Cricket

Plunket Shield, Wednesday-Saturday (10.30am), round four, Northern Districts v Auckland, Seddon Park; Wellington v Canterbury, Basin Reserve; Otago v Central Districts, University Oval.

Auckland premier, men, round three, Hedley Howarth Trophy, two-day major championship, day one (11am), Auckland University v Howick Pakuranga, Colin Maiden Park; Grafton United v Cornwall, Victoria Park; Takapuna v Papatoetoe, Onewa Domain; Parnell v East Coast Bays, Shore Rd. Tom Hellaby Trophy, two-day minor championship, Waitakere v Suburbs New Lynn, Te Atatu Park; Birkenhead v Ellerslie, Shepherds Park; North Shore v Eden Roskill, Devonport