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Lots of New Zealand cricket and football chat in our latest podcast...

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November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Get up to speed on another funky week of Men's #NZNationalLeague:

👉 Great results for both Auckland FC & Wellington Phoenix Reserves
👉 Miramar Rangers won big to stay in title contention
👉 Bounce back victories for Christchurch United & Auckland United

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 8 — The Niche Cache
While it does seem like Western Springs and Wellington Olympic are headed towards a grand final showdown, having pulled away from the chasing pack, there’s still time for that to change
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November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Check in with the five best players in Ford Trophy before we swing into Plunket Shield mode

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2025/26 Ford Trophy: Five Best Players From The First Stanza — The Niche Cache
Ford Trophy takes a break as Plunket Shield swings around and with five games of one-day cricket in the scorebooks, it's a lovely spot to roll through the five best players from the opening stanza.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Jasprit Bumrah averages below 25 against Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies.

Bumrah vs New Zealand: 45.4avg
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Blackcaps are 12-6 in T20Is this year and Jacob Duffy is the best T20I bowler in the world.

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2025 West Indies Tour Of New Zealand: T20 Series Debrief — The Niche Cache
New Zealand's 3-1 T20 series win vs West Indies takes them to a 12-6 record this year as Jacob Duffy continues his legendary mahi in this format.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Lowest T20I bowling strike-rates for Blackcaps this year (5+ wickets)

Jimmy Neesham: 10.4
Ish Sodhi: 11.6
Jacob Duffy: 12.1
Matt Henry: 14.7
Zak Foulkes: 19.4
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Highest T20I batting strike-rates for Blackcaps this year

Finn Allen: 211.76
Mitchell Santner: 187.67
Tim Seifert: 164.41
Mark Chapman: 159.32
Rachin Ravindra: 150.73
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Jacob Duffy T20I bowling by year

2020: 4w @ 8.2avg/8.2rpo
2021: 1w @ 42avg/4.6rpo
2022: 4w @ 28.2avg/8.6rpo
2023: 1w @ 35avg/8.7rpo
2024: 8w @ 19.1avg/6.9rpo
2025: 35w @ 15avg/7.4rpo
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Tim Robinson T20 batting round up

T20I: 31.7avg/139sr
2024: 17.2avg/124sr
2025: 44.6avg/147sr
T20: 28.8avg/140sr
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Rachin Ravindra T20I batting by year

2021: 9avg/98sr
2023: 18.2avg/134sr
2024: 15.8avg/119sr
2025: 30.9avg/151sr
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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T20I bowlers who have 35+ wickets this year

Rizwan Butt: 50w @ 12.8avg (Bahrain)
Umair Tariq: 48w @ 11.1avg (Austria)
Aqib Iqbal: 43w @ 20.2avg (Austria)
Ali Dawood: 40w @ 13.7avg (Bahrain)
Jacob Duffy: 35w @ 15avg (NZ)
Bilal Zalmai: 35w @ 28avg (Austria)
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Best Blackcaps in T20Is this year

Batting
Tim Seifert: 559 runs @ 50.8avg/164sr
Tim Robinson: 402 runs @ 44.6avg/145sr
Rachin Ravindra: 309 runs @ 30.9avg/151sr
Daryl Mitchell: 298 runs @ 29.8avg/142sr
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Lowest T20I bowling averages for Blackcaps who have taken 50+ wickets

Lockie Ferguson: 17
Jacob Duffy: 17.05
Trent Boult: 21.43
Nathan McCullum: 22.03
Ish Sodhi: 22.34
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Join the Patreon whanau to access our weekly Bonus Podcast where we are chatting Ford Trophy cricket and National League football

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November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The leading wicket-taker in Ford Trophy just hit a century, Aryan Mann is the latest debutant and Rohit Gulati has a wicket in all his domestic innings

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2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Five Basics — The Niche Cache
Canterbury are top of the Ford Trophy ladder after their win vs Central Districts and Auckland claimed the second spot after defeating Wellington, while Northern Districts vs Otago was washed out.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Emerging White Ferns will be eager to dominate HBJ Shield, there are notable youngsters in every team and a few funky movers like Kate Chandler and Jess Simmons

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2025/26 HBJ Shield: Emerging Player Preview — The Niche Cache
Hallyburton Johnstone Shield starts this weekend with the regular flow of back to back games played on Saturday and Sunday.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Prepare for the next wave of All Whites footy with our comprehensive preview

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All Whites vs Colombia/Ecuador: Squad Yarns & Preview — The Niche Cache
Next up for the All Whites, in their final tour of 2025, is a trip to the United States of America where they’ll meet Colombia and Ecuador on neutral soil. And guess what? The All Whites have never wo...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Latest Flying Kiwis featuring

Joe Bell
Jacqui Hand
Olivia Chance
Liz Anton
Callum McCowatt
Gabi Rennie
Michael Boxall
Elijah Just
Maya Hahn
Max Crocombe
Kees Sims
Rebecca Lake
Matthew Garbett
Ryan Thomas
Zac Jones

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Flying Kiwis – November 12 — The Niche Cache
There isn’t a story in the Flying Kiwis realms more significant than this one at the moment. Joe Bell’s Viking FK side are now just two wins away from lifting the Norwegian championship – something th...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Weekly supply of National League paragraphs...

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2025 Men’s National League – Week 7 — The Niche Cache
Old mates at Wests had gone loss, win, loss, win, loss this season so it stood to reason that they’d beat Auckland FC Reserves... except for the pesky fact that AFC were buzzing after a 3-0 win agains...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Prepare for #HBJShield cricket with lots of information about the best emerging players in New Zealand

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2025/26 HBJ Shield: Emerging Player Preview — The Niche Cache
Hallyburton Johnstone Shield starts this weekend with the regular flow of back to back games played on Saturday and Sunday.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Players who have not lost a Test for New Zealand Kiwis

Jeremy Marshall-King (4), Erin Clark (4), Casey McLean (4), Xavier Willison (2)
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Most Tests for New Zealand Kiwis of current squad

Kieran Foran: 35
Joseph Tapine: 26
James Fisher-Harris: 21
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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International rugby league records since the 2022 World Cup

Australia: 8-1
England: 7-3
NZ: 6-3
Samoa: 1-6
Tonga: 1-7
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Ish Sodhi's best years of T20I bowling

2022: 28w @ 22.9avg/7.9rpo
2021: 27w @ 16.9avg/8.1rpo
2025: 18w @ 14.7avg/8rpo
2016: 11w @ 13.9avg/6.4rpo
20218: 11w @ 14.6avg/7.3rpo
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Highest T20I batting strike-rates for Blackcaps this year

Finn Allen: 211.76
Mitchell Santner: 187.67
Tim Seifert: 164.41
Mark Chapman: 159.14
Rachin Ravindra: 152.38
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM