Super Smash Schedule for 2023 Season – Full List of fixtures
Published on: Aug 31, 2022 3:26 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 31, 2022 4:13 pm IST
Super Smash Schedule for 2023 Season is here! Six teams are set to compete in the latest season of Super Smash as the New Zealand Cricket Board announced schedule for the upcoming campaign. The latest season will start on December 23, just two days before the Christmas with Northern Brave taking on Canterbury Kings in the opening fixture.
| Date | Match | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| FRI 23 DEC | Northern Brave Canterbury Kings | 12:10 PM | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| SAT 24 DEC | Wellington Firebirds V Otago Volts | 8:10 AM | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| MON 26 DEC | Canterbury Kings V Auckland | 11:00 AM | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| TUE 27 DEC | Central Stags V Wellington Firebirds | 8:10 AM | Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston |
| WED 28 DEC | Otago Volts V Northern Brave | 8:10 AM | Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
| THU 29 DEC | Otago Volts V Auckland Aces | 8:10 AM | Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown |
| FRI 30 DEC | Central Stags V Canterbury Kings | 8:10 AM | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
| SAT 31 DEC | Central Stags V Northern Brave | 7:10 AM | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
| SUN 01 JAN | JAN Canterbury Kings V Wellington Firebirds | 11:00 AM | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| MON 02 JAN | Auckland Aces V Otago Volts | 7:10 AM | Kennards Hire Community Oval, AKL |
| WED 04 JAN | Wellington Firebirds V Northern Brave | 8:10 AM | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| THU 05 JAN | Central Stags V Auckland Aces | 8:10 AM | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
| FRI 06 JAN | Northern Brave V Otago Volts | 8:30 AM | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| SAT 07 JAN | Wellington Firebirds V Central Stags | 7:10 AM | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| SUN 08 JAN | Auckland Aces V Canterbury Kings | 8:10 AM | Kennards Hire Community Oval, AKL |
| FRI 13 JAN | Canterbury Kings V Northern Brave | 12:10 PM | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| SAT 14 JAN | Auckland Aces V Central Stags | 7:10 AM | Kennards Hire Community Oval, AKL |
| SUN 15 JAN | Otago Volts V Wellington Firebirds | 8:10 AM | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin |
| FRI 20 JAN | Auckland Aces V Wellington Firebirds | 9:10 AM | Kennards Hire Community Oval, AKL |
| SAT 21 JAN | Central Stags V Otago Volts | 8:10 AM | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| SUN 22 JAN | Northern Brave V Auckland Aces | 7:10 AM | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| MON 23 JAN | Wellington Firebirds V Canterbury Kings | 8:10 AM | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| FRI 27 JAN | Canterbury Kings V Central Stags | 8:30 AM | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| SAT 28 JAN | Northern Brave V Wellington Firebirds | 7:10 AM | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| SUN 29 JAN | Otago Volts V Central Stags | 8:10 AM | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin |
| MON 30 JAN | Auckland Aces V Northern Brave | 8:10 AM | Kennards Hire Community Oval, AKL |
| FRI 03 FEB | Northern Brave V Central Stags | 12:10 PM | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| SAT 04 FEB | Canterbury Kings V Otago Volts | 7:10 AM | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| SUN 05 FEB | Wellington Firebirds V Auckland Aces | 7:10 AM | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| MON 06 FEB | Otago Volts V Canterbury Kings | 8:10 AM | University of Otago Oval, Dunedin |
| THU 09 FEB | Men’s Elimination Final | TBC | Hosted by Men’s team finishing second |
| SAT 11 FEB | Men’s Grand Final | TBC | Hosted by men’s team finishing first |
There will be 32 matches in the men’s division while same number will allotted to the women’s division. The matches will be contested in 10 different venues and will have double-headers coinciding on the same day with the women’s matches.
This season the Super Smash will also see the return of Nelson’s Saxton Oval as it was missing from the calendar in recent years.
The Super Smash will be the ninth season since it was rebranded and will see Northern Brave start as the defending champions after they had beaten Canterbury Kings in last season’s final.
The final of the Super Smash will be played on February 11 on the team that finishes top of the league standings. The competition will this time last for 51 days.
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