Michael Mason

Michael Mason signed off his career with a dream finish to secure the Ford Trophy for Central Districts

A round-up of the second round of matches in the Plunket Shield 2011-12

The New Zealand allrounder has been ruled out of action for up to a month with a patella tendon tear

A review of the fourth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield

A round-up of the State Championship matches between March 20 and 24, 2009

Jacob Oram has been ruled out of New Zealand's tour of Australia because of stiffness in his back

Chris Martin has been ruled out of next month's ODI series in Bangladesh due to a nagging hamstring injury

New Zealand A beat Queensland by 36 runs at the Albury Oval to take a lead in the two-match series

Sixteen wickets fell on the opening day at New Road with Worcestershire's Championship batting problems continuing as they fell to 146 all out

New Zealand were given a boost ahead of their match against England Lions this Thursday with a 92-run win over Essex at Chelmsford. Set 293 to win, Essex faltered to 200 all out, with Alastair Cook top-scoring with 57, while Iain O'Brien and Michael Mason

For the second day running at Chelmsford an injury in the final session overshadowed some interesting action as Daniel Vettori was taken to hospital after a blow to the index finger on his left hand

New Zealand have drafted in the uncapped Jesse Ryder and Tim Southee and recalled Paul Hitchcock for the forthcoming Twenty20 and one-day series against England

Ross Taylor could be fit for New Zealand's next Super Eights match, against Ireland in Guyana on Monday

Few have proved so adept at sticking to the basics as Stephen Fleming's New Zealanders

Daryl Tuffey is the big World Cup winner from Kyle Mills' knee surgery after being called into the New Zealand squad for the first time in two years

New Zealand survived a tense period immediately after lunch, during which they nearly threw away their tight grip on the match, to clinch a four-wicket victory in the third one-day international at Christchurch

New Zealand and Sri Lanka won a Test and Twenty20 each and the five-match one-day series will decide who takes the winner's position

Michael Mason has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch with a hamstring strain

Round-up of the fourth day's play of fourth round of the State Championship