Steve McMorran

Nash sends Central thudding back down to earth

From Dion Nash's perspective, Auckland's Shell Trophy match against Central Districts which ended at Fitzherbert Park today was in every way a satisfactory outing - though he might have had a sneaking sense of unease about a four-day match concluded

02-Feb-2001•Steve McMorran

Small step, but big leap for Nash and Auckland

If Dion Nash did nothing more on the first day of the Shell Trophy match between Auckland and Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park than bowl four relatively undistinguished overs for 14 runs, he could have counted the day a personal triumph

01-Feb-2001•Steve McMorran

Exhilarating Adams smashes weary Sri Lankans in tour opener

The delights of cricket at Pukekura Park are many and varied - there is no ground in the world which so simply unites beauty and utility - but Andre Adams added another with an innings which contributed substantially to the North Island's 28-run over

28-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Wellington's Firebird becomes a phoenix

Wellington completed its metamorphosis from mediocre to outstanding to give themselves a semi-final chance when beating Northern Districts by six wickets at the Basin Reserve today

16-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

International class of Fleming, Twose shines through

It's said the truest and toughest test of an international player is that he not only be one but look like one

14-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Glimpse of Twose form coincides with welcome Wellington success

Roger Twose had become increasingly conscious, even broodingly concerned, that his form for Wellington through this Shell Cup season had not been commensurate with his status as one of the best one-day batsmen in the world

12-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Rain kills off hope of positive result in tough duel

Wellington coach Vaughn Johnson couldn't hide his preoccupation with today's bizarre events at Carisbrook as his team's Shell Trophy match with Auckland, which flared into vibrant life yesterday, faded to end in a drawn

11-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Fleming returns to Wellington Cup side to meet Auckland

Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming will return to the Wellington team for their Shell Cup match against Auckland at the Basin Reserve tomorrow

11-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Nash hints at better days ahead for himself and Auckland

Dion Nash and Kyle Mills scored centuries and forged a partnership, hardened by the flames of adversity, which reshaped Auckland's Shell Trophy match against Wellington and gave it balance at the end of its third day today

10-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Twin centuries tell different stories

In a nutshell, the difference between the centuries of Roger Twose and Matthew Bell which helped Wellington to a 46-run first innings lead over Auckland on the second day of their Shell Trophy match at the Basin Reserve today, was that one aims to

09-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

A question of luck - Auckland escape from early predicament

The existence of luck as a force in sport, as a measurable quantity and a determinant of success and failure, is a concept which can often provoke warm debate

08-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Luggage mix-up doesn't stop sandal-man Twose from duties

Black Caps batsman Roger Twose added another case to cricket's I-hate-it-when-that-happens file when he turned out for Wellington on the first day of their Shell Trophy match against Auckland at the Basin Reserve today

08-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Superb Spearman century fails to prevent draw

Craig Spearman played an innings of unmistakeable quality as Central Districts drew their Shell Trophy match with Wellington at McLean Park today and, in doing so, added another conundrum to one of New Zealand cricket's most enigmatic careers

05-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Wellington extend healthy advantage over Central on absorbing day

The swarthy man in the white dress at McLean Park today and the inflatable woman who accompanied him, posing for pictures with the umpires at drinks in the final session, were among the least striking features of the third day of the Shell Trophy

04-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Tough Wellington-Central contest represents more than just cricket

If anthropologists in future generations study cricket for a clue to man's lifestyle as revealed by his pleasures, they might reconstruct the record of the Shell Trophy match between Wellington and Central Districts at McLean Park and find it a

03-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Bell pushes further with Trophy ton against Central

Matthew Bell might do well over the next few days to stay within earshot of a telephone

02-Jan-2001•Steve McMorran

Oram leads from the front in remarkable win over Wellington

Jacob Oram has established as his largest wish of many this season that of becoming more accepted by his Central Districts teammates as their leader - for all his youth and the frailty of his experience, as their captain

31-Dec-2000•Steve McMorran

Rain continues to hound Central's Cup campaign

The sound of falling rain has become an unmusical and unsolicited accompaniment to Central Districts' progress through the Shell Cup this season

29-Dec-2000•Steve McMorran

New Plymouth washout for Districts' Cup match

Rain forced the abandonment of the fourth round Shell Cup match between Central Districts and Northern Districts at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth today before a ball had been bowled

27-Dec-2000•Steve McMorran

Central's win furthers Wellington's mixed domestic fortunes

Wellington approached Christmas brightly situated at the top of one tree but left frayed and neglected at the foot of another after their 48-run Shell Cup loss to Central Districts at the Basin Reserve today

17-Dec-2000•Steve McMorran

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