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    A washout in the men's Twenty20 Super Smash game between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park outer oval
     2 January 2026
    A washout in the men's Twenty20 Super Smash game between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park outer oval
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    Outgoing Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has let rip at how he was covered in the mainstream media during his test career
    2 Jan: Outgoing Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has let rip at how he was covered in the mainstream media during his test career... more
    Usman Khawaja has sent a parting message to the media ahead of his retirement from international cricket
    2 Jan: Usman Khawaja has sent a parting message to the media ahead of his retirement from international cricket... more
    The Wellington Blaze aren't fearful about life without star all-rounder Melie Kerr
    1 Jan: The Wellington Blaze aren't fearful about life without star all-rounder Melie Kerr... more
    Wellington Blaze coach Jonny Bassett-Graham is certain Georgia Plimmer can maintain her great form...even without opening partner Amelia Kerr
    1 Jan: Wellington Blaze coach Jonny Bassett-Graham is certain Georgia Plimmer can maintain her great form...even without opening partner Amelia Kerr... more
    Sadness Kiwi cricket's startling new opening partnership has been broken after just three matches
    1 Jan: Sadness Kiwi cricket's startling new opening partnership has been broken after just three matches... more
    Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is the surprise inclusion in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India
    1 Jan: Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is the surprise inclusion in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India... more
    Concern is mounting for the health of former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn
    1 Jan: Concern is mounting for the health of former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn... more
    Martin Guptill is offering his perspective on the evolution of franchise cricket after featuring in the New Year honours list for services to the sport
    31 Dec 2025: Martin Guptill is offering his perspective on the evolution of franchise cricket after featuring in the New Year honours list for services to the sport... more
    The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval
    31 Dec 2025: The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval... more

     Most Popular Recent Cricket News
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: A realistic reflection of the modern cricket calendar for Black Caps coach Rob Walter as he deals with a raft of injuries ++++++++++++++
     10 Dec: The West Indies are 92 for two at lunch after the first session of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Wellington ++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Ashes 2025: How the internet reacted to England winning the Boxing Day Test in two days +++++++++++
     30 Dec: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve +++++++++++
     07 Dec: West Indies skipper Roston Chase is explaining why they abandoned their bid for a history making chase in the drawn first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch +++++++++++
     11 Dec: Have we witnessed a rubber-and-leather glove cricketing revolution in the New Zealand test wicket-keeping ranks? ++++++++++

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      5 Jan: Ashes fifth test: live updates from day two at the sydney cricket ground (NZ Herald)
      5 Jan: Aussie cricket great wakes from coma after ‘miraculous’ recovery (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: He just dropped the mace: the thrilling finish to the melbourne derby that had the mcg rocking (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: ‘it’s sad’: peter taylor laments first scg test spin snub in 138 years (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: Bondi shooting heroes and victims join sydney’s elite at scg ashes test (Sydney Morning Herald)
      4 Jan: Why the sydney test has dead rubber written all over it (Sydney Morning Herald)
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