Andy McKay

A quickfire 174 by Jesse Ryder propelled Wellington to a five-wicket victory against Central Districts in Napier

A century from Ambati Rayudu, combined with a strong bowling effort from Vinay Kumar and Shami Ahmed helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln

Jesse Ryder has returned to New Zealand's squad for the one-day series against South Africa but the allrounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out due to a calf injury

Northern Districts stayed top of the table after thrashing Canterbury, while Wellington picked up their first win of the season

Kyle Mills, the New Zealand seamer, has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with an injury and will be replaced by left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay

A round-up of the seventh round of matches from the 2010-11 Plunket Shield

A round-up of the fourth round of Plunket Shield matches

Daryl Tuffey, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been included in the squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan, starting Friday

Virat Kohli's first century batting first, his fourth overall and second in a row, set up an eventually comfortable win for India, who are yet to lose an international in the current home season

Andy McKay says he apologised to the crowd after getting Sachin Tendulkar out short of what would have been his 50th Test century

Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, is happy his team will get to play in all three countries hosting the World Cup over the next few months, calling the line-up of matches the "ideal preparation" for the showpiece tournament

Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has singled out fast bowler Ian Butler as the "unluckiest player to miss out" on a central contract for the upcoming term

Kane Williamson, the 19-year old Northern Districts batsman, is one of four new faces on New Zealand's 20-member contracts list for the next year

The fast bowler Andy McKay is itching to get back in to international cricket during New Zealand's series in Florida after a three-month lay-off due to a foot injury

Jesse Ryder is flying home to New Zealand after an elbow injury forced him out of the two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka in the United States next weekend

The fast bowler has been forced out of the Tests against Australia due to a stress fracture in his foot

Northern Districts fast bowler Brent Arnel has replaced the injured left-arm seamer Andy McKay in the squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton starting on Monday

New Zealand could field up to three Test debutants in the one-off match against Bangladesh after calling up the opener Peter Ingram, the batsman Neil Broom and the fast bowler Andy McKay

The New Zealand captain has described rookie left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay as one of the quickest bowlers in the country and even put him on par with Shane Bond