Jesse Ryder marked his return from injury with a brutal display to help the Wellington Firebirds beat the Otago Volts by 25 runs in a Ford Trophy one-day match at Invercargill today.

Nathan McCullum could not be kept out of the action before the Otago Volts held their nerve to beat the Northern Knights by five runs in a Ford Trophy one-day thriller at Hamilton today.

The Otago Volts and Central Stags were left to rue the poor weather which forced their Ford Trophy one-day match to be abandoned at Invercargill today.

The Otago Volts iced an outstanding HRV Cup Twenty20 debut by teenager Jacob Duffy by beating the Northern Knights by nine wickets in Hamilton today.

All appears in perfect working order for the Auckland Aces as they zero in on their HRV Cup Twenty20 title defence.

The Canterbury Wizards have made another small step towards a finals berth after gaining two points from the abandoned match against the Otago Volts at University Oval in Dunedin.

The Canterbury Magicians have cruised to an eight wicket win in their final round robin game against the Otago Sparks in the Action Cricket Twenty20 competition.

The Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts today both played second fiddle to the weather which continues to dog the HRV Cup Twenty competition.

The Canterbury Magicians walked all over the Otago Sparks to record a 10 wicket win in the final round of the Action Cricket Cup.

The Final bound Canterbury Magicians have been given a scare by the Otago Sparks in a two wicket win in the Action Cricket Twenty20 competition.