Canterbury is a
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
team based in
Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of
The region in it ...
. It is one of six teams that compete in senior
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 ...
competitions and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the
Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octo ...
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
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octo ...
(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
*
Men's Super Smash (1)
:2005–06
Grounds
Canterbury play their home matches at
Hagley Oval
Hagley Oval is a Cricket field, cricket ground in Hagley Park, Christchurch, Hagley Park in the Christchurch Central City, central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Canterbury cricket te ...
in Christchurch and occasionally at
Mainpower Oval in
Rangiora
Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury Region, Canterbury, New Zealand. It is north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. With an estimated population of Rangiora is the ...
.
Current squad
Stuff, 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
* denotes players with international caps.
References
Further reading
"Fifty Years of Cricket: Jubilee of the CCA"
from ''The Press
''The Press'' () is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff (company), Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday t ...
'', 23 December 1927
External links
Canterbury Cricket Official WebsiteCanterbury Kings Official Website
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New Zealand first-class cricket teams
Cricket clubs established in 1864
Cricket in Canterbury
Super Smash (men's cricket)