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Plunket Shield 2012-13

Central Districts take title after Otago collapse

Feb 23, 2013: Central Districts are the new Plunket Shield champions after Otago squandered an excellent chance to go past them in the final round and take the first-class title for the first time in 25 years

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Bowlers give Canterbury big win

Feb 22, 2013: A poor batting performance from Auckland helped Canterbury to a nine-wicket win in Christchurch

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Bracewell stars for Central Districts, Southee fires on return

Feb 17, 2013: A wrap of Plunket Shield matches played from February 14

New Zealand news

Southee set to return after thumb injury

Feb 13, 2013: New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee is set to return to competitive cricket on Thursday, following a thumb injury that kept him out for two months

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Wellington cling on to a thrilling draw

Feb 9, 2013: A round-up of the Plunket Shield match played between February 7 and 10

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Patel takes Central Districts to top of the table

Jan 26, 2013: A round-up of matches played in Plunket Shield 2012-13

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Southee, Ronchi shine; Northern Districts win

Dec 20, 2012: A round of matches in the 2012-13 Plunket Shield

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Mills leads Auckland to victory

Dec 19, 2012: An all-round performance by Kyle Mills gave Auckland seven-wicket victory against Canterbury

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Kuggeleijn and Papps lead Wellington to victory

Dec 13, 2012: Wellington's seven-wicket victory against Plunket Shield leaders Central Districts gave them 20 points

Northern Districts v Canterbury, Plunket Shield

Rain forces a draw at Seddon Park

Dec 5, 2012: Persistent rain on the fourth day robbed Northern Districts of a chance to push for their first win in the Plunket Shield as they drew the match against Canterbury at Seddon Park in Hamilton

Plunket Shield 2012-13, 3rd day

Neesham, McCullum deliver close win for Otago

Dec 4, 2012: Lower-order batsmen Jimmy Neesham and Neil Wagner scored 74 runs in 7.4 overs together to steer Otago to a close three-wicket victory against Auckland

Auckland v Wellington, Plunket Shield

Munro and Cachopa boost Auckland in draw

Nov 29, 2012: Wellington and Auckland played out a draw at Eden Park No.2, with the hosts taking eight points from the game after having gained a major first-innings lead

Central Districts v Otago, Plunket Shield

Central Districts clinch third win

Nov 29, 2012: Central Districts sealed their third victory of competition, and retained their place at the top of the table, beating Otago by 10 wickets in Napier

Canterbury v Wellington, Plunket Shield 2012-13

Fulton helps Canterbury pull off tough chase

Nov 22, 2012: Canterbury captain Peter Fulton cracked 104 off 80 balls to help his team pull off a formidable chase on the final day of a rain-hit match against Wellington

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Seamers set up easy win for Central Districts

Nov 20, 2012: Central Districts eased to their second win of the season, beating Northern Districts by eight wickets at the Harry Barker Reserve in Gisborne

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Otago hang on for draw in tight chase

Nov 15, 2012: Two centuries by Canterbury captain Peter Fulton weren't enough to force a win as Otago hung on for a draw in a tight contest in Dunedin

Plunket Shield 2012-13

All-round Bruce Martin takes Auckland to big win

Nov 12, 2012: Seven wickets and a century from left-arm spinner Bruce Martin enabled Auckland to defeat Northern Districts by ten wickets at Eden Park

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Otago survive through Broom ton

Nov 7, 2012: An effective final-innings bowling performance wasn't enough to prevent Auckland's four-wicket defeat against Central Districts in Napier

New Zealand news

Jesse Ryder cited for dissent

Nov 3, 2012: Jesse Ryder has been reported for breaching the players' code of conduct during the match and will attend a hearing for the same later this week

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Ryder century takes Wellington to comfortable win

Oct 31, 2012: A quickfire 174 by Jesse Ryder propelled Wellington to a five-wicket victory against Central Districts in Napier