Matthew Walker

There's just enough mischief left in the State Championship final between Wellington and Canterbury at the Basin Reserve for Wellington, the top qualifier, to be a little wary going into the last day

A solid response from their middle and lower order helped Wellington wrest the initiative against Canterbury in the State Championship final being played at the Basin Reserve

The round-up from the opening day of the latest County Championship matches

Matthew Walker has walked out on Wellington after a row with Vaughn Johnson, the coach

Wellington were in the box seat in the race for the State Championship final at the end of the second day's play at the Basin Reserve

A round-up of the latest State Shield matches

A round-up of the latest State Championship matches

Michael Papps continued his outstanding summer by scoring 130 for Canterbury to celebrate his selection as the New Zealand Cricket Players' Association `Player of the month'

A round-up of the latest State Championship matches

An outstanding innings by Tim McIntosh ensured that Auckland came away with an honourable draw at the Eden Park Outer Oval today

Centuries by Canterbury batsmen Michael Papps (119) and Gary Stead (105) made a mockery of Wellington's decision to field first at the Basin Reserve in the final game of round three of the State Championship

A solid batting display, coupled with a miserly bowling attack spearheaded by Mohammad Sami, gave Pakistan a 51-run win, a series-clinching win, over New Zealand at Faisalabad

In his Down Under View, Lynn McConnell urges New Zealand's latest recruits to strike while the iron is hot

Lynn McConnell on the challenges and chances ahead for New Zealand squad touring Pakistan

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