Plunket Shield

Otago has been bundled out for 142 in its second innings, gifting Wellington a win by an innings and 43 runs.

Otago is 0-3 in the Plunket Shield this season after suffering a 92-run loss to Wellington at the Basin Reserve yesterday.

Otago have slumped to a big loss in their Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Christchurch this morning.

The battle for the third test seamer spot heated up as Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner both bowled their sides to victory in the Plunket Shield today.

Michael Bracewell has joined some pretty impressive company and must be wishing the Plunket Shield would never end.

Auckland left-armer Michael Bates exploited the conditions beautifully to put his side in a good position on the opening day of the Plunket Shield match against Otago at the University Oval yesterday.

The Plunket Shield race is wide open with three rounds to play after Northern Districts stunned top of the table Canterbury in Gisborne today.

Otago all-rounder Sam Wells joined an elite club when he took five wickets and scored a century in the same innings to help the Volts post a seven-wicket win against Canterbury in a Plunket Shield fixture at the University Oval yesterday.

Otago offspinner Mark Craig snaffled his second first-class five-wicket bag but the game is evenly poised, as Canterbury posted a fighting 280 at the University Oval yesterday.

Who said first-class cricket is boring? The tournament concludes today and two teams are still in the hunt for the Plunket Shield - Otago and Central Districts.

Neil Wagner has helped put the Otago Volts in a dominant position by picking up a five-wicket bag on the first day of their Plunket Shield clash with the Auckland Aces in Dunedin.

As Wellington and Auckland fought their way to a draw at the Basin Reserve today, Black Caps coach Mike Hesson may have been interested to read Mark Gillespie's bowling figures.

Otago coach Vaughn Johnson was worried his side might struggle to get up for its Plunket Shield match against Wellington following the highs of the twenty/20 campaign.