Canterbury cricket team explained

Canterbury
T20 Name:Canterbury Kings
Coach:Peter Fulton
Captain:Cole McConchie
Founded:1864
Ground:Hagley Oval
Capacity:8,000
First Fc:Otago
First Fc Year:1864
First Fc Venue:Dunedin
Title1:Plunket Shield
Title1wins:20
Title2:The Ford Trophy
Title2wins:15
Title3:Men's Super Smash
Title3wins:1

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.

Honours

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

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

Canterbury play their home matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and occasionally at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.

Current squad

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No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
77 Leo Carter10 December 1994Left-handed
3 19 October 1992Right-handed
8 Ken McClure25 October 1994Right-handed
36 Matt Boyle12 January 2003Left-handedRight-arm leg break
27 Henry Nicholls 15 November 1991Left-handed Right-arm off breakNZC contract
All-rounders
2Zak Foulkes5 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
88Cole McConchie 12 January 1992Right-handed Right arm off breakCaptain
4610 May 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
47Daryl Mitchell 20 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastNZC contract
14 September 1991Right-handedLeft-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
1820 August 2000 Right-handed
48Tom Latham 2 April 1992 Left-handed NZC contract
Spin Bowlers
31 October 1992Right-handed Right-arm leg breakNZC Contract
Pace Bowlers
Angus McKenzie17 July 1998Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
3215 July 1993 Left-handed
21Matt Henry 14 December 1991Right-handed Right-arm fast-mediumNZC contract
1230 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumNZC contract
29Fraser Sheat29 April 1998Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
96 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm fast
37Michael Rae13 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Sean Davey8 April 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/news/canterbury-cricket-announce-first-round-of-contracted-players-2/ Mitchell moving south
  2. https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/news/davey-and-lortan-earn-first-professional-contracts/ Davey and Lortan earn first professional contracts
  3. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/300920868/michael-rippon-michael-rae-join-canterbury-as-cam-fletcher-heads-to-auckland