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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ Canterbury secured their first State Championship title in a decade after Todd Astle's four wickets helped fend off a charging Wellington at the Basin Reserve http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345929.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345929.html Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:03:38 GMT Michael Davidson devastated Wellington with four wickets in 11 balls to set Canterbury on the path to what could be their first State Championship title in a decade http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345793.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345793.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:27:18 GMT Hamish Bennett's seven-wicket haul helped dismiss Wellington for 188 on a rain-affected third day at Basin Reserve and gave Canterbury a slender 27-run lead http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345675.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345675.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:39:25 GMT Hamish Bennett's four wickets helped keep the State Championship final evenly balanced after Canterbury were dismissed for 215 on the second day http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345558.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345558.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:05:27 GMT The international experience of Wellington's attack shone through on a rain-affected first day in the State Championship final at the Basin Reserve, where Canterbury wobbled to 165 for 6 at stumps http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345407.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/345407.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:20:40 GMT Wellington will host Canterbury in the State Championship final after rain thwarted Auckland's hopes of securing a place in the decider http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/344759.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/344759.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:14:04 GMT Michael Papps has been fined half his match fee after being found guilty of dissent during Canterbury's State Championship match on Monday http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343965.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343965.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:46:20 GMT Canterbury and Auckland will battle to meet Wellington in the State Championship final during the last round of preliminary matches starting on Sunday http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343868.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/343868.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:46:34 GMT James Anderson playing for Auckland in the four-day match against Wellington has not been welcomed by Gavin Larsen, Wellington's chief executive http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341178.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/341178.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:22:16 GMT James Anderson will link up with his England team-mates in Wellington ahead of the second Test after New Zealand Cricket agreed to allow him to turn out for Auckland in their four remaining fixtures of the State Championship http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/341134.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/341134.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:42:31 GMT Brendon McCullum hammered the highest score in New Zealand's domestic one-day history, and also the fastest century, to drive Otago to their first State Shield title in 20 years http://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/340609.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzdomestic/content/story/340609.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:44:48 GMT England's pace bowlers enjoyed a productive workout as they blew away a strong New Zealand Invitational XI batting line-up on the second day in Dunedin http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339873.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339873.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:13:11 GMT Owais Shah boosted his chances of a Test recall after impressing in England's warm-up match against an Invitational XI in the lead-up to the start of the three-match series against New Zealand http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339720.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339720.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:24:40 GMT England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339664.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339664.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:41:43 GMT Brendon McCullum continued his winning ways with his unbeaten 108 steering Otago into the State Shield final against Auckland on Sunday http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/339573.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/339573.html Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:10:06 GMT England will face a New Zealand Invitational XI in a two-day match from Monday http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339200.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/339200.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:34:18 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/338042.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:23:36 GMT A round-up of the latest action from the State Shield in New Zealand http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/337538.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/337538.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:38:19 GMT Jesse Ryder, the opening batsman, is in a race to be fit for the fourth ODI against England after injuring his left ankle in Friday's six-wicket loss http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/337408.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/nzveng/content/story/337408.html Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:47:34 GMT Hamish Bennett and Stephen Fleming starred in the latest round of State Shield action, which saw Canterbury, Central Districts and Wellington post victories http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/336395.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/336395.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:31:36 GMT