New Zealand Cricket

New Zealand Cricket
SportCricket
Jurisdiction
AbbreviationNZC
FoundedDecember 27, 1894 (1894-12-27) Christchurch, New Zealand
AffiliationInternational Cricket Council
Affiliation date1926 (1926)
Regional affiliationEast Asia-Pacific
Affiliation date1996 (1996)
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
LocationAuckland
PresidentLesley Murdoch
ChairmanDiana Puketapu-Lyndon
CEOScott Weenink
Men's coachVacant
Women's coachBen Sawyer
Other key staffSelector
Sam Wells
SponsorANZ, Asahi, Canterbury, Dream11, Dulux, Ford, Gillette, G.J. Gardner Homes, KFC, LifeDirect, Pals, Powerade, Spark, Tegel
Official website
www.nzc.nz

New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand.

New Zealand Cricket operates the New Zealand cricket team, organising Test tours and One-Day Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in New Zealand, including the Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy men's domestic one-day competition, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield women's domestic one-day competition, as well as the Men's Super Smash and Women's Super Smash domestic Twenty20 competitions.

Scott Weenink is the Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket. Tom Latham is the current Blackcaps Test captain, succeeding Tim Southee who still represents the team. Sophie Devine is the current White Ferns captain.