Glen Sulzberger

Auckland, winners of the State Championship for the last two years, found their lower order scripting a rescue act at the Eden Park Outer Oval today

Auckland and Northern Districts had a good first day in their matches in the NZ State Championship

Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture

No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer

Central Districts' all-rounder Glen Sulzberger impressed at the right time during New Zealand A's tour of India and has won a trip to Pakistan as a result

Wellington wicket-keeper batsman, Chris Nevin, and Central Districts spin bowler Glen Sulzberger have been named as the final two members of the CLEAR Black Caps squad to contest three One-Day Internationals against Pakistan later this month

Two weeks soaking up the Olympic Games atmosphere while watching his fiancée in the New Zealand hockey team became only two days when Glen Sulzberger was called into the Black Caps on their African tour

Among the more interesting points of what is already shaping as a fascinating summer of cricket will be the advance Central Districts all-rounder Glen Sulzberger can make