry came in for Trent Boult and the Blackcaps Test bowling shock-absorbers went to work.
Plunket Shield cricket wrapped up for 2016 with some mighty performances, led by Kyle Jamieson's 8 wickets. Tarun Nethula and Ajaz Patel took their third 5-wicket-hauls of the season as well, while CD's young batsmen demand our attention.
On December 10, Joseph Parker takes on Andy Ruiz Jr for the WBO world heavyweight title but even if he wins he won't be the first kiwi to call themselves a world champion.
BJ Watling's gonna keep-wicket, Lockie Ferguson's gonna bowl fast and Colin Munro/de Grandhomme will go to boom-town in the Blackcaps ODI squad to face Australia.
Mitchell Santner could be back to play on his home deck, Kane Williamson will want to go big on his home deck and Ross Taylor's trying to get back to his Kiwi County Tour form.
Dean Brownlie's been brought back into the Blackcaps as they continue the trend of rollin' with experienced performers who a come pre-packaged, ready to do a job.
What else is there to discuss besides Jeet Raval and Colin de Grandhomme's Test cricket debuts? Tom Latham, Todd Astle and the lack of Wahab Riaz for starters.
Where does Colin de Grandhomme fit in to the kiwi all-rounder equation? At the top of the list, duh! And we've got some beautifully boring Test openers.
Rain and Mother Nature made round four of the Plunket Shield a mini-me version, still enough cricket to write about though.
Tim Southee and Trent Boult have got worse instead of improving on their incredible work from the B-Mac days, so a home series against Pakistan should do the trick though ... right?
Ah Guppy. There aren’t many more polarising cricketers out there than Martin Guptill, genuine good dude and occasionally rampant opening batsman.
"In all honesty though, it doesn't really matter who is selected because the Ferns have a certain Amy Satterthwaite"
Central Districts Stag's left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel is taking wickets for fun in the Plunket Shield, so we asked him a few questions.
No sugar-coating things here as we keep it real about Aotearoa's Test cricket team and this series against Pakistan.
We've got a Blackcaps Test squad to run through as Jeet Raval is in to face Pakistan, so are Todd Astle and Colin de Grandhomme.
Super Suzie Bates led the White Ferns to a win over Pakistan in their first ODI, Amelia Kerr took a wicket in her debut as well.