Canterbury clinched their third Plunket Shield title in four years despite suffering a seven-wicket loss to Wellington in Christchurch. The winners were decided after defending champions Auckland conceded a three-wicket defeat to Central Districts in Napi

The results from the Plunket shield games that ended on March 24, 2017 meant that three teams go into the final league matches with a chance to win the title

Auckland, by virtue of this victory, have earned maximum bonus points from round seven of the Plunket Shield and trail top-ranked Canterbury by one position, while Northern Districts are placed third

Chad Bowes' fourth first-class hundred, sandwiched between five-wicket hauls from Andrew Ellis and Logan van Beek, gave Canterbury their fourth outright win out of eight games

New Zealand and Auckland batsmen Colin Munro will miss the next round of games in the domestic first-class competition, the Plunket Shield, due to a code of conduct breach

The visibility of the pink ball when catching was a concern in the Plunket Shield, but Eden Park, the proposed venue for the day-night Test against England next year, was given a positive review

A round-up form the latest action in the Plunket Shield which featured the first round of pink-ball floodlit matches

Three grounds - Eden Park, Auckland; Seddon Park, Hamilton and Westpac Stadium, Wellington - will host the first day-night matches in the Plunket Shield

He came close to an England call-up in 2016. Now, after a winter in New Zealand and with a new start looming with Surrey, he's ready to press his case again