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Pocock makes Northern pay dearly for early mistake

The 15-Test international career of Blair Pocock, the Auckland opening batsman, was not notable for his supply of good luck with form, selectors and injuries, so he was entitled to a critical piece of good fortune at the start of the Shell Trophy

02-Jan-2001•Don Cameron

Abandoned match means no practice for ODI five

Auckland and Canterbury between them prepared to send five members of the New Zealand one-day squad out on to Eden Park in a sixth round Shell Cup match today to give them the opportunity to make the transition from test mode

31-Dec-2000•Chris Rosie

Northern top the table with four wicket win over Otago

After the drama and pantomime of the Northern Districts v Wellington game on Friday, Blake Park in Mount Maunganui witnessed an altogether more sedate affair today

31-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

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

Northern win in the dark and confusion

Northern Districts won an extraordinary and sometimes bizarre match by three Duckworth/Lewis runs at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui, leaving Wellington angry and disappointed at the end

29-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

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

Otago break horror historical run with powerful win at Alexandra

With rain sweeping the ground at Molyneux Park, Alexandra early this morning a huge doubt existed as to whether the Shell Cup game between State Otago Volts and Canterbury would see a completion

27-Dec-2000•Warwick Larkins

Trouble-prone Zimbabwe reach predictable draw

A fine match for the Canterbury, and a disasterous one for Zimbabwe ended in a tame draw at Jade Stadium today

23-Dec-2000•Matthew Appleby

Canterbury hold advantage in tour match destined for draw

Gary Stead had a dream day as Canterbury took control of the second match against shell-shocked tourists Zimbabwe

22-Dec-2000•Matthew Appleby

Slow opening day in field for Zimbabweans

The Zimbabwean tourists began their first-class programme with an aggressive bowling performance against Canterbury at Jade Stadium today

21-Dec-2000•Matthew Appleby

Streak steers visitors home in tense tour opener

Consecutive boundaries to captain Heath Streak saw Zimbabwe squeak past Canterbury's 236 with three balls to spare, in a tense Jade Stadium finish

19-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Cracking Marshall ton decisive in downing Canterbury

James Marshall's hard-hit maiden Shell Cup century proved to be a match-winner for Northern Districts, as Canterbury's run chase came up 21 runs short in an entertaining third-round clash

17-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Canterbury middle order deny Northern record bid

In a game that included more shocking collapses than the Kobe earthquake, and more fighting comebacks than George Foreman, Canterbury came away with first innings points

16-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Canterbury gain points but Northern may have last laugh

Canterbury narrowly won the first innings points, but Northern Districts is the only side with a realistic chance of achieving outright victory, after a schizophrenic day's cricket on day three

15-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Fight for first innings points even at Rangiora

Canterbury's post-lunch tail-end collapse, and a solid reply from Northern Districts of 126/3, has left the battle for first innings points in the balance after day two of a hard-fought Shell Trophy match at Rangiora

14-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Northern fight back to share opening day honours

Canterbury finished the day on 257/5 but honours were shared on day one after Northern Districts fought back during an intriguing day of Shell Trophy cricket in Rangiora

13-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Poor running Central's downfall as Northern win by eight wickets

In an age when cricket scores and other, less important, information, can go round the world in the blink of an eye, it is amazing that communicating a simple decision over the length of a cricket pitch can sometimes prove so difficult

10-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

Canning six seals dramatic victory for Auckland

A slogged six that cleared the head of Warren Wisneski at mid-on from man of the match Tama Canning gave Auckland victory with two balls to spare in a dramatic second round Shell Cup encounter

10-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

Auckland fall just short of first innings target in tame draw with Canterbury

Auckland's gallant attempt to overhaul Canterbury's score of 477 and earn first innings points fell agonisingly short when it was dismissed during the morning session for 435

09-Dec-2000•Steve Deane

ND tops Trophy table with eight wicket win in Taupo

Northern Districts is top of the Shell Trophy table after two rounds of the competition, the only team with a hundred per cent record

09-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

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