New Zealand domestic cricket

Chris Nevin closes in on 100th game

Nov 9, 2009: Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman poised to become only the fourth Wellington player to reach 100 first-class games

State Twenty20 round-up

Harris stars in Canterbury win

Jan 27, 2007: A round-up of the State Twenty20 matches played on January 26, 2007

State Shield, 5th Round

Nevin powers Wellington to win

Jan 15, 2006: Wellington ride on Nevin's 133

Auckland v Wellington, State Championship final, 4th day

Woodcock gives Wellington an outside chance

Apr 6, 2005: Luke Woodcock's composed hundred gave Wellington an outside chance in the State Championship final against Auckland at Eden Park

State Shield 2004-05

Sensational last-ball win for ND

Feb 4, 2005: In a game of stunning drama which had constant stoppages due to rain, Northern Districts pulled off an incredible win against Wellington with a last-ball six

Wellington v Canterbury, Wellington, 4th day

Draw gives Wellington the State Championship title

Mar 7, 2004: Wellington had some nervous moments as Canterbury threweverything at them, but the composure that has marked theirseason carried them to their 20th championship title at theBasin Reserve

State Championship 2003-04

Walker and Nevin put Wellington in command

Feb 27, 2004: Wellington were in the box seat in the race for the State Championship final at the end of the second day's play at the Basin Reserve

State Shield 2003-04

Fleming stars in Wellington win

Jan 27, 2004: Stephen Fleming hit his second hundred in consecutive matches as Wellington thrashed Northern Districts by 62 runs

State Shield

Canterbury close the gap on Otago

Jan 16, 2004: Otago retained their lead after four rounds of the State Shield, but Canterbury moved to within one point of them

State Championships 2003-04

Chris Martin turns it on for Canterbury

Dec 29, 2003: A round-up of the action from the latest State Championship matches

New Zealand State Championship

Nevin rescues Wellington

Dec 14, 2003: Wellington produced an outstanding comeback to avoid following on against Canterbury in their State Championship match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington

India v New Zealand, TVS Cup, Game 9, Hyderabad

High Noon

Nov 14, 2003: The final league game of the TVS Cup is a crucial one, both in terms of this tournament as well as India's selections for Australia

Australia v New Zealand, TVS Cup, Game 7, Guwahati

Problems at the top

Nov 9, 2003: Even before the tournament, New Zealand's battingwould have been ranked third of the three at the TVSCup, but when the first two positions are occupied byAustralia and India - in whichever order - that is nocriticism

Mason and Hitchcock get call-up for New Zealand

Aug 19, 2003: Central Districts fast-medium bowler Michael Mason and Auckland one-day specialist Paul Hitchcock are the big winners in the New Zealand cricket teams to tour India and Pakistan named today

Contract balance changes experience factor

Aug 1, 2003: Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture

What's going on? When three into one does go

Jul 25, 2003: Pardon me for interrupting, but in a game which revels in spurious statistics there is one that defies belief doing the rounds in New Zealand cricket at the moment

Barnes and Walmsley return for Auckland next season

Jul 15, 2003: No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer

Figures outline job ahead of Bracewell

Jul 4, 2003: As new coach John Bracewell ponders the direction the New Zealanders take over the next few years, he would do well to ponder on performance statistics from the last summer

Chosen 20 lead New Zealand into new era

Nov 26, 2002: The preferred 20 players who have been offered contracts by New Zealand Cricket have been named today with no significant surprises

Nevin and Tuffey get international recall for England series

Feb 10, 2002: Chris Nevin and Daryl Tuffey have been recalled to the CLEAR Black Caps for the first two National Bank Series One-Day Internationals against England at Christchurch and Wellington this week