The Canterbury Magicians will have the services of one new and one familiar face this weekend after Kate Sims and Kate Ebrahim were named in the squad to travel to Oamaru to face the Otago Sparks.
Player facilities at sports grounds hosting games in the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup - including the high performance facility at Lincoln and Hagley Oval - are set for a $2 million upgrade.
Paul McEwan thought he was there to drum up more support from Christchurch Rotarians for the Neonatal Unit Trust Fund, which has been close to his heart since the death of his two-week-old son in 1990.
The West Indies cricketers have been in quarantine in Christchurch for more than a week - and one player has turned to art to keep his mind sharp and the boredom at bay.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he has his family's blessing to play in the IPL after taking compassionate leave to visit his father in Christchurch, who is ill with cancer.