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Astle century spearheads Canterbury semi-final bid

Nathan Astle, with a fine 121, saw Canterbury through a potentially tricky South Island derby at Jade Stadium today

16-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

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

Canterbury fight to live another day on tricky wicket

Canterbury continued their momentum towards a Shell Cup semi-final place at Whangarei today

14-Jan-2001•Chris Rosie

First step of Canterbury revival path completed with ease

Canterbury's seven wicket winning margin was just what the doctor prescribed in their Shell Cup match against Central Districts at Timaru today

12-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

Tight margin belies comfort behind Northern win over Otago

Northern Districts dispelled any dangers of electing to bat first on a Centennial Park pitch showing a slight tinge of green, by making an assured 242/6 from their 50 overs

12-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Captain Stead gets his wish

Canterbury captain, Gary Stead's wish that his side would come out and "play their best with their backs to the wall," in this Shell Trophy match with Central Districts, came true

11-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

Declaration drama fails to alter final outcome

No-one could have imagined the drama and controversy that lay ahead when play started on the fourth and final day of the Otago versus Northern Districts Shell Trophy match at Carisbrook, Dunedin

11-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Canterbury facing gloomy battle to avoid defeat

Canterbury's Shell Trophy fixture with Central Districts moved gloomily towards a conclusion at Village Green today

10-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

Otago takes first innings points though more could yet be on offer

Rain may have threatened to limit the Otago-Northern Districts to a first innings contest but that didn't prevent an exciting end to the third day's play today at Carisbrook

10-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Rain mars second day in Dunedin

Only 20 minutes were possible in today's scheduled second day of the Otago-Northern Districts Shell Trophy match at Carisbrook in Dunedin today

09-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Ben Smith first to score 500 for the summer

Central Districts' English import Ben Smith taught Canterbury a thing or two about professional batting on the second day of their Shell Trophy match in Christchurch today

09-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

Steady hand guides Canterbury after catastrophic start

A phenomenal collapse woke up the sleepy spectators in this early New Year Shell Trophy match between Canterbury and Central Districts

08-Jan-2001•Matthew Appleby

Smart decision at toss comes up trumps for Horne

When Matthew Horne won the toss for Otago this morning, and put Northern Districts in to bat in their Shell Trophy match on a beautiful warm summer's day at Carisbrook, many present looked at each other and wondered

08-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Auckland annihilate Northern in record Trophy defeat

Auckland gathered in several Shell Trophy records as they annihilated Northern Districts by an innings and 275 runs before lunch on the fourth day of the Trophy match on the Auckland Outer Oval today

05-Jan-2001•Don Cameron

Horne leads Otago to Southern derby success

The fourth day of the Otago verus Canterbury Shell Trophy Game at Molyneux Park was never going to last too long whichever way it went

05-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Middle order jitters send Canterbury close to defeat at hands of Otago

When play commenced on day three of the Shell Trophy match at Molyneux Park, it was quite uncertain who held the advantage

04-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Auckland heading for emphatic first Trophy victory of season

Auckland were on the verge of one of their biggest and most spectacular Shell Trophy wins when they had Northern Districts reeling on the ropes after the third day of their match on the Eden Park Outer Oval today

04-Jan-2001•Don Cameron

Horne century takes Otago to first innings points

When Otago began this the second day's play in the Shell Trophy match against Canterbury at Molyneux Park, they were chasing a Canterbury score of 201 to gain first innings points

03-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

Dominant Auckland closer to first Trophy points

Auckland, the humble, pointless cellar-dwellers of the Shell Trophy competition, might have been permitted to walk tall and proudly after completely dominating the second day of their four-day match against Northern Districts at the Eden Park Outer

03-Jan-2001•Don Cameron

Canterbury crumble to Otago seamers after solid start

When Matthew Horne won the toss and put Canterbury into bat at Molyneux Park, Alexandra, the immediate thought by those present was that he would be expecting a great deal of help from bowlers to dismiss this his province's most ancient of enemies

02-Jan-2001•Warwick Larkins

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