Canterbury face a 24-hour wait before knowing whether they will have to travel to Central or Northern Districts for their State Shield semi-final on Wednesday after they lost their last preliminary round game to Otago by four wickets

In a game of stunning drama which had constant stoppages due to rain, Northern Districts pulled off an incredible win against Wellington with a last-ball six

Lance Hamilton's burst helped Central Districts crush Otago by 200 runs in Invercargill, cricket's southernmost venue

Auckland's misery in the one-day game continued today in the latest round of State Shield matches, while there were wins for Canterbury and Central Districts

Central Districts lost their hold on the lead of the State Shield when Canterbury beat them by seven wickets

Central Districts batted first and defeated Auckland by 55 runs after scoring 229 for 8

New Zealand had a taste of their own medicine when they were forced to struggle for their winning runs in the third one-day match against the FICA World XI at Hamilton's Westpac Park

New Zealand had a taste of their own medicine when they were forced to struggle for their winning runs in the third one-day match against the FICA World XI at Hamilton's Westpac Park

New Zealand had a taste of their own medicine when they were forced to struggle for their winning runs in the third one-day match against the FICA World XI at Hamilton's Westpac Park

Andre Adams unleashed a career-best bowling performance to take 6 for 25 as Wellington plummeted 107 all out on the fourth morning of their State Championship match at Eden Park today

Andre Adams unleashed a career-best bowling performance to take 6 for 25 as Wellington plummeted 107 all out on the fourth morning of their State Championship match at Eden Park today

Matthew Elliott and Kumar Sangakkara struck crucial half-centuries as the FICA World XI completed a three-wicket win and levelled the series against New Zealand

Matthew Elliott and Kumar Sangakkara struck crucial half-centuries as the FICA World XI completed a three-wicket win and levelled the series against New Zealand

Matthew Elliott and Kumar Sangakkara struck crucial half-centuries as the FICA World XI completed a three-wicket win and levelled the series against New Zealand

Brilliant hitting by Stephen Fleming took New Zealand to a resounding victory by nine wickets over the FICA World XI at Jade Stadium with more than 33 overs to spare, in the first of three matches held to raise funds for South East Asia's tsunami

Brilliant hitting by Stephen Fleming took New Zealand to a resounding victory by nine wickets over the FICA World XI at Jade Stadium in Christchurch within 17 overs

Brilliant hitting by Stephen Fleming took New Zealand to a resounding victory by nine wickets over the FICA World XI at Jade Stadium in Christchurch within 17 overs

Peter Fulton put Canterbury in command on the first day of their clash against Central Districts in Christchurch

Peter Fulton put Canterbury in command on the first day of their clash against Central Districts in Christchurch

Christchurch, starved of international cricket since Nathan Astle's record-breaking Test double-century against England early in 2002, seems set to embrace the fundraising nature of the first one-day match between New Zealand and Shane Warne's World