The men's Ford Trophy (one-day competition) will kick-off New Zealand 's domestic summer for the second year in a row. The Ford Trophy will start on October 25, followed by the women's Hallyburton Johnstone Shield (HBJ) taking off on November 15.

NZC had changed the order of the men's domestic competitions last year after two decades to offer different pitch conditions across formats, as well as to better align with the international schedule.

"Aligning the domestic and international schedules by format was well received by the playing and coaching groups last year, so we're continuing that this season," NZC chief cricket operations officer Catherine Campbell said in an NZC release. "It helped our domestic bowlers build-up their bowling loads initially through one-day cricket, which

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