Craig Cumming

Daniel Vettori will rest his delicate back for the Test series after he was named 12th man for the fourth one-day match against Australia at Wellington's Basin Reserve

The New Zealand squad has been changed for the last two one-dayers against Australia, with the injured Michael Papps and the out-of-form Daryl Tuffey replaced by Craig Cumming and Lance Hamilton, who has yet to play an international game

Otago's batsmen were rewarded with a draw after a solid day's batting put any hopes of an Auckland victory way beyond doubt

Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland

Michael Parlane smashed his way to a maiden double-hundred as Wellington took control on the second day of the State Championship at Auckland

Peter McGlashan lifted Northern Districts to an easy victory against Otago, while Central Districts head the table at the halfway stage as they defeated Wellington by eight wickets

Peter McGlashan lifted Northern Districts to an easy victory against Otago, while Central Districts head the table at the halfway stage as they defeated Wellington by eight wickets

Graeme Aldridge's stunning spell caused Canterbury to crumble under pressure as Northern Districts wrapped up a thrilling six-run victory at Aorangi Oval in Timaru

Wellington were well placed to beat Otago, but Northern Districts were struggling in their quest for their fourth-innings target of 400

Craig Cumming scored the ninth century of his first-class career to ensure that Otago would set Central Districts a target on the final day of their match at Queenstown

A magnificent burst of bowling by Warren McSkimming almost set up a win for Otago, but they eventually had to settle for a draw against Sri Lanka A

A magnificent burst of bowling by Warren McSkimming almost set up a win for Otago, but they eventually had to settle for a draw against Sri Lanka A

Only 39 overs of play was possible on the final day at Wellington, as the matched petered out into a draw

Otago cruised to a nine-wicket win over Auckland at Dunedin, making surprising easy weather of a target of 171 in a relatively low-scoring match

Otago gave themselves a chance of making a sizeable impact on the shape of the State Championship points table in their match against Auckland

Chris Harris and Lou Vincent have been omitted from New Zealand's one-day squad for the series against Pakistan, which starts at Auckland on Saturday

Yasir Hameed and Imran Farhat notched up commanding hundreds, as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 49 runs in the final one-day international at Rawalpindi

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