2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Eight Basics — The Niche Cache
Wellington went up to Auckland to snatch a win and Northern Districts defended home turf in Hamilton vs Central Districts, while Otago vs Canterbury was rained off in Invercargill.
Fresh round up of Ford Trophy cricket...
Tom Blundell's recent scores: 63, 25, 73, 47, 41, 45, 51, 41, 49*
Snehith Reddy is 19yrs and has 3 not-outs in 3 Ford Trophy games with 96sr.
Adithya Ashok and Jayden Lennox are the leading spinners.
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Add in Norris and there are three young Aussies in the squad (Hanson, Thompson) who Warriors recruited from Australia at the U21 level or lower.
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Halves depth: Jack Thompson (Cessnock), Harry Inch (Nelson College)
Three of the four halves selected are from Australia with Luke Hanson and Tanah Boyd starting. With Inch in the squad there are no halves from Auckland/North Island in this Warriors squad.
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Emerging forwards...
Middle: Tanner Stowers-Smith (Halswell), Rodney Tuipulotu-Vea (Mangere East)
Middle/edge: Eddie Ieremia-Toeava (Otahuhu), Kayliss Fatialofa (Otara), Paea Sikuvea (Mangere East)
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Most emerging outside backs have played multiple positions...
Outside back depth: Motu Pasikala (Liston College), Caelys Putoko (Forestland), Daeon Amituanai (Te Aroha), Sio Kali (Pt Chevalier), Brandon Norris (NT), Harry Tauafiafi-Iutoi (Pt Chevalier)
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NZ Warriors deep cuts #UpTheWahs
Haizyn Mellars on the wing
Morgan Gannon named at edge - can cover edge and middle
Makaia Tafua (Linwood) could play middle forward behind Erin Clark. He's a physical dummy half and small forward mahi is his best path to game time.
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Rabbitohs: Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (Moerewa), Nazareth Taua (Marist), Oliver Lawry (Halswell)
Sharks: Chris Vea'ila (Waitemata), Felix Fa'atili (Hornby)
Eels: Te Hurinui Twidle (Turangawaewae)
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Knights: Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana (Mangere East), Francis Manuleleua (Papatoetoe)
Bulldogs: Alekolasimi Jones (St Paul's College)
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Panthers: Patrick Moimoi (Mangere East), Toby Crosby (Greytown), Kalani Going (Mid-Northern), Haami Loza (Mangere East)
Roosters: Jackson Stewart (Hornby), Kanaan Magele (De La Salle College)
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Titans: Siale Faeamani (St Peter's College), Jenson Taumoepeau (Western Suburbs), Tukimihia Simpkins (Rotorua Boys)
Cowboys: Mason Barber (Kaikohe)
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Funky Kiwi-NRL juniors named in NRL preseason
Dolphins: Tevita Naufahu (St Kents College), John Fineanganofo (Auckland Grammar), Elijah Rasmussen (Westlake Boys), Sebastian Su'a (Mt Albert), Sangstar Figota (Marist)
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Cole McConchie round up
2025/26 Super Smash: 90 runs @ 12.8avg/132sr | 14w @ 18.7avg/7.7rpo
T20Is: 16.6avg/105sr | 23.2avg/7.2rpo
T20s: 21.3avg/124sr | 27.8avg/7.6rpo
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Mitchell Santner in T20I batting
Before 2025: 16.53avg/120sr
Since start of 2025: 43.16avg/177sr
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Finn Allen in T20I batting
Before 2024: 22.28avg/155sr
Since start of 2024: 37.22avg/179sr
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Tim Seifert in T20I batting
Before 2025: 25.31avg/135sr
Since start of 2025: 51avg/167sr
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Finn Allen's 165.33 career T20I strike-rate is the highest for Blackcaps with 500+ runs
Glenn Phillips is 3rd for Blackcaps T20I runs and Tim Seifert is 5th
Ish Sodhi is 2nd for Blackcaps T20I wickets, Mitchell Santner is 3rd and Lockie Ferguson is 5th
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Lockie Ferguson and Jacob Duffy are the only Blackcaps with 50+ T20I wickets and averages below 20...
Ferguson: 69w @ 17.44
Duffy: 61w @ 18.67
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Lowest Blackcaps T20I bowling strike-rates since start of 2025 in World Cup squad
Jimmy Neesham: 11.8
Ish Sodhi: 12.9
Jacob Duffy: 13
Daryl Mitchell: 14
Lockie Ferguson: 14.4
Matt Henry: 15.1
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Highest Blackcaps T20I batting strike-rates since start of 2025 in World Cup squad
Finn Allen: 195.56
Mitchell Santner: 177.39
Tim Seifert: 167.55
Daryl Mitchell: 153.95
Glenn Phillips: 153.42
Mark Chapman: 152.67
Rachin Ravindra: 148.28
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Mitchell Santner has the highest batting strike-rate (212.5) and lowest economy rate (5.75rpo) for Blackcaps at T20 World Cup.
He is the only batter over 190sr and only bowler below 8rpo.
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Best Blackcaps in T20 World Cup so far
Tim Seifert: 154 runs @ 154avg/183sr
Finn Allen: 85 runs @ 85avg/163sr
Glenn Phillips: 42 runs @ 42avg/168sr
Matt Henry: 3w @ 21.3avg/8rpo
Lockie Ferguson: 3w @ 25avg/9.3rpo
Jacob Duffy: 2w @ 23avg/9.2rpo
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Michael Bracewell: 4w @ 32.5avg/8.1rpo
Glenn Phillips: 1w @ 95avg/13.5rpo
Rachin Ravindra: 1w @ 44avg/8.8rpo
Ben Sears: 1w @ 46avg/14.5rpo
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Bowling
Jacob Duffy: 23w @ 22.5avg/9.1rpo
Mitchell Santner: 12w @ 33.4avg/8.7rpo
Ish Sodhi: 12w @ 26.9avg/10.9rpo
Kyle Jamieson: 11w @ 35.8avg/10.6rpo
Matt Henry: 9w @ 33.3avg/9rpo
Lockie Ferguson: 5w @ 23.2avg/9.6rpo
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Devon Conway: 197 runs @ 21.8avg/130sr
Rachin Ravindra: 178 runs @ 16.1avg/133sr
Finn Allen: 165 runs @ 82.5avg/183sr
Jimmy Neesham: 55 runs @ 13.7avg/119sr
Michael Bracewell: 52 runs @ 8.6avg/104sr
Ish Sodhi: 45 runs @ 45avg/155sr
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Blackcaps T20I stats since October 1st 2025 for wider World Cup squad
Batting
Tim Seifert: 371 runs @ 46.3avg/165sr
Daryl Mitchell: 284 runs 2 31.5avg/168sr
Mark Chapman: 256 runs @ 25.6avg/153sr
Mitchell Santner: 235 runs @ 47avg/185sr
Glenn Phillips: 218 runs @ 36.3avg/156sr
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Flying Kiwis – February 10 — The Niche Cache
After waiting more than half of the Championship season for a proper Flying Kiwi head to head (Crocombe vs Bindon last week), we got another one straight afterwards (Crocombe vs Cacace). Millwall vers...
#FlyingKiwis - Max Crocombe is still number tahi, Andre De Jong off the mark as a Pirate, Jago Godden making moves, Suya Haering got an assist, goals also for Ben Waine, Moses Dyer & Dane Ingham, injury scares for Liberato Cacace & Matt Garbett, and more
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