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Celebrating our Match Officials

Tuesday 04 August 2026, 12:25 am

NZC Match Official Recognition Certificates — a special initiative designed to celebrate the outstanding commitment of match officials who have generously volunteered years of service to cricket.

Paving the future for Umpiring & Scoring in Aotearoa

Friday 31 July 2026, 02:07 am

The Community Umpire & Scorer Advisory Group and Regional Umpire & Scorer Developers have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to strengthen the umpiring and scoring network across Aotearoa.

Semmens stepping up to the big time as NZC Match Officials confirmed

Wednesday 01 October 2025, 12:30 pm

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

Umpiring in Canterbury a family affair

Thursday 30 January 2025, 10:30 am

Sons of Christchurch-based umpires have begun to make their name on the umpiring circuit.

Umpires & Scorers Advisory Group to strengthen support across NZ

Wednesday 15 January 2025, 01:45 pm

An inaugural Community Cricket Umpires & Scorers Advisory Group (USAG) has been announced this week, established to oversee community umpiring and scoring across Aotearoa.

O’Connor & Shipley headline NZC Match Official appointments

Tuesday 30 July 2024, 09:30 am

New Zealand Cricket's Match Official Panels have been announced ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Five new umpires announced in Aspiring Female Umpire Programme

Tuesday 23 July 2024, 02:20 pm

Five new umpires have been announced in a fourteen-strong cohort of Aspiring Female Umpire Programme for the 2024/25 season

Player Umpires supported through Community Umpire Programme

Wednesday 29 May 2024, 09:40 am

A new pilot led by Christchurch Metro & NZC has seen player umpires receive support in officiating their own matches.

Whanganui Collegiate cricket stalwart calls time

Thursday 18 April 2024, 09:30 am

The Whanganui Collegiate School scorebook will not be the same following this season’s retirement of long-standing scorer, Robert Wake.