New Zealand Cricket
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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.
Sport | Cricket |
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Jurisdiction | National |
Abbreviation | NZC |
Founded | 27 December 1894 (129 years ago) (1894-12-27) at Christchurch, New Zealand |
Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
Affiliation date | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Regional affiliation | East Asia-Pacific |
Affiliation date | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
President | Lesley Murdoch |
Chairman | Diana Puketapu-Lyndon |
CEO | Scott Weenink |
Men's coach | Gary Stead |
Women's coach | Ben Sawyer |
Other key staff | Selector Sam Wells |
Sponsor | ANZ, Asahi, Canterbury, Dream11, Dulux, Ford, Gillette, G.J. Gardner Homes, KFC, LifeDirect, Pals, Powerade, Spark, Tegel[1] |
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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. Tim Southee is the current Blackcaps Test captain, succeeding Kane Williamson who still represents the team. Sophie Devine is the current White Ferns captain.