CRICKET - Southee bolts into ND gap left by Tuffey

Northern Districts bowler Daryl Tuffey's penchant for swinging - er, swing - earned him a place in the Black Caps.
Daryl Tuffey's inclusion in the Black Caps for the World Cup may have been controversial for some cricket fans but you won't find Maungakaramea paceman Tim Southee complaining.
The promising young bowler is set to make his first-class debut for Northern Districts as Tuffey's replacement in one of their remaining final four State Championship matches.
Southee arrived home in Whangarei yesterday in time to join the rest of the squad, who have been training at the Cobham Oval since Tuesday in preparation for their next four-day match against Otago on Monday.
The 18-year-old has been in impressive form all summer and played a leading role in the New Zealand under-19 team's campaign against their Indian counterparts that was wrapped up on Saturday.
Although Southee has already played for ND in a warm-up match against Auckland and in a Twenty20 match against Central Districts, he admits he is still a little shell-shocked at his rapid rise through the ranks.
"It's all come so quick," he said. "I was still surprised to get the news (of the call-up) - it's certainly a privilege to play with the guys who are in the team at the moment."
Northern Districts coach Andy Moles wouldn't commit to naming his squad for the match against Otago until Southee had had a workout in the nets yesterday.
"He's had a heavy workload with the New Zealand under-19s and he's only a young lad so we don't want to push him too early ... we'll have a good look at him and make sure he's 100 percent ready to go," Moles said.
"With the injuries in the squad and Daryl Tuffey's (Black Cap) selection as well as his performance with the under-19s, he's come into the frame for selection."
Southee played the leading role in New Zealand under-19's second test victory against the Indians at Carisbrook, taking 12 wickets in the match. The competitive series ended with honours fairly even, with the test series drawn 1-all and India winning the one-day series 2-1.
Northern Districts captain James Marshall said he expected Southee to make the most of his opportunity.
"Tim's an exciting player, who bowled very well against some established first-class batsman in a pre-season game against Auckland and then impressed a lot of people in a televised Twenty-20 match," he said.
Marshall and his twin Hamish celebrated their 28th birthday in Whangarei yesterday ahead of anchoring their side's State Championship Trophy challenge.
ND are currently in second place in the competition. After his side showed some diffident form in the national one-day and Twenty20 competitions, James is looking for a good finish to the season.
"The four-day competition gives us an opportunity to finish strongly. We're second on the table and a couple of wins will hopefully get us into the final and if we can get a trophy in the cabinet that will be a reasonable season for us," he said.