George Worker

George Worker, the New Zealand batsman, will be the professional player for Scotland for their Clydesdale Bank 40 League campaign in 2012.

Auckland moved to the top of the table with a comfortable win against Central Districts at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland

Northern Districts held their nerve to clinch a thrilling one-wicket win over Central Districts at Fitzherbert Park to move to the top of the points table after the second round of the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition

Canterbury beat Wellington in a close game by five runs at the Aorangi Oval in Timaru to nudge ahead of them in the points table in the HRV Cup and keep their hopes of making the finals

Central Districts broke their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win against Otago, while Auckland scraped home by one run against Canterbury

Canterbury won a close game against Central Districts at Saxton Oval in Nelson to earn eight points and join Wellington, Auckland and Northern Districts at the top of the points table

New Zealand Under-19s were denied in their quest to level the three-match series against England, with a thrilling tie at Hove. Chasing 238, New Zealand appeared to be on course but Liam Dawson (5 for 39) caused mid-order panic before Luke Fletcher took t

Greg Smith's unbeaten century marshalled England's reply on the second day of the Under-19 Test against New Zealand at Worcester

George Worker proved as good as his name as his 96 lifted New Zealand to 323 for 7 on the first day of the second Test against England at Worcester

New Zealand's Under-19 players are putting up a creditable fight for a draw in the first four-day match against their England counterparts in Taunton

New Zealand Under-19s captain, George Walker, began a fightback at Taunton but there is a long way to go for his team after England Under-19s made 512 for 8

A round-up of the third day's action of the Under-19 World Cup warm-up matches