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 Plunket Shield (21) 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, 2025–26
The Ford Trophy (16) 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
Men's Super Smash (1) 2005–06
Grounds Canterbury play their home matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and occasionally at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.
Current squad Mitchell moving south, Canterbury Cricket, 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.Davey and Lortan earn first professional contracts, Canterbury Cricket, 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020., Stuff, 4 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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 77 Leo Carter Left-handed 3 Chad Bowes Right-handed 8 Ken McClure Right-handed 36 Matt BoyleLeft-handedRight-arm leg break 27 Henry Nicholls Left-handed Right-arm off breakNZC contract All-rounders2Zak FoulkesRight-handedRight-arm medium 88Cole McConchie Right-handed Right arm off break Captain46Henry Shipley Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast47Daryl Mitchell Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast NZC contractMichael Rippon Right-handedLeft-arm leg break Wicket-keepers 18Mitchell Hay Right-handed 48Tom Latham Left-handed NZC contract Spin bowlers Ish Sodhi Right-handed Right-arm leg breakNZC Contract Pace bowlers Angus McKenzie Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 32Edward Nuttall Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 21Matt Henry Right-handed Right-arm fast-mediumNZC contract12Kyle Jamieson Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumNZC contract 29Fraser Sheat Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast9Will O'Rourke Right-handedRight-arm fast37Michael RaeRight-handedRight-arm medium-fastSean DaveyRight-handedRight-arm medium
References
Further reading "Fifty Years of Cricket: Jubilee of the CCA" from The Press, 23 December 1927
External links Canterbury Cricket Official Website Canterbury Kings Official Website