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Canterbury cricket team

Canterbury
Canterbury Kings logo
Canterbury Kings logo
Canterbury Kings logo
Canterbury Kings logo
Top: Canterbury Cricket Association crest
Middle: Canterbury Kings logo
Bottom: Canterbury Kings Twenty20 emblem
Twenty20 nameCanterbury Kings
Personnel
CaptainCole McConchie
CoachPeter Fulton
Team information
Founded1864
Home groundHagley Oval
Capacity8,000
History
First-class debutOtago
in 1864
at Dunedin
Plunket Shield wins20
The Ford Trophy wins15
Men's Super Smash wins1
Official websitewww.canterburycricket.org.nz

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

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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

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

Current squad

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As of 29 December 2023[1][2][3]
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
77 Leo Carter  New Zealand (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 30) Left-handed
3 Chad Bowes ‡  New Zealand (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed
8 Ken McClure  New Zealand (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed
36 Matt Boyle  New Zealand (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
27 Henry Nicholls ‡  New Zealand (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break NZC contract
All-rounders
2 Zak Foulkes  New Zealand (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
88 Cole McConchie ‡  New Zealand (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm off break Captain
46 Henry Shipley ‡  New Zealand (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
47 Daryl Mitchell ‡  New Zealand (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast NZC contract
Michael Rippon ‡  New Zealand (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
18 Mitchell Hay  New Zealand (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed
48 Tom Latham ‡  New Zealand (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32) Left-handed NZC contract
Spin bowlers
Ish Sodhi ‡  New Zealand (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break NZC Contract
Pace bowlers
Angus McKenzie  New Zealand (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
32 Edward Nuttall  New Zealand (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
21 Matt Henry ‡  New Zealand (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium NZC contract
12 Kyle Jamieson ‡  New Zealand (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium NZC contract
29 Fraser Sheat  New Zealand (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
9 Will O'Rourke ‡  New Zealand (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast
37 Michael Rae  New Zealand (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Sean Davey  New Zealand (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell moving south, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ^ Davey and Lortan earn first professional contracts, Canterbury Cricket, 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. ^ [1], Stuff, 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

Further reading

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