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.
   Top: Canterbury Cricket Association crest Middle: Canterbury Kings logo Bottom: Canterbury Kings Twenty20 emblem | |
| Twenty20 name | Canterbury Kings |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Honours
edit- 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
editCanterbury play their home matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and occasionally at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.
Current squad
edit- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 77 | Leo Carter |  New Zealand |
10 December 1994 | Left-handed | ||
| 3 | Chad Bowes ‡ | New Zealand |
19 October 1992 | Right-handed | ||
| 8 | Ken McClure | New Zealand |
25 October 1994 | Right-handed | ||
| 36 | Matt Boyle | New Zealand |
12 January 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 27 | Henry Nicholls ‡ | New Zealand |
15 November 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | NZC contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 2 | Zak Foulkes | New Zealand
|
5 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 88 | Cole McConchie ‡ | New Zealand |
12 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Captain |
| 46 | Henry Shipley ‡ | New Zealand |
10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 47 | Daryl Mitchell ‡ | New Zealand |
20 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | NZC contract |
| Michael Rippon ‡ | New Zealand
|
14 September 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm leg break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 18 | Mitchell Hay | New Zealand |
20 August 2000 | Right-handed | ||
| 48 | Tom Latham ‡ | New Zealand |
2 April 1992 | Left-handed | NZC contract | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| Ish Sodhi ‡ | New Zealand |
31 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | NZC Contract | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| Angus McKenzie | New Zealand |
17 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 32 | Edward Nuttall | New Zealand |
15 July 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 21 | Matt Henry ‡ | New Zealand |
14 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | NZC contract |
| 12 | Kyle Jamieson ‡ | New Zealand
|
30 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | NZC contract |
| 29 | Fraser Sheat | New Zealand |
29 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 9 | Will O'Rourke ‡ | New Zealand
|
6 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 37 | Michael Rae | New Zealand
|
13 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Sean Davey | New Zealand
|
8 April 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
References
edit- ^ Mitchell moving south, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Davey and Lortan earn first professional contracts, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ [1], Stuff, 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
Further reading
edit- "Fifty Years of Cricket: Jubilee of the CCA" from The Press, 23 December 1927