HDG Leveson-Gower's XI Cricket Team

Senior 2: Karori 217-8 ( D Archer 70, M Atkins 48, M Prior 37, L Moore 3-48,) beat Brooklyn 154 ( D Hartley 45, G Stretch 38, M Atkins 4-20); Onslow 201 ( T parker 53, C Jones 36, K Calnon 4-34, Mason 3-28) beat U Valley 172-8 ( Carter 47, McKenzie

Senior 2( 12.00): Brooklyn v Taita, Cobham 1; J'ville v Well Coll, Grenada; Onslow v Karori, Nairnville 1; Hutt Districts v U Valley, Te Whiti 1

Scores from Wellington club cricket on Saturday.

New Zealand's domestic cricket showpiece, the State Championship, begins on Monday and the incentives to succeed for teams and individuals have been heightened this summer as a result of New Zealand Cricket's decision to embark on a much more

Central Districts and Wellington are to play a three-day warm-up match for the forthcoming State Championship, at Nelson Park in Napier starting tomorrow

Wainui 72 & 153 ( A Woodcock 3-29) lost to Johnsonville 176-7d ( L Woodcock 55*,A Mohammad 3-24) & 50-1 by 9 wickets

Senior 2: J'ville 162 met Karori 116-6( A Wellings 51*); Taita 237 & 177-5 ( B Seddon 100, M Best 33, J Sewell 5-58) met Well Coll 151-7 ( C Taylor 3-38) & 193-6 ( A Newdick 58, C Spring 44, J Dean 41*

4B: Onslow B , Colls 27; Univ A 24; Tawa 18; Easts B 15; J'ville B, Karori B, Onslow A, Univ B , J'ville 12; Karori A 6; Easts A 3

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, will not be available for New Zealand's tour of Pakistan starting next week