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2024–25 Super Smash (men's Cricket)
The 2024–25 Super Smash was the 20th season of the men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand that took place between 26 December 2024 and 2 February 2025. The Auckland Aces were the defending champions coming into the tournament. The tournament ran alongside the 2024–25 Plunket Shield and 2024–25 Ford Trophy. The tournament was won by the Central Stags, who defeated Canterbury in the final and was chosen to participate in the 2025 Global Super League. Competition format Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches each. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group advanced straight to the final, whilst the second and third placed teams played off in an elimination final. The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: Teams and standings Points table Match summary League stage ---- ---- ---- --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket operates the New Zealand cricket team, organising Test tours and One-Day Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in New Zealand, including the Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy men's domestic one-day competition, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield women's domestic one-day competition, as well as the Men's Super Smash and Women's Super Smash domestic Twenty20 competitions. Scott Weenink is the Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket. Tom Latham is the current Blackcaps Test captain, succeeding Tim Southee who still represents the team. Sophie Devine is the current White Ferns captain. History On 27 December 1894, 12 delegates from around New Zealand met in Christchurch to form the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Cricket Team
The Otago cricket team, nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season, are a New Zealand first-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864.Otago cricket history, '' Evening Star'', issue 21864, 30 October 1934, p. 4.Available onlineat Papers Past. Retrieved 23 February 2024.) The team represents the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions of New Zealand's South Island. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 4. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) Cricket was first played in Otago in 1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876.Sixty years of cricket, ''Otago Daily Times'', issue 23114, 13 February 1937, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra, New Zealand
Alexandra (Māori language, Māori: ''Manuherikia'' or ''Areketanara'') is a town in the Central Otago district of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River (at the confluence of the Manuherikia River), on New Zealand State Highway 8, State Highway 8, by road from Dunedin and south of Cromwell, New Zealand, Cromwell. The nearest towns to Alexandra via State Highway 8 (New Zealand), state highway 8 are Clyde, New Zealand, Clyde seven kilometres to the northwest and Roxburgh, New Zealand, Roxburgh forty kilometres to the south. State Highway 85 (New Zealand), State highway 85 also connects Alexandra to Omakau, Lauder, New Zealand, Lauder, Oturehua, Ranfurly, New Zealand, Ranfurly and on to Palmerston, New Zealand, Palmerston on the East Otago coast. The town of Alexandra is home to people as of History The town was founded during the Otago gold rush in the 1860s, and was named after Alexandra of Denmark by John Aitken Connell who surveyed the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molyneux Park
Molyneux Park is a cricket ground and sports complex in Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand. It is the main sports venue for the Alexandra area. Molyneux Park was developed in the 1960s and 1970s. As well as cricket, rugby, softball, netball and bowls facilities it has a seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, squash courts and the Alexandra bike park. The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in January 1961 when Central Otago played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. The ground held its first first-class match during the 1978/79 Shell Cup when Otago played Central Districts. The following season the first List A match was held there when Otago played Wellington in the 1980/81 Shell Trophy. Molyneux Park has been used as a home venue for Otago since then. As of early 2021 it had hosted 31 first-class matches, 66 List A matches, as well as 10 Twenty20 matches. Between 2006 and 2009, Otago Women used the ground for home matches in the State League. Two Youth Test matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Foxcroft
Dean Foxcroft (born 20 April 1998) is a South African born-New Zealand cricketer who plays domestic cricket in New Zealand. He made his List A debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 4 November 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 6 December 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Super Smash on 31 December 2018. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foxcroft was left stranded in South Africa for the first part of the 2020–21 season. In July 2021, Foxcroft was forced again to miss out playing domestic cricket in New Zealand, after his immigration was not approved due to border restrictions in relation to the pandemic. International career In March 2023, he e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole McConchie
Cole McConchie (born 12 January 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury as an all-rounder. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021. Career Canterbury McConchie made his debut for Canterbury in a List A match against Otago on 25 November 2011. He played one more List A game for Canterbury that season, before being offered a contract for the 2012-13 season. He made both his First Class and Twenty20 debuts that season. In November 2016 McConchie, playing only his seventh First Class game, hit his maiden century in a rain-affected draw against Otago. In 2018, McConchie was named as Canterbury captain. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. New Zealand A In N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus McKenzie (cricketer)
Angus William McKenzie (born 17 July 1998) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his List A debut on 5 February 2020, for Otago in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 18 March 2021, for Otago in the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 December 2021, for Otago in the 2021–22 Super Smash. After playing for Otago for three seasons, McKenzie moved to play for Canterbury ahead of the 2022–23 season.Angus McKenzie CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2023. His brother Jock plays cricket for |
Max Chu
Max Wilkie Chu (born 21 March 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Otago in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 1 March 2019. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2019, he also played for the New Zealand XI side in a 50-over tour match against Bangladesh. He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 December 2019, for Otago in the 2019–20 Super Smash. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. He made his List A debut on 19 February 2021, for Otago in the 2020–21 Ford Trophy. In November 2021, in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season, Chu scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 103 not out. Personal life Chu was born at Dunedin in 2000 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Knights
Wayne Roger Knights (born 25 August 1970) is a New Zealand cricket umpire. Along with Tim Parlane, Knights umpired the final of the 2015–16 Ford Trophy, in January 2016. He was added to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in June 2016. He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between New Zealand and Bangladesh, on 26 December 2016. Knights made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match on 3 January 2017, also between New Zealand and Bangladesh. He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. He was named as one of the sixteen umpires in January 2020, for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in South Africa. He stood in his first Test match on 3 December 2020, between New Zealand and the West Indies. In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. See also * List of Test cricket umpires * List of One Day International cricket umpires * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bowden
Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. He is well known for his dramatic signalling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal. On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington. Early life and career Bowden was born in the Auckland suburb of Henderson and was educated at Westlake Boys High School. In March 1995, Bowden officiated his first One Day International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Hamilton. In March 2000 he was appointed his first Test match as an on-field umpire, and in 2002 he was included in the Emirates Panel of International Umpires. A year later he was asked to umpire at the Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and was chosen to be the fourth umpire in the final between Australia and India. Shortly after this he was dul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton (, ) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato, Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's List of cities in New Zealand, fourth most-populous city. Encompassing a land area of about , Hamilton is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area, which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngāruawāhia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge. In 2020, Hamilton was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. Hamilton is now considered the fastest growing city in the country. The area now covered by the city began as the site of several Māori people, Māori villages, including Kirikiriroa, from which the city takes its Māori name. By the time English settlers arrived, most of these villages, which sat beside the Waikato River, were abandoned as a result of the Invasion of Waikato and New Zealand land confiscations, land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seddon Park
Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. History Seddon Park was named after Richard Seddon the longest-serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. The Hamilton Borough Council named it in July 1906 before it was developed. It was first used for a major cricket match in February 1914, when the touring Australians played a South Auckland XVIII in a two-day match. It has been in constant use since. Due to sponsorship from Trust Bank and subsequently Westpac, the ground was known as Trust Bank Park from 1990 to 1997, as WestpacTrust Park from 1997 to 2003, and as Westpac Park from 2003 to 2006. It reverted to its original name in 2006, when Westpac decided to end its sponsorship of a number of sporting events and grounds in New Zealand. Seddon Park staged one of the matches in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and three mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
