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| Cricket in New Zealand | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Governing body | New Zealand Cricket |
| National team(s) | New Zealand |
| Nickname(s) | Black Caps |
| First played | 1832 |
| Registered players | 148,215 (2013–14)[1] 170,000+ (2015–16)[2] |
National competitions | |
Men's Competition 1.Plunket Shield 2.The Ford Trophy 3.Men's Super Smash 4.Hawke Cup (Non First-class) Women's Competition 1.Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2.Women's Super Smash | |
International competitions | |
Men's Competition 1.Cricket World Cup 2.ICC T20 World Cup 3.ICC World Test Championship 4.ICC Champions Trophy 5.ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Women's Competition 1.ICC Women's World Cup 2.ICC Women's T20 World Cup 3.ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup | |
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in New Zealand, second only in total sporting popularity to rugby.[3] New Zealand is one of the twelve countries that take part in Test match cricket.
- ^ NZC Annual Report 2013-14. NZC. p. 54.
- ^ NZC Annual Report 2015-16. NZC. p. 40.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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