Domestic Cricket Daily: Ford Trophy #3 (Mark Chapman's Aiiiite)
Mark Chapman hit a century for Auckland Aces and his steady 2017 domestic cricket season continues to roll out, plus Dane Cleaver hit his first funky Ford Trophy score of the summer.
Mark Chapman hit a century for Auckland Aces and his steady 2017 domestic cricket season continues to roll out, plus Dane Cleaver hit his first funky Ford Trophy score of the summer.
Adam Milne took a few wickets in his first Ford Trophy game of the season for Central Districts, setting up a swash-bucklin' battle between him and Lockie Ferguson.
Shawn Hicks took Jimmy Neesham's #3 batting spot for Otago Volts and led the Volts to victory over Wellington Firebirds. Oh, and Neil Wagner's not Aotearoa's best Test bowler.
Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates will team up together for Adelaide Strikers, Amy Satterthwaite's linking up with Lea Tahuhu for Melbourne Renegades and we've got a few more kiwi cricketers sprinkled throughout WBBL03.
Maddy Green and Holly Huddleston have been dominating the Women's One-Day Competition, unfortunately we hit pause after two rounds which is a bit downbuzz.
It’s still an illogical fact about Neil Wagner’s international career that he’s never played an ODI or T20 for the Blackcaps. His international resume consists entirely of his efforts with the red ball - and effort definitely feels like an appropriate word.
Hamish Rutherford and Rob Nicol were too slick for Canterbury, after wrapping up two very different Plunket Shield campaigns. Plus a cheeky squiz and which batsman could break out during the Ford Trophy.
Ish Sodhi and Todd Astle have been re-united with their leg-spinning nemesis Tarun Nethula in the Ford Trophy, meaning we've got the full gang of kiwi spinnerz on deck.
The Ford Trophy is underway and before going any further, let's set the scene with how the teams lined up and which players were injected into limited-overs cricket.
Aotearoa's favourite ranga Ben Stokes is back to play some cricket for Canterbury in the Ford Trophy. They kinda need his all-round cricketing brilliance.