Rob Walter has been hired to coach the New Zealand men’s cricket team in all three formats as a replacement for Gary Stead.

The renewal extends a partnership that began in 2009 and will see Ford NZ continue as the governing body’s official vehicle provider, with the carmaker’s logo remaining a prominent fixture on the ...

First-class cricket began in New Zealand in 1906 with the Plunket Shield, named after the governor-general, Lord Plunket. Originally a series of challenges among five regions, from 1921-22 it was a ...