Chris Rosie

Bowlers set up Auckland for bonus point

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

07-Jan-2003•Chris Rosie

Rain brings Auckland's abrupt roll to an end

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

05-Jan-2003•Chris Rosie

Auckland pace themselves off the bottom of the table

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

02-Jan-2003•Chris Rosie

Horsley and Canning blast Auckland to Championship

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

27-Mar-2002•Chris Rosie

Calculators take centre stage for the last day

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

26-Mar-2002•Chris Rosie

Gloom sets in on Wellington

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

25-Mar-2002•Chris Rosie

Wellington on the way to big total

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

24-Mar-2002•Chris Rosie

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

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

23-Mar-2002•Chris Rosie

Marshall leads Northern Districts to a draw

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

21-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Bowlers give Auckland control with a day to play

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

20-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Richardson and Horne produce dominant stand

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

19-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Styris leads Northern Districts to first day advantage

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

18-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Auckland looking to reverse first round result against ND

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

17-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Drum's fire burns Canterbury hopes

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

15-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Drum-Walker act makes a mess of Canterbury

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

14-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Nicol and Young revive Auckland hopes

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

13-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

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

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

12-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Portable pitch in use at Eden Park

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

11-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Plate semi-final place for Namibia

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

01-Feb-2002•Chris Rosie

Kenya's Maurice Ouma provides tournament highlight in last game

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

31-Jan-2002•Chris Rosie

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