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  •   Home > News > Sports > Cricket

    The best cricket players and coaches will be able to choose their pitch style to order by summer's end

    The best cricket players and coaches will be able to choose their pitch style to order by summer's end


    An all-weather hub is under construction in Mt Maunganui which will shape how national and provincial teams prepare in future, both home and away.

    New Zealand Cricket's head of turf management, Ian McKendry, says the 24-pitch arena can dial in conditions to order.



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