Canterbury cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
![]() ![]() ![]() Top: Canterbury Cricket Association crest Middle: Canterbury Kings logo Bottom: Canterbury Kings Twenty20 emblem | |
Twenty20 name | Canterbury Kings |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Cole McConchie |
Coach | Peter Fulton |
Team information | |
Founded | 1864 |
Home ground | Hagley Oval |
Capacity | 8,000 |
History | |
First-class debut | Otago in 1864 at Dunedin |
Plunket Shield wins | 20 |
The Ford Trophy wins | 15 |
Men's Super Smash wins | 1 |
Official website | www |
Canterbury is a first-class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that compete in senior New Zealand Cricket competitions and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition and The Ford Trophy one day competition as well as in the Men's Super Smash competition as the Canterbury Kings.
Honours
- Plunket Shield (20)
- 1922–23, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21
- The Ford Trophy (16)
- 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2023–24
- 2005–06
Grounds
Canterbury play their home matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and occasionally at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.
Current squad
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
77 | Leo Carter | ![]() | (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | ||
3 | Chad Bowes ‡ | ![]() | (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | ||
8 | Ken McClure | ![]() | (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | ||
36 | Matt Boyle | ![]() | (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
27 | Henry Nicholls ‡ | ![]() | (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | NZC contract |
All-rounders | ||||||
2 | Zak Foulkes | ![]() | (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
88 | Cole McConchie ‡ | ![]() | (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Captain |
46 | Henry Shipley ‡ | ![]() | (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
47 | Daryl Mitchell ‡ | ![]() | (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | NZC contract |
Michael Rippon ‡ | ![]() | (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm leg break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
18 | Mitchell Hay | ![]() | (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | ||
48 | Tom Latham ‡ | ![]() | (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | NZC contract | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Ish Sodhi ‡ | ![]() | (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | NZC Contract | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Angus McKenzie | ![]() | (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
32 | Edward Nuttall | ![]() | (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
21 | Matt Henry ‡ | ![]() | (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | NZC contract |
12 | Kyle Jamieson ‡ | ![]() | (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | NZC contract |
29 | Fraser Sheat | ![]() | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
9 | Will O'Rourke ‡ | ![]() | (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
37 | Michael Rae | ![]() | (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Sean Davey | ![]() | (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
References
Further reading
- "Fifty Years of Cricket: Jubilee of the CCA" from The Press, 23 December 1927
External links
- Canterbury Cricket Official Website
- Canterbury Kings Official Website
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- Auckland
- Canterbury
- Central Districts
- Northern Districts
- Otago
- Wellington
- Plunket Shield (Men's First-class)
- Ford Trophy (Men's List A)
- Men's Super Smash (Men's Twenty20)
- Hallyburton Johnstone Shield (Women's One-day)
- Women's Super Smash (Women's Twenty20)
- Hawke Cup
- Australia (Chappell–Hadlee Trophy
- Trans-Tasman Trophy)