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Wellington College crowned Boys’ First XI Cup champions

Wellington College produced an emphatic chase in the final round of competition, running down Christchurch Boys’ High School’s target in just 31.2 overs to secure victory on net run rate
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Christchurch & Napier Boys’ return to the First XI Cup

Last year’s champions Christchurch Boys’ High School and runners-up Napier Boys’ High School headline the 2025 Secondary School Boys First XI Cup tournament, as six top schools converge for a shot at
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PNGHS go unbeaten at the Girls’ First XI Cup

Palmerston North Girls’ High School signed off a perfect campaign at Lincoln University, sealing the Girls’ First XI Cup with five wins from five matches.
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Top Schools Ready for Girls’ First XI Cup Showdown

Six of New Zealand’s top secondary schools are gearing up for the Secondary School Girls’ First XI Cup, one of the country’s premier school cricket tournaments with national honours on the line.
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Contestable Fund | Supporting women’s cricket beyond the boundary

New Zealand Cricket is proud to support 14 initiatives through the 2025/26 Female Leadership Development Contestable Fund, continuing its mission to amplify female visibility and capability in off-fie
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Semmens stepping up to the big time as NZC Match Officials confirmed

Auckland’s Tina Semmens, Otago’s Shayne O’Connor, and Central Districts’ Bevan Small headline the latest round of NZC Match Official appointments for the 2025-26 season
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Grant Manners Powers Cadets Cricket Comeback

Grant Manners has been a driving force in the growth of cricket at Otūmoetai ‘Cadets’ Cricket Club.
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Aucklander takes home premier Community Cricket Award

Elise Craig of Cornwall Cricket Club, Auckland, has been announced as the recipient of the Sir Jack Newman Award – New Zealand Cricket’s premier community cricket award for the 2024/25 season.
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Otago Boys’ HS claim historic Schoolboy title

Otago Boys’ High School have claimed the historic Heathcote Williams Shield for the first time in school history, following their traditional interschool victory over Christ’s College.
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