The friendly match arranged between the Auckland touring team versus a North Otago eleven was concluded on Saturday in glorious weather, Auckland winning by an innings and 192 runs. Auckland made 407 runs, while North Otago had three wickets down for 49 runs on the first day's play. Continuing, they were dismissed for 145 runs. Jacobs and Searle started well, the later carrying his score to 65, while the former contributed 62. A. Brooker was the only other batsmen to reach double figures. North Otago's second innings produced 70 runs. Sumpter, Uttley and Capstick were the only batsmen to make any showing. Butler and Jones were the most successful bowlers for Auckland in the first innings, while Coates and Cooper bowled unchanged in the second innings, both securing good averages.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Friendly -

Auckland Colts vs North Otago at Oamaru
North Otago 151 ( W.M. Uttley 35, Searle 31, J. Capstick 15, J. Kinder 14, Swinton 13, Giorgi 12, F. Jones 12, Cooper 3-40, Butler 2-19, Goodwin 2-40 ) & 195 ( W.M. Uttley 112no, J. Capstick 15, Hemus 5-43, Simpson 3-21 )
Auckland Colts 263 ( Goodwin 51, Postles 44, Simpson 44, Scott 39, Hemus 25, Jones 15, Hughes 14, Coates 11, J. Kinder 3-51 ) & 87-0 ( Jones 43no, Butler 40no )
Auckland Colts won by 10 wickets