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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.

Pulling up stumps

Sunday 07 April 2024, 10:00 am

As the pages turned towards the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, it was also the final chapter on the field for one of New Zealand Cricket's most respected umpires

Celebrating NZC's Longest Serving Scorer

Tuesday 12 March 2024, 08:00 am

Otago scorer Helen Simpson will be the first to receive one of New Zealand Cricket’s newly minted badges to mark her long service to the game.