Canterbury cricket team

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.

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 wins19
The Ford Trophy wins15
Men's Super Smash wins1
Official websitewww.canterburycricket.org.nz

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 15 April 2022[1][2]
  • 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 Zealand (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994Left-handed
3Chad Bowes New Zealand South Africa (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992Right-handed
8Ken McClure New Zealand (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994Right-handed
12Jack Boyle New Zealand (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
27Henry Nicholls ‡ New Zealand (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991Left-handedRight-arm off breakNZC contract
All-rounders
Zak Foulkes  New Zealand (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 Right-handed Right-arm medium
88Cole McConchie ‡ New Zealand (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992Right-handedRight arm off breakCaptain
46Henry Shipley New Zealand (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
47Daryl Mitchell ‡ New Zealand (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastNZC contract
Wicket-keepers
28Cameron Fletcher New Zealand (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993Right-handed
Mitchell Hay New Zealand (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000Right-handed
48Tom Latham ‡ New Zealand (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992Left-handedNZC contract
Spin Bowlers
22Theo van Woerkom Ireland26 July 1993 (age 26)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
24Todd Astle ‡ New Zealand (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Blake Coburn New Zealand (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm unorthodox
Pace Bowlers
23Will Williams New Zealand (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
32Edward Nuttall New Zealand (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
21Matt Henry ‡ New Zealand (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumNZC contract
29Fraser Sheat New Zealand (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

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.

Further reading
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