TEAMS	M	W	L	T	D	N/R	PT
1 Auckland	10	4	2	0	4	0	34
L March 17, 2003, , Auckland vs Northern DisNorthern Dis won by 16 runs View scorecard D March 11, 2003, , Auckland vs WellingtonMatch drawn View scorecard W March 03, 2003, , Auckland vs CanterburyAuckland won by 4 wickets View scorecard W February 25, 2003, , Auckland vs OtagoAuckland won by 86 runs View scorecard D February 13, 2003, , Auckland vs Central DMatch drawn View scorecard W February 07, 2003, , Auckland vs CanterburyAuckland won by 5 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Auckland vs OtagoMatch drawn View scorecard L December 10, 2002, , Auckland vs Central DCentral D won by 4 wickets View scorecard W December 05, 2002, , Auckland vs WellingtonAuckland won by 2 wickets View scorecard D November 29, 2002, , Auckland vs Northern DisMatch drawn View scorecard
2 Wellington	10	4	3	0	3	0	31
L March 17, 2003, , Wellington vs OtagoOtago won by 9 wickets View scorecard D March 11, 2003, , Wellington vs AucklandMatch drawn View scorecard W March 03, 2003, , Wellington vs Northern DisWellington won by 10 wickets View scorecard W February 25, 2003, , Wellington vs Central DWellington won by 9 wickets View scorecard W February 13, 2003, , Wellington vs CanterburyWellington won by 143 runs View scorecard L February 07, 2003, , Wellington vs OtagoOtago won by 5 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Wellington vs Northern DisMatch drawn View scorecard D December 10, 2002, , Wellington vs CanterburyMatch drawn View scorecard L December 05, 2002, , Wellington vs AucklandAuckland won by 2 wickets View scorecard W November 29, 2002, , Wellington vs Central DWellington won by 10 wickets View scorecard
3 Otago	10	4	3	0	3	0	26
W March 17, 2003, , Otago vs WellingtonOtago won by 9 wickets View scorecard W March 11, 2003, , Otago vs CanterburyOtago won by 10 wickets View scorecard D March 03, 2003, , Otago vs Central DMatch drawn View scorecard L February 25, 2003, , Otago vs AucklandAuckland won by 86 runs View scorecard L February 13, 2003, , Otago vs Northern DisNorthern Dis won by 6 wickets View scorecard W February 07, 2003, , Otago vs WellingtonOtago won by 5 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Otago vs AucklandMatch drawn View scorecard W December 10, 2002, , Otago vs Northern DisOtago won by 70 runs View scorecard L November 29, 2002, , Otago vs CanterburyCanterbury won by an innings and 4 runs View scorecard D November 23, 2002, , Otago vs Central DMatch drawn View scorecard
4 Central Districts	10	2	4	0	4	0	22
L March 17, 2003, , Central D vs CanterburyCanterbury won by 2 wickets View scorecard W March 11, 2003, , Central D vs Northern DisCentral D won by 8 wickets View scorecard D March 03, 2003, , Central D vs OtagoMatch drawn View scorecard L February 25, 2003, , Central D vs WellingtonWellington won by 9 wickets View scorecard D February 13, 2003, , Central D vs AucklandMatch drawn View scorecard L February 07, 2003, , Central D vs Northern DisNorthern Dis won by 4 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Central D vs CanterburyMatch drawn View scorecard W December 10, 2002, , Central D vs AucklandCentral D won by 4 wickets View scorecard L November 29, 2002, , Central D vs WellingtonWellington won by 10 wickets View scorecard D November 23, 2002, , Central D vs OtagoMatch drawn View scorecard
5 Northern Districts	10	3	3	0	4	0	22
W March 17, 2003, , Northern Dis vs AucklandNorthern Dis won by 16 runs View scorecard L March 11, 2003, , Northern Dis vs Central DCentral D won by 8 wickets View scorecard L March 03, 2003, , Northern Dis vs WellingtonWellington won by 10 wickets View scorecard D February 25, 2003, , Northern Dis vs CanterburyMatch drawn View scorecard W February 13, 2003, , Northern Dis vs OtagoNorthern Dis won by 6 wickets View scorecard W February 07, 2003, , Northern Dis vs Central DNorthern Dis won by 4 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Northern Dis vs WellingtonMatch drawn View scorecard L December 10, 2002, , Northern Dis vs OtagoOtago won by 70 runs View scorecard D December 05, 2002, , Northern Dis vs CanterburyMatch drawn View scorecard D November 29, 2002, , Northern Dis vs AucklandMatch drawn View scorecard
6 Canterbury	10	2	4	0	4	0	16
W March 17, 2003, , Canterbury vs Central DCanterbury won by 2 wickets View scorecard L March 11, 2003, , Canterbury vs OtagoOtago won by 10 wickets View scorecard L March 03, 2003, , Canterbury vs AucklandAuckland won by 4 wickets View scorecard D February 25, 2003, , Canterbury vs Northern DisMatch drawn View scorecard L February 13, 2003, , Canterbury vs WellingtonWellington won by 143 runs View scorecard L February 07, 2003, , Canterbury vs AucklandAuckland won by 5 wickets View scorecard D January 09, 2003, , Canterbury vs Central DMatch drawn View scorecard D December 10, 2002, , Canterbury vs WellingtonMatch drawn View scorecard D December 05, 2002, , Canterbury vs Northern DisMatch drawn View scorecard W November 29, 2002, , Canterbury vs OtagoCanterbury won by an innings and 4 runs View scorecard

Standings are updated with the completion of each game

M:The number of matches played

W:The number of matches won

L:The number of matches lost

T:The number of matches tied

D:The number of matches drawn

N/R:The number of matches abandoned

PT:Number of points awarded

State Championship News

Early season central venue worthy of debate - Reid

Utilising the generally drier conditions of New Zealand's east coasts, and especially the better quality pitches at the High Performance Centre at Lincoln University for early-season State Championship matches was worthy of debate

Eden Park's Outer Oval to join pitch technology club

Eden Park's Outer Oval is going to be the latest ground in New Zealand to implement portable pitch technology for its cricket

Otago already looking to build on this summer's results

Things are looking up for Otago cricket after the senior men's side claimed a clear third place in the State Championship, the best finish for several years

Centralised venue could provide better pitch conditions in early season

Fine weather and better pitch conditions in the latter part of New Zealand's summer this year are likely to result in some serious thought being given to centralising the first rounds of the State Championship in order to take part of good pitch

State Auckland Aces win State Championship

The State Auckland Aces have won the State Championship, despite finishing the season today with a closely fought loss against the State Northern Districts Knights

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MH Richardson	bowled	4	10
TG McIntosh	not out	70	197
L Vincent	caught	40	43
RA Young	caught	1	3
RJ Nicol	caught	27	38
KD Mills	lbw	0	4
AR Adams	caught	6	12
CR Pryor	caught	14	33
TK Canning	caught	41	64
BGK Walker	not out	9	12
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 2, w 1)
Total	223(8 wkts; 69 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
AJ Penn	23	3	71	3	3.08
IE O'Brien	16	6	47	1	2.93
MDJ Walker	28	6	84	4	3 (2 nb)
JEC Franklin	2	0	13	0	6.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	4	Tim McIntosh	Mark Richardson
2nd	51	Tim McIntosh	Lou Vincent
3rd	2	Tim McIntosh	Reece Young
4th	43	Tim McIntosh	Rob Nicol
5th	0	Tim McIntosh	Kyle Mills
6th	8	Tim McIntosh	Andre Adams
7th	32	Tim McIntosh	Craig Pryor
8th	66	Tama Canning	Tim McIntosh
9th	17	Brooke Walker	Tim McIntosh

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State Championship

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
AUCK	10	4	2	4	34
WELL	10	4	3	3	31
OTAGO	10	4	3	3	26
CD	10	2	4	4	22
ND	10	3	3	4	22
CANT	10	2	4	4	16

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