It is every aspiring cricketer’s dream to be able to foot it with the best, and Christchurch club players got the opportunity to do just that with England captain Ben Stokes.
Three months ago, twin brothers Matt and Josh Tromp were taking down the likes of Australian captain Pat Cummins and Pakistan quick Haris Rauf. Now they are playing in the Metro club premiership.
White Ferns captain and former Rangi Ruru Girls' School student, Sophie Devine, will retire from one-day internationals after this year's Women's World Cup.
Cantabrian Gary Stead is standing down from his role as the Black Caps white ball coach - but is still to decide if he'll remain in charge of the test side.
The Black Caps have lost to India in their final Champions Trophy pool match in Dubai, which means they will take on South Africa in one of the semi-finals.