Northern Districts have won their second Plunket Shield title in three years

A wrap of the penultimate round of Plunket Shield games

Grant Bradburn, the Northern Districts coach, says he will try and help Tim Southee improve his form

A round-up of the eighth round of Plunket Shield games

A round-up of the fifth round of Plunket Shield games

Northern Districts fought back to beat Canterbury at the Mainpower Oval in Rangiora, winning their third game of the tournament and taking the lead in the points table

Mark Gillespie took six wickets in the second innings and Josh Brodie led the chase with a hundred as Wellington completed a stunning comeback to win by five wickets against Canterbury

Kyle Jarvis, the Zimbabwe fast bowler, has signed up with Central Districts for the remainder of the Plunket Shield

Michael Mason signed off his career with a dream finish to secure the Ford Trophy for Central Districts