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

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
2005–06

Grounds

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

Current squad

As of 29 December 2023[1][2][3]
  • 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
77Leo Carter New Zealand10 December 1994Left-handed
3Chad Bowes  New Zealand19 October 1992Right-handed
8Ken McClure New Zealand25 October 1994Right-handed
36Matt Boyle New Zealand12 January 2003Left-handedRight-arm leg break
27Henry Nicholls  New Zealand15 November 1991Left-handedRight-arm off breakNZC contract
All-rounders
2 Zak Foulkes  New Zealand 5 June 2002 Right-handed Right-arm medium
88Cole McConchie  New Zealand12 January 1992Right-handedRight arm off breakCaptain
46Henry Shipley  New Zealand10 May 1996 Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
47Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand20 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastNZC contract
Michael Rippon  New Zealand 14 September 1991 Right-handed Left-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
18Mitchell Hay New Zealand20 August 2000Right-handed
48Tom Latham  New Zealand2 April 1992Left-handedNZC contract
Spin Bowlers
Ish Sodhi  New Zealand31 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg breakNZC Contract
Pace Bowlers
Angus McKenzie New Zealand17 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
32Edward Nuttall New Zealand15 July 1993Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
21Matt Henry  New Zealand14 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumNZC contract
12 Kyle Jamieson  New Zealand 30 December 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium NZC contract
29Fraser Sheat New Zealand29 April 1998Right-handedRight-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

  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. , Stuff, 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

Further reading

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