▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁winning ▁the ▁club ' s ▁members ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁and ▁the ▁one - day ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Cro ft ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁county ▁cap . ▁ ▁Cro ft ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁over se as ▁player ▁at ▁A uck land ▁A ces , ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁first - class ▁teams ▁clubs ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁championship ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁In ▁eight ▁first - class ▁matches , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 3 3 0   run s , ▁including ▁two ▁half - cent uries , ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 3 6 . 6 6 . ▁Cro ft ▁also ▁played ▁ten ▁list   A ▁matches , ▁am ass ing ▁ 2 0 9   run s ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁score ▁above ▁ 5 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁drawn ▁County ▁Championship ▁match ▁against ▁War wick shire ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Cro ft ▁scored ▁the ▁second ▁century ▁of ▁his ▁first - class ▁career , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁He ▁passed ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁first - class ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁inn ings ▁of ▁ 1 2 2 ▁from ▁ 1 8 2   ball s , ▁which ▁equ alled ▁his ▁highest ▁score . ▁Though ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁three - year ▁gap ▁between ▁his ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁centuries , ▁in ▁the ▁next