The 2026 New Zealand Cricket Almanack is the 79th edition of the annual cricket record, and the 44th produced under editors Francis Payne and Ian Smith. This paperback covers a year in which the Black Caps played 58 matches, highlighted by a test-series win in England and a first one-day series win in India, along with a run to the Twenty20 World Cup final, while the White Ferns played 32 matches across ODI and Twenty20 World Cups.

Domestic coverage takes in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition, the Plunket Shield, The Ford Trophy and the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, plus the Hawke Cup and age-group cricket. It is published on 12 November 2026 and carries the ISBN 9781776941087.