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CONTENTS YOUR FREE GUIDE TO THE 2019/20 ANZ SUMMER OF CRICKET

22 FORD TROPHY This domestic competition is the stepping stone to playing international ODI cricket.

15 THE FAB FOUR

4 BLACKCAPS SEASON PREVIEW

Generally regarded as the world’s top-four batsmen, we take a look at Smith, Kohli, Williamson and Root.

There’s an absolute belter of summer cricket coming up with series against England, Australia and India.

7 BLACKCAPS v ENGLAND

16 WHITE FERNS POSTER AND FIXTURES

The summer season kicks-off in style with the BLACKCAPS facing off against England.

A schedule of the White Ferns and the BLACKCAPS international matches for the upcoming season.

18 BLACKCAPS v INDIA

10 THE BOXING DAY TEST

Get ready for a full tour: five Twenty20 matches, three ODIs and two Tests.

Sir Richard Hadlee provides an insight into New Zealand’s last Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG in 1987.

21 WHITE FERNS Suzie Bates is number one on the ICC Twenty20 world rankings and ready to do battle.

12 FACTS AND FIGURES Get to grips with how the BLACKCAPS have matched-up against England, Australia and India.

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27 SUPER SMASH PREVIEW

A big year ahead in 2020 for the White Ferns with a home series against South Africa and the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

8 INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES

24 GILLETTE CUP

The domestic Twenty20 competition has made some exciting changes that are set to please the crowds.

28 SUPER SMASH Action pictures of Super Smash stars and link to 2019/20 fixtures.

30 TWENTY20 WORLD CUP Both the White Ferns and BLACKCAPS have the chance to lift the ICC Twenty20 World Cup silverware in 2020.

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GET SET FOR A STUNNING SUMMER

SPECIAL TIMES FOR CRICKET FANS England, India and Australia are all set to do battle with the BLACKCAPS in a bumper home summer season. By PETER WHITE

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HE 2019−2020 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET season looks like it will be one of the most memorable in living memory for New Zealand fans. The three biggest drawcards − England, India and Australia − will all take on the BLACKCAPS in three unmissable home series that run from November 1 to March 29.

If that is not enough to get every fan excited, the BLACKCAPS will also tour Australia for three Test matches and three ODI matches, with the undoubted highlight being the first appearance by the Kiwis at a Boxing Day Test in Melbourne since 1987.

To add to the significance of the series, the second Test will be played at the world-famous Sydney Cricket Ground. This will be the first time since the 1985–1986 series won by New Zealand that the BLACKCAPS have taken on Australia at the SCG in a Test match.

Not forgotten are the White Ferns who will lock horns with South Africa for three ODIs and five Twenty20 matches. The itinerary includes a special double-header with the BLACKCAPS at Mt Maunganui’s Bay Oval in February, before the White Ferns head to Australia for the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

The White Ferns have a new head coach in former BLACKCAPS assistant Bob Carter, who takes over from Haidee Tiffen after four years in the role.

First to our shores in early November are England who New Zealand last played in that unforgettable Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s back in July. They are here for five Twenty20s before two Test matches at Bay Oval and Seddon Park.

Bay Oval will host a Test for the first time, after proving to be a top-class international venue in the ODI and Twenty20 formats. It will become the ninth Test venue in New Zealand’s cricket history.

The BLACKCAPS then fly to Australia for a much anticipated three-Test series with Australia. The first is at Perth’s highly rated new stadium, followed by matches at the splendid arenas of the MCG and SCG. The Boxing Day Test in Melbourne has become a sporting institution with up to 90,000 spectators flocking to see the day one action.

New Zealand were last invited to contest the event in 1987 when a memorable match ended with Australia’s last pair at the wicket defending for their lives against Sir Richard Hadlee.

In early January the BLACKCAPS return home to face one of the best teams in the world with definitely the biggest following in world cricket.

India are here for a comprehensive tour that includes five Twenty20 internationals, three ODIs and two Test matches.

Virat Kohli will captain a side laden with some of the best stroke makers on the planet and a fiery new ball attack that will test the BLACKCAPS’ top order. Watch out too for the Indian spinners in what is expected to be a dry, hot summer that may well help them.

Eden Park will host back-to-back Twenty20 matches on January 24 and 26, which should rival the atmosphere generated during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Eden Park also hosts an ODI, so fans in the nation’s biggest city will have an abundance of live cricket to watch this summer.

India’s tour ends in early March at the conclusion of the second Test in Christchurch. Then it is back to the coloured clothing for the BLACKCAPS as they fly to Australia for three ODIs, two at the SCG and one in Perth.

Australia and the BLACKCAPS will then clash in three Twenty20 matches in Dunedin, Auckland and Christchurch in March to finally put a full stop on an unforgettable summer of cricket.

VIRAT KOHLI and KANE WILLIAMSON will captain their countries in an exciting series in New Zealand this summer.

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ENGLAND’S fast bowler JOFRA ARCHER in action against Australia in the 2019 Ashes series.

ENGLAND OPENS BUMPER CRICKET SEASON

KICKING OFF SUMMER IN STYLE

New Zealand has played more international cricket against England than any other nation.

In November, there are five Twenty20s and two Tests to savour.

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T IS fitting that England should be the first opponents the BLACKCAPS face in the upcoming international summer season. New Zealand has played more Tests against the English than any other nation and a tour here by England is always eagerly anticipated.

History reveals a consistency in visits here by sides representing Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The first visit was in the 1906–1907 season with games against the MCC regarded as unofficial Tests until New Zealand gained Test status in the 1929−1930 season.

England’s loyalty to New Zealand is evident, as 19 of New Zealand’s first 22 Tests played over the following 21 years were against England. It was not until 1978 – their 48th attempt − that New Zealand finally toppled England in a memorable Test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve.

Not for the first time and certainly not the last, it was Sir Richard Hadlee who was the difference. With England needing only 137 to win, Hadlee took 6−26 as England were bowled out for 64.

The first home-series win over England came in 1984 with victory in the second Test played in Christchurch. Once again it was Hadlee who took the honours. He made 99 on a difficult pitch to help New Zealand to a good score of 307 before taking match figures of 8−44 as England lost by an innings and 132 runs inside three days.

And so to this early season tour by England. The first of five Twenty20 matches is on November 1, with two Tests to follow in Hamilton and Mount Maunganui.

England have named two strong squads. Eoin Morgan will captain the Twenty20 side and Joe Root is in charge of the Test team.

The Twenty20 side includes brothers Sam and Tom Curran, Chris Jordan (who has plenty of experience playing Super Smash here), new fast

bowler Saqib Mahmood, and well-performed keeper/batsman Jonny Bairstow, who was left out of the Test squad.

Two players set to captivate New Zealand crowds during the two Tests after stand-out performances in England this year during the Cricket World Cup and Ashes are fast bowler Jofra Archer and allrounder Ben Stokes.

Former BLACKCAPS swing bowler Chris Pringle says Archer is a player to watch.

“He brings a lot and not just his athleticism. What really defines him is that languid easy approach to the crease and then that snap. Bio-mechanically he doesn’t have a long delivery stride so he is right over the centre of balance when he releases.

“That’s why he gets that massive amount of pace and extra pace off the pitch, as well. He is a serious, serious handful.”

Christchurch-born Stokes is another player England rely on and who had a magnificent home summer in England, says Pringle.

“He is dangerous and has that ability to turn what looks like a loss into a victory. Often he will come in when they are in trouble and he will bat long periods and then he will take the game away from you.

“He also has that ability to cope with pressure when it is really on and all his skills come out to play when that happens.”

Pringle expects the New Zealand selectors to blood some players in the five Twenty20s to start the summer of cricket, with a World Cup to follow later in 2020.

“I think they will be trialling quite a few players who are in their ‘A’ set-up that are going to get some opportunities, which is exciting to see what they have got in that format of the game.”

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BLACKCAPS AND WHITE FERNS

2019/20 INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES DATE

FIXTURE

VENUE

START TIME (NZT)

BLACKCAPS v England Friday 1 November

1st T20

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

2:00pm

Sunday 3 November Tuesday 5 November

2nd T20

Westpac Stadium, Wellington

2:00pm

3rd T20

Saxton Oval, Nelson

2:00pm

Friday 8 November

4th T20

McLean Park, Napier

6:00pm

Sunday 10 November

5th T20

Eden Park, Auckland

2:00pm

Thursday 21 November – Monday 25 November

1st Test

Bay Oval, Tauranga

11:00am

Friday 29 November – Tuesday 3 December

2nd Test

Seddon Park, Hamilton

11:00am

Thursday 12 December – Monday 16 December

1st Test

Optus Stadium, Perth

6:00pm

Thursday 26 December – Monday 30 December

2nd Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

12:30pm

Friday 3 January – Tuesday 7 January

3rd Test

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

12:30pm

Friday 24 January

1st T20

Eden Park, Auckland

8:00pm

Sunday 26 January

2nd T20

Eden Park*, Auckland

8:00pm

Wednesday 29 January

3rd T20

Seddon Park, Hamilton

8:00pm

BLACKCAPS v Australia (in Australia)

BLACKCAPS v India

Friday 31 January

4th T20

Sky Stadium, Wellington

8:00pm

Sunday 2 February

5th T20

Bay Oval, Tauranga

8:00pm

Wednesday 5 February

1st ODI

Seddon Park, Hamilton

3:00pm

Saturday 8 February

2nd ODI

Eden Park, Auckland

3:00pm

Tuesday 11 February

3rd ODI

Bay Oval, Tauranga

3:00pm

Friday 21 February – Tuesday 25 February

1st Test

Basin Reserve, Wellington

11:30am

Saturday 29 February – Wednesday 4 March

2nd Test

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

11:30am

Saturday 25 January

1st ODI

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

12:00pm

Monday 27 January

2nd ODI

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

12:00pm

WHITE FERNS v South Africa

Thursday 30 January

3rd ODI

Seddon Park, Hamilton

2:00pm

Sunday 2 February

1st T20

Bay Oval, Tauranga

4:00pm

Thursday 6 February

2nd T20

Seddon Park, Hamilton

2:00pm

Sunday 9 February

3rd T20

Basin Reserve, Wellington

2:00pm

Monday 10 February

4th T20

Basin Reserve, Wellington

2:00pm

Thursday 13 February

5th T20

University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

2:00pm

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Times vary

BLACKCAPS v Australia (in Australia) Friday 13 March

1st ODI

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

3:20pm

Sunday 15 March

2nd ODI

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

12:20pm

Friday 20 March

3rd ODI

Blundstone Arena, Hobart

3:20pm

BLACKCAPS v Australia Tuesday 24 March

1st T20

University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

2:00pm

Friday 27 March

2nd T20

Eden Park, Auckland

7:00pm

Sunday 29 March

3rd T20

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

2:00pm

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THE DRAMA OF THE BOXING DAY TEST

HADLEE’S ONE THAT GOT AWAY The BLACKCAPS have not played a Boxing Day Test in Melbourne since 1987. New Zealand’s greatest cricketer was at the centre of a thrilling end to the match. By PETER WHITE

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IR RICHARD HADLEE took 431 wickets in his remarkable international career, which did not end until after his 39th birthday.

But it still annoys our country’s finest cricketer that he did not get one more wicket. One that would have clinched a rare Test match victory over arch-enemy Australia in Melbourne.

The 1987 Boxing Day Test was a match for the ages with Australia leading 1–0 going into the festive showdown. Following Hadlee’s heroics in the 1985 series win in Australia, the pressure was mounting on Allan Border’s men to win the Trans-Tasman Trophy.

After five days of cut and thrust, Hadlee grabbed the ball to bowl the final over of the match. He had already taken 10 wickets in the match and needed to knock over number 11, Mike Whitney, for the win.

Somehow Whitney kept Hadlee out and the match was drawn. But Hadlee should never have had to bowl that final over.

Danny Morrison had trapped Australian number 10, Craig McDermott, plumb in front, the ball before. But to everyone’s amazement – including former captain Ian Chappell in the commentary box who famously said “I thought it had bowled him” – home umpire Dick French said not out.

Player of the Match Richard Hadlee remembers the drama as if it happened yesterday.

SIR RICHARD HADLEE nabs another wicket against Australia. kept it out, and everything that was a little bit wide he either let it go or played at it and missed.”

Hadlee and the New Zealanders earned plenty of plaudits for their sportsmanship in how they dealt with the disappointment, although a generous gift of the match ball to Whitney by keeper Ian Smith did not go down so well with Hadlee.

“I played in 22 Test-winning teams and victories were scarce. They were pretty important to us in the ‘70s and ‘80s but that was the one that got away.

“I bowled 31 overs on that last day, which is a huge effort for any quick bowler and whenever you get a bag of five wickets you generally get to keep the ball. When Whitney survived, Smithy gave it to him.

“That is my greatest embarrassment that I didn’t get Whit out. Every ball I bowled straight he blocked it and

“I said to Smithy, ‘What are you doing? That’s my ball’. But Smithy said to him, ‘You have done a fine

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thing for Australia today. Here’s the ball as a memory of what you did’. ” Whitney kept the ball for 27 years before surprising Hadlee by presenting him with the ball at a dinner before the 2015 Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne.

“I was speaking at a function and all of a sudden Whit walks on stage and unbeknown to me gives me the ball and and says, ‘Here you go, Paddles. You deserve it and I want you to have it’. ” Hadlee remembers the atmosphere inside the MCG was charged throughout the match, particularly in the infamous Bay 13 area where the fans liked to give the Kiwis plenty to think about.

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“There was something like 52,000 people there on day one, which was a very unusual experience for us. The MCG is a massive stadium and probably would have held 70–80,000 at that time. It was pretty noisy. Bay 13 liked to let the visitors know where they should be going,” Hadlee laughs.

“It was a great pleasure to be playing a Boxing Day Test and when you look back today it obviously has been very rare. Australian Cricket Board have obviously fancied better sides for the Boxing Day Test, purely for revenue I would suggest.

“We have been left out in the cold, so it is nice to be recognised now with the forthcoming one coming up.”

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BLACKCAPS v ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA AND INDIA

THE RELEVANT FACTS AND FIGURES Get your cricketing knowledge up-to-date ahead of this summer's belter cricket season against England, Australia and India with these statistics and records.

TEST MATCHES – HIGHEST TOTALS BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE TEAMS

GROUND

SEASON

680–8d New Zealand v India

Basin Reserve, Wellington

2013–2014

624 New Zealand v Australia Western Australia Cricket

Association Ground, Perth

2015–2016

551–9d New Zealand v England

1973

Lord’s, London

TEST MATCHES – HIGHEST TOTALS AGAINST NEW ZEALAND SCORE

TEAMS

GROUND

SEASON

607–6d Australia v New Zealand5 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

1993–1994

593–6d England v New Zealand

Eden Park, Auckland

1974–1975

583–7d India v New Zealand

Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

1999–2000

ODI MATCHES – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR NEW ZEALAND SCORE PLAYER

NEW ZEALAND’S record Twenty20 run-scorer MARTIN GUPTILL.

GROUND

SEASON

189 Martin Guptill v England The Rose Bowl, Southampton

2013

130 Chris Harris v Australia

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras

1995–1996

120 Nathan Astle v India

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot 1999

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TWENTY20 MATCHES – MOST RUNS FOR NEW ZEALAND PLAYER

SPAN

MAT

INNINGS

NOT OUT

RUNS

HIGHEST SCORE

AVERAGE

STRIKE RATE

100s 50s

Martin Guptill 2009−2019 78 75 07 2283

105

33.57 132.42

2 14

Brendon McCullum 2005−2015

123

35.66

2

Ross Taylor

71

70

Kane Williamson 2011−2019 57 Colin Munro

10

2140

2006−2019 90 82 19 1627 55

2012−2019 55 52

136.21

13

63

25.82 121.96

0 5

7 1505

73*

31.35

0

7 1436

109*

121.76

31.91 161.16

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ODI MATCHES – HIGHEST TOTALS BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE

TEAMS

GROUND

SEASON

398–5 New Zealand v England The Kia Oval, Kennington

2015

350–9 New Zealand v Australia Seddon Park, Hamilton

2006–2007

349–9 New Zealand v India

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot 1999–2000

TEST MATCHES – BEST BOWLING FOR NEW ZEALAND STATISTICS

BOWLER

GROUND

SEASON

15–123 (9–52, 6–71)

Richard Hadlee v Australia

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

1985–1986

11–58 (4–35, 7–23)

Richard Hadlee v India

Basin Reserve, Wellington

1975–1976

11–169 (6–76, 5–93)

Dion Nash v England

Lord’s, London

1994

ODI MATCHES – HIGHEST TOTALS AGAINST NEW ZEALAND SCORE

TEAMS

GROUND

SEASON

408–9 England v New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham

2015

392–4 India v New Zealand

2008–2009

AMI Stadium, Christchurch

378–5 Australia v New Zealand Manuka Oval, Canberra

2016–2017

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THE WORLD’S BEST BATSMEN

The four cricket players widely regarded to be the best batsmen in the world are all in action in New Zealand this summer. What is it that makes them so good?

KANE WILLIAMSON / NEW ZEALAND

VIRAT KOHLI / INDIA

MAT INNINGS NOT OUT RUNS HIGHEST AVERAGE 100s 50s

Tests

74 130

ODIs

149 142

T20Is

57

55

12 6163

242* 52.22 20 30

14 6132 148 7 1505

47.90 13 39

73* 31.35 0 9

Tests ODIs

MAT INNINGS NOT OUT RUNS HIGHEST AVERAGE 100s 50s

82 139 239

230

10 7066 254* 54.77 26 22 39

MAT INNINGS NOT OUT RUNS HIGHEST AVERAGE 100s 50s

Tests

68 124

16 6973 239

64.56 26 27

Tests

86 159

ODIs

118 104

12 3810 164

41.41 8 23

ODIs

143 135

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431 90 21.55 0 2

0 22

Captaincy certainly seems to agree with him as his record across all forms of the game has only improved since being in charge of India.

JOE ROOT / ENGLAND

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90* 50.00

43 54

He is the only batsman to average 50 or higher in all three forms of the game and thrives on competition like no other.

STEVE SMITH / AUSTRALIA

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The swashbuckling Kohli made his mark first in ODI cricket where his record is sublime, averaging over 60 runs with 43 centuries. Three years later he began his productive Test career.

Williamson is equally adept at playing pace, seam and spin bowling but has a special regard for the back foot punch through backward point. He has thrived as a batsman since taking over the captaincy in 2016.

T20Is

183

T20Is 72 67 18 2450

The Tauranga-product scored a century on Test debut against India in Ahmedabad aged 20 in 2010 and has not stopped scoring runs since. He holds the New Zealand record for most Test centuries (20) and with many more years left in the game should break all New Zealand run-scoring records.

MAT INNINGS NOT OUT RUNS HIGHEST AVERAGE 100s 50s

11, 520

T20Is

32

30

12 7043 254 21 5856

47.91 16 45

133* 51.36 16 33

5 893 90* 35.72 0 5

The ICC world number-one ranked batsman continues to defy the odds with his remarkable performances at Test level.

Only the greatest of them all, Sir Don Bradman, has a better average (99.94, from 20 innings or more).

The Yorkshireman with the big smile and big cover drive has been an England favourite since making his Test debut in 2012.

In a remarkable turn of events, Smith began his Test career as a leg spinner who batted at number 8. He has a technique all of his own, which combined with his wonderful hand-eye co-ordination and quick feet make him a difficult batsman to set fields against.

With the bat, Root has enjoyed success all over the world. He uses his height well to attack pace bowling off the back foot.

* Denotes not out.

It was a matter of course he would replace Alastair Cook as England captain and he has made a good fist of it.

His batting statistics for ODI cricket are superior to his Test figures mostly due to his weaker conversion rate of half centuries to hundreds.

Note: Statistics correct as at October 23, 2019

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Fastest ever half century in women’s T20 International cricket – 18 balls.

International Season – home matches WHITE FERNS v South Africa Sat 25 Jan 20 Mon 27 Jan 20 Thu 30 Jan 20

1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Seddon Park, Hamilton

12:00 12:00 14:00

Sun 02 Feb 20 Thu 06 Feb 20 Sun 09 Feb 20 Mon 10 Feb 20 Thu 13 Feb 20

1st T20 2nd T20 3rd T20 4th T20 5th T20

Bay Oval, Tauranga Seddon Park, Hamilton Basin Reserve, Wellington Basin Reserve, Wellington University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

16:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00

WACA, Perth Junction Oval, Melbourne Junction Oval, Melbourne Junction Oval, Melbourne

00:00 NZT 16:00 NZT 12:00 NZT 16:00 NZT

Matches in Australia Sun 23 Feb vs Sri Lanka Thu 27 Feb vs India Sat 29 Feb vs Bangladesh Mon 2 Mar vs Australia

WELL-PLACED TEAMS TO DO BATTLE

POPULAR INDIANS TO TOUR NZ Virat Kohli. The name conjures up images of a supreme batsman with the toughness of a streetfighter and the delicate touch of a violin player. By PETER WHITE

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N A SPORT LIKE cricket where you live and die by your career statistics, Kohli is a very special player indeed.

Fo u r l e f t - h a n d e r s fo r t h e BLACKCAPS will have multiple opportunities to show their credentials and outshine their illustrious opponents.

He has scored 7066 test runs with 26 centuries at an average of 54.77, 11, 5 20 ODI runs including 43 centuries at 60 and 2450 Twenty20 runs at 50 per innings.

In the Test side, Tom Latham, Jeet Raval and Henry Nicholls need to score big runs to take pressure off Williamson and Taylor. They have the capabilities but it is a matter of putting performances together when they matter.

Kohli is one of the top-four batsmen in the world along with Australia’s Steve Smith, England’s Joe Root and our own Kane Williamson. They are often referred to as the Fab Four in a respectful nod to The Beatles.

The Twenty20 format has been kind to Colin Munro when playing around the world and he needs to lead from the front in the five games against India. He and India’s Shikar Dhawan are among the most destructive batsmen in world cricket.

But Kohli’s statistics do not tell the full story.

His captaincy has inspired the new breed of Indian cricketers to confidently take on the world’s best and expect to win.

With ball in hand, the quick men may decide the outcome. New Zealand’s trump card, undoubtedly, is Trent Boult – the 30-year-old left-armer is reaching the pinnacle of his outstanding career.

In sport, of course you don’t get what you want all the time. Losing to the BLACKCAPS in the semi-final of the Cricket World Cup in July was one defeat India did not see coming.

Boult has proven he can get the best players in the world out, ever since he made his Test debut in the BLACKCAPS’ famous victory over Australia in Hobart in 2011. His 254 wickets put him third on the all-time New Zealand list behind Sir Richard Hadlee (431) and Daniel Vettori (361) and three ahead of his great mate and likely new ball partner in the Test matches, Tim Southee.

Certainly that defeat will still be eating away at Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri and other senior members of the Indian touring party.

India are not just dropping by New Zealand on their way home after a tiring tour to Australia.

They are here for a full tour: five Twenty20 matches, three ODIs and two Tests.

It is a cricket lover’s dream tour as the BLACKCAPS will be tested against an outstanding squad in all three formats of the game.

So who are the players to look out for in the two evenly matched teams?

Obviously the statistical run-scoring battle between the two captains, Kohli and Williamson, will play a

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JASPRIT BUMRAH will spearhead the Indian bowling attack. key part in who comes out on top between the sides.

Watching those two wave their bats to the crowd to celebrate a fifty or century will be a frequent sight this summer.

Rohit Sharma and Ross Taylor are highly experienced, world-class players who love a big occasion, so expect plenty of runs on the good New Zealand wickets from them.

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If the ball is swinging there are not too many bowlers who can match Boult and Southee but India’s strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah is definitely one.

He is fast and dangerous off a short-run with the ability to move the ball both ways. He is set to be a real crowd-favourite this summer.

Overcoming him will be a severe challenge for the BLACKCAPS.

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POWERHOUSE PLAYER NOT DONE YET

A RUN-SCORING MACHINE

Outstanding international batter Suzie Bates is looking forward to a key summer of cricket with the White Ferns. By PETER WHITE

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UZIE BATES HAS ACHIEVED so much in cricket but she is far from finished. The 32-year-old from Dunedin has been a powerhouse at the top of the White Ferns batting order since she made her ODI debut in 2006.

Bates has scored 4392 ODI runs with 10 centuries at an average of 43, while in Twenty20 cricket she has scored 3100 runs at 31. She also has taken 74 ODI wickets and 49 Twenty20 wickets.

But she is just as excited to put the pads on and do battle with opposing bowlers as she ever has been.

“I wouldn’t still be playing if that wasn’t the case.

It has been an adjustment phase playing so much cricket as a fulltime professional cricketer.

When I first started it was just a hobby and you only toured a few times a year.

Bates is pleased to be playing South Africa as the teams are so evenly matched.

“They are a really good match-up for us. We haven’t had heaps of stand-alone series against them but we are similar ranking in both one day and Twenty20 cricket.

“They have some really hard-hitting batters at the top of the order and have one of the best bowlers in the world in Marizanne Kapp so they are going to be a challenge.

“I think if we play our best cricket and our best players step-up we should have the wood over them.”

One player who will not be facing the South Africans is captain Amy Satterthwaite, she is

pregnant and will not play this summer. Bates had decided to stand down from the captaincy role to focus on her own game and now she and new coach Bob Carter will have to assess the situation.

“We haven’t really decided. It has been a transitional phase with Amy taking over as skipper and we have only recently had Bob Carter appointed. It is exciting to have someone of his experience with the group.

“I have told Bob if it is right for the team and what’s needed, I can put my hand up while Amy’s away. I have enjoyed the break after doing it for so long and not having some of the off-field stuff with the captaincy but in hindsight I probably played better as captain.”

“Now we are travelling all the time. There are times when you can get a bit fatigued and you need to get away from the game. I am most excited when I get back with New Zealand. We haven’t played since March and I am probably as excited now as I was when I first started because we have had such a big break away from each other.”

Bates is ranked number one on the official ICC Twenty20 world rankings but she would like to have scored more runs.

“Those rankings are not always a really accurate reflection. I feel in the last 12 months I have not probably had my best form with the bat but it is nice I have had consistent performances over the last few years and been able to contribute to the White Ferns.

“I have been playing a lot of Twenty20 cricket and probably haven’t had the big scores I would have liked but sometimes that is the nature of Twenty20. I have had a really good winter, fixing a few things and getting fitter again. I’ve been playing in England and now have the Big Bash to come and looking forward to the summer at home as well.”

The White Ferns face South Africa at home in three ODIs and five Twenty20s before both teams travel to Australia for the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in February.

SUZIE BATES hits another boundary for the WHITE FERNS.

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WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS celebrate another wicket in last season’s FORD TROPHY final.

ON A JOURNEY TO THE TOP LEVEL

DOMESTIC STANDARDS CRITICAL The stepping stone to playing ODI cricket for the BLACKCAPS is performing consistently in the highly competitive Ford Trophy.

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HE 2019−2020 FORD TROPHY marks the 49th season the men’s List A or 50-over competition has been played. This summer is also the ninth year that Ford Motor Company has sponsored the iconic event. It begins on November 17 with the grand final set-down for February 16.

being around each other and working hard and wanting to win and perform for each other.

The six-team competition comprises 10 rounds, then a 2v3 play-off, building up to the televised grand final hosted by the leading team after the opening 10 rounds.

“We have three formats of the game as we all know, but one-day cricket is critically important for us as you require red ball skills and Twenty20 skills to play one-day cricket.

Since the 1971–1972 season, Canterbury have enjoyed the most success with 14 titles, followed

by Auckland Aces (11), Wellington Firebirds (8), Northern Knights (7), Central Stags (6) and Otago Volts (2).

“From a development and high-performance point-of-view to have players involved in the Ford Trophy is huge as they are developing the skills they require for the whole range of formats.”

Wellington Firebirds are the defending champions after beating the Otago Volts in last summer’s Ford Trophy grand final played in Dunedin.

“That creates a recipe where players get better and they win consistent games of cricket.”

Stronach says the Ford Trophy is so important it is hard to put a measure on it.

Comparisons with other List A competitions around the world is not a straightforward exercise but Stronach believes the Ford Trophy is up there with the best leagues.

New Zealand Cricket’s General Manager of High Performance Bryan Stronach believes the key to the Firebirds winning last year was getting the balance right, both on and off the pitch.

“We obviously don’t have the depth of talent so at times if we get a couple of injuries the standard can drop-off and perhaps would not be able to foot it with the Australian or Indian domestic competitions.

“They have a really nice blend of experienced players and young developing talent, so that creates learning basically, but they also importantly got their culture right.

“Generally though our standard is really good and we are happy with it. We are always driving to make it better. The closer it can be to the international-level standard, the better.”

“They had players with the right balance inside and out of cricket, which I think is important to performing under pressure. They all thrived off

The four-day Plunket Shield is also critically important because it makes up the majority of the domestic playing programme.

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“As we are playing lots more Twenty20 cricket in our participation and community levels (which is great because it is the enjoyment of the game), we are getting a lot of players coming through who can play all the shots in the world but don’t always have the resilience and the consistency that we need at the top level in all formats,” says Stronach. “(Plunket Shield) helps to bring that skill-set into those players.”

For Stronach there is no doubt that the better the domestic game is the better the BLACKCAPS are likely to be.

“The higher and the better the standard of our Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy, the better our players are going to be when they get to that international level.

“That is why we have a massive focus on those areas. For us it is such an integral part of what we do and why we try and support our major associations and our domestic competitions around that.”

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VYING FOR THE GILLETTE CUP

The Gillette Cup has been the nursery for future BLACKCAPS since 1990 and continues to be the pinnacle that secondary school players aspire to reach.

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N THE 2007 GILLETTE CUP national finals, a strapping left-arm pace bowler had an intense battle with a slightly built, technically perfect batsman. The bowler was Corey Anderson from Christchurch Boys’ High School and the batsman was Kane Williamson from Tauranga Boys’ College.

It typifies the match-ups of players over the years who have gone on to bigger and brighter honours. Every year since 1990 the Gillette Cup has been the opportunity for the best male secondary school cricketers to match their skills against their peers.

It has been the breeding ground for future first-class and international cricketers who have grabbed the opportunity to showcase their skills on a national stage in front of the New Zealand Under-19 selectors.

Matthew Bell, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, BJ Watling, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson and Adam Milne were all future BLACKCAPS who won the Geoffrey Palmer Cup (for player of the tournament) over the years.

The Gillette Cup is one of the longest-running competitions in secondary school sport. Six

regional winners from around the country compete at the national finals in the ODI 50-overs format every December.

Lindisfarne represent Central Districts and will make just their second appearance at the finals.

Last year’s final was one of the most exciting endings in the competition’s history.

They warmed up for the tournament with a gruelling three-week tour of India that was a real test for the players, both on and off the pitch.

King’s College seemed certain to chase down the total of 235 set by Wellington College. The Aucklanders needed to get just two runs and had four wickets in hand and nine balls left.

And then it all went wrong.

Harry Chandler picked up two wickets – caught and bowled – in the space of three balls, leaving Wellington’s key bowler Dylan Sharma to bowl the last over. After a single and a dot ball, he had a King’s player LBW before a run-out saw the match end with Wellington College the victors by one run.

This year’s finals will be held from December 1–5 at various venues around Christchurch.

Christchurch Boys’ High School has the most victories with 10, nine of them being since 2005.

But it is not just about the big schools. Two with much smaller rolls – Rosmini College on Auckland’s North Shore and Lindisfarne College from Hastings – will contest the 2019 finals.

Coach Colin Schaw says going to the finals in Christchurch is hugely important for cricket at the school and for the players involved.

“It is a great opportunity to showcase our cricket. To qualify we had to come up against Palmerston North Boys’ and New Plymouth Boys’ on two consecutive days, which was huge.

“We were looked at to be the also-rans, but (we) always had the confidence in the team because we have a very good all-round team.

“We have been together for 18 months and everything is coming to plan.”

Schaw says the fact the New Zealand Under-19 selectors will be in attendance to watch the players in action is also significant.

“We actually talked about it prior to going to Palmerston North earlier this year for the qualifiers. We talked about the opportunities we could create for every single boy in our squad of 13 to play in front of selectors and some of them may never get the opportunity to do so again.

“You never know what may come out of it.”

GILLETTE CUP WINNERS YEAR SCHOOL

2018 Wellington College 2017 Christchurch Boys’ High School 2016 Christchurch Boys’ High School 2015 Hutt International Boys’ School 2014 Christchurch Boys’ High School 2013 Christchurch Boys’ High School 2012 Christchurch Boys’ High School 2011 King’s College 2010 King’s College WELLINGTON COLLEGE players celebrate after winning the 2018 GILLETTE CUP.

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SUPER SMASH SET TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS

CHANGES WILL PLEASE FANS

The domestic Twenty20 competition has attracted a new sponsor from India who will showcase our players to a massive new audience. By PETER WHITE

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NDIA’S BIGGEST sports game Dream11 is the new naming rights partner for the 2019–2020 men’s and women’s Super Smash competition. The Dream 11 Super Smash will involve 64 matches played from December 13 to January 19 across 12 different venues.

Added value for spectators in attendance is that most of the games will be staged as double-headers with a game from both the men’s and women’s competitions.

With Dream 11 and its 70 million-plus users on board, all matches will be broadcast live into India. This can only be a massive boost to the profile of New Zealand players, particularly those yet to make the international stage.

In another boost, the country’s very best white-ball players from both competitions will be available to play right through this summer’s Super Smash.

This has not always been the case in the past due to BLACKCAPS and White Ferns scheduling but from the opening round on Friday, December 13 cricket fans will be able to watch all their heroes in action.

“With the BLACKCAPS Test team in Australia and the White Ferns available throughout, the Super Smash gets a special window in which Kiwi cricket fans can watch the best white-ball players in the country compete for domestic glory,” says Super Smash League Manager Wade Johnson.

“Last season’s double-headers, both international and domestic, were a great success, so we have facilitated an increase from 16 to 21 double-header match days.”

There was plenty of hard work done by major associations throughout the country last season to come up with strategies to improve the number of people attending matches.

Nowhere was this better shown than in Wellington where the crowds streamed in to the games.

Super Smash crowds doubled from the previous season – the ‘Fill the Basin’ campaign proving a masterstroke. The promotion drew the biggest crowd in domestic women’s cricket history and the largest crowd for a domestic men’s game at the Basin Reserve since 2011.

DOUG BRACEWELL and BLAIR TICKNER celebrate after the Stags defeated the Knights in last year’s Twenty20 Super Smash Grand Final.

Central Stags were crowned men’s champions in February while Wellington Blaze took out the women’s Super Smash title after a thrilling grand final win over the Canterbury Magicians.

Arthur coached South Africa from 2005 to 2010, Australia from 2011 to 2013 and Pakistan from 2016 until this year, so brings top-class international experience to the role.

The vagaries of the draw see this year’s men’s competition get underway in Hamilton with a rematch of last season’s grand final when the Stags upset hot favourites the Knights.

The women’s Super Smash finals format has changed with an elimination final added to the schedule and the grand final to be hosted by the top qualifier in round-robin play.

The Stags host the Knights at McLean Park in Napier while the women start with a centralised round at the New Zealand Cricket High Performance Centre in Lincoln.

In the other domestic competitions, both the one-day men’s (Ford Trophy) and women’s (Hallyburton Johnstone Shield) competitions are essentially the same format as last season.

As always, there will be much interest in the overseas stars recruited to coach and play in the Super Smash. Perhaps the biggest name is Mickey Arthur who has signed-on to coach the Stags.

The Plunket Shield first-class men’s competition will again be played over eight rounds with three rounds before Christmas and the final five in the New Year to close out the 2019–2020 domestic cricket season.

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TWENTY20 WORLD CUP DOUBLE IN 2020

AIMING FOR THE WINNER’S CIRCLE

Defending champions AUSTRALIA will host the 2020 ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

The White Ferns and BLACKCAPS will both take on the best teams in the world at the ICC Twenty20 World Cups to be staged next year.

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HERE WILL BE not one but two opportunities for New Zealand cricket teams to win some major silverware next year.

Both the men’s and women’s ICC Twenty20 World Cups will be staged in Australia during 2020, with the White Ferns and BLACKCAPS more than capable of taking out their respective tournaments.

Curiously neither the White Ferns or BLACKCAPS have made it to the winner’s circle of the seven previous tournaments.

The women’s event is to be played between February 21 and March 8, 2020 in Australia with the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women’s Day.

The White Ferns welcome back Rachel Priest after two years away from international cricket, which is great news with captain Amy Satterthwaite being unavailable.

The White Ferns have been drawn in the same pool as Australia and India, so will need to beat one of them to progress through to the knock-out stages.

Bates says having the 34-year-old wicketkeeper/batter back in the squad is “massive to our chances”.

World-class batter Suzie Bates will be a key player for the White Ferns.

She is confident they can go all the way.

Whether they do or not next year will come down to a myriad of factors, as is always the way in the shortest form of the game where just one over of big hitting can change the course of a match.

“Every World Cup I have gone to win and we have made a few finals but recently have missed out on semi-finals and have underperformed. It is a real chance for us to get into that top-four again but it is going to be tough.

One certainty is that on paper the White Ferns and BLACKCAPS can match the firepower and raw talent of any side in the world. Getting it right under World Cup pressure will be the key to success.

“Australia and India are two of the most improved teams in world cricket but I think we have a real chance to upset one of them in Twenty20 cricket in Australian conditions.”

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“While she has had a break from the White Ferns she has played around the world in the KIA Super League (England) and the Big Bash (Australia).

“She opens the batting and is one of the most feared batters in world cricket.

“She is going to be a huge asset.

You add her to Sophie Devine and I think teams will fear bowling at us, which is a key in Twenty20 cricket.”

The men’s tournament runs from October 18 to November 15, 2020 and the final will also be held at the magnificent Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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The best the BLACKCAPS have done at the previous seven Twenty20 World Cups is reaching the semi-finals in 2007 and 2016.

Considering the talent at their disposal over the years that has to be seen as a disappointing return.

Certainly there will be a huge emphasis on righting that wrong in Australia.

The BLACKCAPS do not have to look too far back for inspiration.

In July they captivated the cricketing public around the world by progressing all the way to the ICC Cricket World Cup final, before losing to England in a controversial finish at Lord’s in July.

More of the focus, planning and dollops of high skill under pressure that was showcased in that tournament could well get the BLACKCAPS over the line at the Twenty20 World Cup next year.

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