South Canterbury reached North Otago's first innings total with two wickets to spare in the drawn two-day match at Waimate at the weekend.

Batting first on a docile pitch at Knottingley Park, North Otago made 273.

The backbone was provided by R. Wilson (72) and A. Cartwright (62), in a seventh-wicket stand of 126.

B. Andrews (73) and R. Murdoch (43) were top scores for South Canterbury until T. Underdown of the later batsmen made a determined 60 which took his side past North Otago's total.

South Canterbury was nine for 328 when stumps were drawn.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Hawke Cup - Zone Series

North Otago vs South Canterbury at Knottinglay Park, Waimate
North Otago 273 ( R.S. Wilson 72, A.G. Cartwright 62, G. Johnson 47, R.J. Mason 27, S. Gunley 20, Ritchie 3-44, Galwey 3-48, Andrews 2-36 )
South Canterbury 328-9 ( B. Andrews 73, T. Underdown 60, R. Murdock 43, B. Mackle 29, G. Gadsby 24no, C. Galwey 22no, J. Ward 19, J. Varcoe 19, B. Sewell 12, J.L. Shea 5-84, D. Eckhold 3-75 )
First innings win to South Cantebury
Full scorecard for the match