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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Canterbury secured their first State Championship title in a decade after Todd Astle's four wickets helped fend off a charging Wellington at the Basin Reserve https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Davidson devastated Wellington with four wickets in 11 balls to set Canterbury on the path to what could be their first State Championship title in a decade https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Bennett's seven-wicket haul helped dismiss Wellington for 188 on a rain-affected third day at Basin Reserve and gave Canterbury a slender 27-run lead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Bennett's four wickets helped keep the State Championship final evenly balanced after Canterbury were dismissed for 215 on the second day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The international experience of Wellington's attack shone through on a rain-affected first day in the State Championship final at the Basin Reserve, where Canterbury wobbled to 165 for 6 at stumps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington will host Canterbury in the State Championship final after rain thwarted Auckland's hopes of securing a place in the decider https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/344759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/344759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344759 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Michael Papps has been fined half his match fee after being found guilty of dissent during Canterbury's State Championship match on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canterbury and Auckland will battle to meet Wellington in the State Championship final during the last round of preliminary matches starting on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington eased to an innings and 95-run victory over Auckland in the fifth round of the State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson playing for Auckland in the four-day match against Wellington has not been welcomed by Gavin Larsen, Wellington's chief executive https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson will link up with his England team-mates in Wellington ahead of the second Test after New Zealand Cricket agreed to allow him to turn out for Auckland in their four remaining fixtures of the State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/341134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/341134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum hammered the highest score in New Zealand's domestic one-day history, and also the fastest century, to drive Otago to their first State Shield title in 20 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/340609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/340609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's pace bowlers enjoyed a productive workout as they blew away a strong New Zealand Invitational XI batting line-up on the second day in Dunedin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah boosted his chances of a Test recall after impressing in England's warm-up match against an Invitational XI in the lead-up to the start of the three-match series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum continued his winning ways with his unbeaten 108 steering Otago into the State Shield final against Auckland on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/339573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/339573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-338042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/337538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/337538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jesse Ryder, the opening batsman, is in a race to be fit for the fourth ODI against England after injuring his left ankle in Friday's six-wicket loss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/337408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/337408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Bennett and Stephen Fleming starred in the latest round of State Shield action, which saw Canterbury, Central Districts and Wellington post victories https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/336395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/336395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-336395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland and Canterbury taste victory in the latest round of State Shield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/335784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/335784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The one-day series between England and New Zealand is one of the most eagerly awaited in years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/335381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/335381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest round of matches in the State Shield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/335198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/335198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland missed out on a place in Sunday's State Twenty20 final despite beating Central Districts by three wickets in a nail-biting run chase at Pukekura Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/334269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/334269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-334269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches in the penultimate rounds of the State Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-333902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts, Otago and Northern Districts were the winners in the opening round of the State Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/332257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/332257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-332257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth round of matches in the State Shield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/330809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/330809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-330809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the England opener, made 39 on his debut for Northern Districts in New Zealand's State Shield competition on Sunday, but his breezy innings couldn't prevent his side sliding to another defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/330724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/330724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-330724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss's arrival in New Zealand has been delayed after flight problems at Johannesburg airport https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/329779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/329779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-329779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the third set of matches in the state shield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/329728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/329728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-329728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the opening matches of the state shield, with wins for Otago, Auckland and Wellington https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/328205.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/328205.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-328205 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryl Tuffey was one of the overseas players in the recently concluded ICL and the BCCI has objected to him representing his new state side in first-class cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/326817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/326817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland were on top of the State Championship table after four rounds thanks to an innings victory over Northern Districts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/325809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/325809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand want to iron out their top-order batting woes when they host Bangladesh in Test and ODI series over the next four weeks https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvbdesh/content/story/325604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvbdesh/content/story/325604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Otago's victory against Auckland at Dunedin prompted a call for the pitch doctor as 34 wickets fell inside two days but their coach Mike Hesson says there's no cause for alarm ahead of the Test scheduled there in early January https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/323822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/323822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington wrestled their way back to the top of the table with a 90-run win against Canterbury in Wellington https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/323440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/323440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland jumped to the top of the State Championship table with a crushing win over Central Districts in the second round https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/321738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/321738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-321738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington were the only team to secure a win in the opening round of New Zealand's State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/320356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/320356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-320356 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's domestic season kicks off on Monday when Northern Districts begin their State Championship defence without their leading run scorer from last summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/319442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/319442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-319442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire captain Alex Gidman has signed with New Zealand side Otago for the 2007-08 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/316676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/316676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-316676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Charlie Shreck, the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, has signed for a full season with Wellington depending on whether he gets a work visa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/315256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/315256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-315256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following a multi-million dollar renovation of the ground and facilities, Queen's Park will host first-class games this season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/305444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/305444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-305444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 tournament will be staged in a two-week block after the 2007-08 fixture list was released on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/304980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/304980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-304980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 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