Watu Women CD Champions! The Manawatu Women's Senior Representative side claimed the regions first title of the season in winning the Central Districts title after dismantling Taranaki by a massive 140 runs. A week prior the Manawatu Women produced a solid performance to beat the highly touted Hawkes Bay side at Manawaroa Park in Palmerston North. The team have one more game against Wellington on November 30th in Palmerston North so get down and support our champion team. more -->

Aero Player of the Week - Roald Badenhorst This Weeks Aero Player of the Week is PNBHS opener Roald Badenhorst who scored a brilliant 100 not out against United. Badenhorst, a CD Under 17 rep last season, built his innings nicely before going ballastic in the last few overs scoring his second fifty in 21 balls as had dispatched former CD Stag Scott Baldwin for 23 off the last over to bring up his ton. The other main reason he recieves the award is because we have this awesome photo of him riding an ostrich that we wanted to use. more -->

Black Caps vow to come up swinging New Zealand coach John Bracewell believes swing bowling could prove the key to the Black Caps climbing their personal "Everest" and claiming their first series victory in Australia in 22 years. more -->

Black Caps can be No.1 - Taylor Luteru Taylor's rapid rise within New Zealand cricket has been so surprising most didn't catch his first name. They went with his more easily pronounced middle name, Ross. more -->

Courage is needed - Reeve ASK Dermot Reeve and he'll tell you any sport comes down to having the balls for the game. For the new Central Districts Stags coach, some codes have it and others don't, as he tries to explain why he doesn't just like cricket but loves it. more -->

Watu 201-2 vs NSW, Rest of NZ 65-8! An imposing century by BLACKCAPS opener Jamie How shone like a beacon on a dark opening day of their Australian tour at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. Manawatu's How blazed 170, his highest first-class score, in the BLACKCAPS’ total of 266 as he saved his side from total embarrassment against New South Wales a week out from the first test in Brisbane. Ross Taylor was second top scorer with 31 making the mighty Watu effectivbely 201-2 and the Rest of NZ 65-8. Note to Braces: Pick more Manawatu players! more -->

Elusive Test century awaits in-form How It's been the story of his short test career, but Jamie How hopes yesterday's majestic 170 can help write a new chapter on the biggest stage in world cricket. more -->

Winning takes second place for Stags coach New Central Districts cricket coach Dermot Reeve is no stranger to success, but winning trophies is second on his list of priorities for the domestic cricket season.


The first? Making sure the Stags continue to produce Black Caps. more -->

Manawatu Women win tight encounter with Hawkes Bay The Manawatu Women's representative team triumphed in a tight match against Hawkes Bay on Sunday at Manawaroa Park. more -->

Payton names Rapa Rep Squad Selection convenor Dermot Payton is "happy enough" with the all round strengths of the 17-man Wairarapa senior men's cricket squad named to prepare for their opening Hawke Cup and Chapple Cup matches with Hawke's Bay in Masterton next month. more -->

Marlborough bowlers decide shield match Nelson's latest Newman Shield tenure has been short-lived after a dominant bowling attack helped to steer Marlborough to a comfortable 17-run cricket win at Saxton Oval on Sunday. Nelson reclaimed the trophy with a superb effort in the field at Blenheim's Horton Park in March. But it was Marlborough's virtual first-class bowling attack that effectively strangled the life out of Nelson's batsmen on Sunday in a match reduced to 32 overs a side. more -->

Women's Rep Team Start Season An exciting Manawatu Women's Representative team start their season this Sunday against arch rivals Hawkes Bay at Manawaroa Park in what promises to be a tightly contested match more -->

New MVP System for domestic cricket competitions New Zealand cricket fans will have a new way of measuring the performances of players in domestic cricket competitions with the launch today of a new player ranking system for the 2008/09 season. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) system was originally developed by the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) in England, and will be promoted in New Zealand by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA) in association with New Zealand Cricket (NZC). more -->

McCullum takes Top NZC Award Wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum is the 2007-08 National Bank Player of the Year as well as winner of the Walter Hadlee Trophy for one-day batting. Meanwhile Manawatu's Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram took out the first class batsmen of the year award and the inaugural John Reid All-rounder of the year awrds at the National Bank New Zealand Cricket awards dinner in Auckland on November 6th. more -->

Diamanti to lead Marlborough Brendon Diamanti will be the new Marlborough rep cricket captain, taking over the job from Greg Stretch, skipper for 12 years, for next Sunday's Newman Shield clash with Nelson. Also notable in the Marlborough squad is the inclusion of former Cannterbury bowler Wade Cornilious. more -->

Seasoned faces in new Nelson squad Wakatu batsman Campbell McLean and Waimea College allrounder Tom Beaumont were the only new faces when the Nelson representative cricket team was named on Sunday. more -->

Endeavour Community Trust Manawatu Dominate BOP A young Endeavour Community Trust Manawatu side without its superstars started the season in superb form routing a strong Bay of Plenty side that boasted former Black Cap Llorne Howell, and several other first-class players by 101 runs in Tauranga on Labour Day. more -->