Bowlers set up Auckland for bonus point

Jan 7, 2003: Three wickets in one over by Heath Davis, seven wides in another from Gareth Shaw and five catches behind the stumps for Lou Vincent were the stand-out features of Auckland's fifth-round State Shield victory over Otago at Eden Park Outer Oval

Rain brings Auckland's abrupt roll to an end

Jan 5, 2003: For all the best efforts of Lou Vincent, Llorne Howell and Aaron Barnes in the batting department and Heath Davis and Gareth Shaw at the bowling crease, Auckland could only sit and watch as the rain washed away their dominant position in the fourth

Auckland pace themselves off the bottom of the table

Jan 2, 2003: Auckland lifted themselves off the bottom of the State Shield ladder after a solid three-wicket win over Canterbury on the much-maligned Boxing Day portable pitch at Eden Park in the third round of the Shield

Horsley and Canning blast Auckland to Championship

Mar 27, 2002: A Nick Horsley century and an explosive hour before tea put all the permutations, calculations and mathematical intrusions surrounding the last State Championship match of the season to rest as Auckland first cemented its title

Calculators take centre stage for the last day

Mar 26, 2002: The State Championship will go down to the last day of the last match of the season, courtesy of a thundering Auckland first-innings middle-order crash

Gloom sets in on Wellington

Mar 25, 2002: Before the conditions had the last say, Auckland brought Wellington's supposed march to a massive first innings total to a grinding halt on the morning of the second day

Wellington on the way to big total

Mar 24, 2002: On the back of a Matthew Bell 80 and a James Franklin 73, Wellington at 329/5 placed themselves in a position to dominate their last-round State Championship match against Auckland

Auckland all but home-and-hosed for State Championship win

Mar 23, 2002: The teams may say otherwise but it is hard to imagine Auckland and Wellington going into their final State Championship match believing anything other than that the hosts only have to turn the key to lock the 2001/02 silverware away in their trophy

Marshall leads Northern Districts to a draw

Feb 21, 2002: The sixth round Auckland-Northern Districts State Championship match ended in a tame draw after the visitors had by tea on the last day batted themselves into a position that made it difficult for Auckland to win

Bowlers give Auckland control with a day to play

Feb 20, 2002: First innings points were Auckland's profit from a day in which they set about trying to shut Northern Districts out of any benefit from this sixth round State Championship match

Richardson and Horne produce dominant stand

Feb 19, 2002: A 191-run opening partnership between the Auckland internationals Matt Horne and Mark Richardson ensured a solid foundation for Auckland as they chased Northern District's first innnings 383, ending the second day of their State Championship match on

Styris leads Northern Districts to first day advantage

Feb 18, 2002: Northern Districts ended the first day of their sixth-round State Championship match with the advantage over the hosts, having elected to bat on an even green Eden Park Outer Oval pitch and finishing with a satisfying 301 for six

Auckland looking to reverse first round result against ND

Feb 17, 2002: Top-of-the table Auckland have the chance to reverse their away result against Northern Districts when the neighbours meet at Eden Park in the sixth round of the State Championship starting tomorrow

Drum's fire burns Canterbury hopes

Feb 15, 2002: Chris Drum sent big signals out to the Test selectors today as he led a depleted Auckland attack to a comprehensive victory by an innings and six runs over Canterbury at Eden Park in their fifth-round State Championship match

Drum-Walker act makes a mess of Canterbury

Feb 14, 2002: Auckland ripped through Canterbury today on the third day of their State Championship match at Eden Park as the visitors appeared to forget that the primary aim of batting is to score runs

Nicol and Young revive Auckland hopes

Feb 13, 2002: Auckland clawed their way back into a match they looked in danger of conceding on the first day of what has become effectively a three-day fifth-round State Championship after the first day was abandoned

Top of the table clash now down to three-day match

Feb 12, 2002: Auckland's weather conspired to wash out the first day of play in the top-of-the-table State Championship match with Canterbury at Eden Park today

Portable pitch in use at Eden Park

Feb 11, 2002: Eden Park's portable pitch will get an airing on Tuesday as the State Championship four-day competition resumes after the January break for the domestic one-day series

Plate semi-final place for Namibia

Feb 1, 2002: Namibia cemented their place in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Plate Championship semi-finals with a 141-run victory over a Canadian side that fought doggedly in the field only to collapse with the bat

Kenya's Maurice Ouma provides tournament highlight in last game

Jan 31, 2002: The Kenyan No 4 Maurice Ouma enlivened proceedings at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland today as he took the Papua New Guinea bowlers apart and led his team to victory in the two teams' final match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup

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