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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Kane Williamson has capped off his rapid rise in New Zealand's domestic cricket by being named Northern Districts' cricketer of the year for 2008-09 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/87300/87301.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399506.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399506.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399506 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland had to survive some nervy moments before clinching their fourth State Championship in eight years at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102017.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/399123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts clawed their way back into the State Championship final after putting up a solid second-innings total against Auckland at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland maintained their stranglehold on Central Districts after the third day of the State Championship final in Lincoln https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anaru Kitchen stroked a fluent 115 as Auckland assumed total command at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. He was given good support by captain Richard Jones, who scored 109, as they ended with a sizeable lead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Centuries to Richard Jones and Anaru Kitchen put Auckland in a commanding position in the State Championship final in Lincoln https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A five-wicket haul from Lance Shaw ensured Auckland took opening-day honours against Central Districts in the final of the State Championship at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101757.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has said he will pull out of the IPL if he does not recover from his Achilles tendon injury before the first-class championship game starting April 5 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88200/88251.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 28 and 31, 2009 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101263.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kane Williamson, Northern Districts' 18-year old middle-order batsman, who hit his maiden first-class century this week, has been marked out as New Zealand's future Michael Clarke by his domestic coach Grant Bradburn https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98500/98539.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/397246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 20 and 24, 2009 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/396572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/396572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 13 and 16 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98200/98217.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/395379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/395379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395379 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 6 and 9 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/394417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/394417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394417 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Heavy rain and a wet outfield gave the umpires no choice but to abandon play without a ball being bowled in the State Twenty20 final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland have appointed former Zimbabwe spinner Paul Strang as their head coach for the remainder of the New Zealand domestic season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/392341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With New Zealand Cricket confident the winner of this year's State Twenty20 competition will go on to represent the country at the Champions Twenty20 League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/389278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/389278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-389278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joseph Yovich and Graeme Aldridge helped table-toppers Northern Districts to their fifth State Shield title in 14 years - their first since 2004-05 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/388527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/388527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-388527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Wellington will be looking forward to the words of wisdom from former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming following another poor domestic one-day campaign https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/387944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/387944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-387944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a two-wicket loss to Canterbury Women in the domestic 50-over final yesterday, Wellington Women had their revenge with a last-over win in the State League Twenty20 final at the Basin Reserve https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/387734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/387734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-387734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northern Districts, Otago and Wellington were the winners in the latest round of State Shield action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/384809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/384809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-384809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Martin Guptill's century and 94 for Scott Styris put Auckland on track for first-innings points https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/382187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/382187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382187 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT The Central Districts captain Mathew Sinclair was "disgusted" by the Wellington offspinner Jeetan Patel "throwing" a delivery https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/382212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/382212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382212 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fine double from Mathew Sinclair and Brad Patton's second century in four first-class games led Central Districts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/381184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/381184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381184 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Josh Brodie and James Franklin posted hundreds as Wellington won by an innings and 12 runs over Northern Districts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/380729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/380729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380729 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Grant Bradburn, the former Test offspinner, has been picked to replace Andy Moles as the Northern Districts coach for the rest of the season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/380001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/380001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380001 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Franklin has said he hopes to make a comeback to the national team as a "50-50 allrounder" rather than a "bowling-dominant allrounder" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/379297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/379297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo takes a look at the results from round one of New Zealand's 2008-09 domestic State Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/378972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/378972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378972 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Canterbury's title defence got away to a poor start as they lost the opening State Championship match of the season, never recovering from Auckland's powerful first-day batting effort https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/378059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/378059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378059 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has introduced a new system for measuring player performance, with a Most Valuable Player (MVP) initiative along the same lines as the one used in England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/377210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/377210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/373510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/373510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, who hit a record 16 sixes during his unbeaten 152 in a Twenty20 game for Essex, will be part of the Wellington line-up for the 2008-09 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/372189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/372189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-372189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 tournament has been expanded from six to eight rounds as the short format's popularity continues to increase https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/371971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/371971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371971 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, has committed to Wellington for their Twenty20 campaign in February 2009 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/370969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/370969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-370969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Fleming will not make a decision on whether he continues to play domestic cricket for Wellington until he sees the season's fixture list https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/366557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/366557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Davidson, Canterbury's seam bowler, has been given the team's 12th and last contract for the 2008-09 domestic season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/366287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/366287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT