AA Priestley's XI Cricket Team News & Matches

Close New Zealand Academy Selection 169 (M Richardson 58, P Fulton 47, A Adams 3-26, K Walmsley 2-35, B Walker 2-55) lost to Auckland 286-7 (R Nicol 121*, A Adams 67, S Whiteman 46, M Orchard 2-25) on the first innings

Close Auckland 317-8d (T McIntosh 96, S Singe 57, C Pryor 40*, J Ryder 3-14, M Orchard 2-65, W Cornelius 2-72) and 115-1 (McIntosh 74, Singe 37*) beat New Zealand Academy Selection 116 (M Richardson 30, J Ryder 24, K Walmsley 3-37, A Adams 2-16, C

Close Auckland 317-8 (T McIntosh 96, S Singe 57, C Pryor 57*, J Ryder 4-14, M Orchard 2-65, W Cornelius 2-72) met New Zealand Academy Selection

Michael Bates and Shane Singe have been included in the 12-man State Auckland Aces squad to play in a series of matches against the New Zealand Cricket Academy and Canterbury at New Zealand Cricket's High Performance Centre at Lincoln

A 15-strong State Auckland Hearts pre-season squad has been named

Significant changes to the role of New Zealand Cricket's High Performance Centre at Lincoln University are part of the on-going development of that asset, and of the strategic plan under which the sport operates

Martin Snedden, the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, said when releasing the strategy for the next four years, known as "Pushing the Boundaries" that it was his hope that whenever his job is completed the legacy would be that the grassroots

The Black Caps are recognised as the dominant team in the cricketing world, both in Tests and ODIs

Behind the bullet points and corporate speak, what does 'Pushing the Boundaries' really mean