The Central Otago side narrowly averted defeat on Saturday when North Otago had dismissed all but one of the batsmen at the call of time. When Sandri declared the North Otago innings closed he left the visitors 140 minutes in which to get 172 runs. In chasing the runs Central Otago had lost six for 46 before they closed up and stern defence by Flannery, Buttar and Graham just managed to stave off defeat. Sandri, Cowles and Wardle all bowled effectively on a wicket that gave them little encouragement.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Hawke Cup - Zone Series

Central Otago vs North Otago at Waitaki BHS, Oamaru
North Otago 167 ( J.S. White 47, R. Hannam 29, G. Cowles 27, K. Ellis 26, P. Wright 15, McKnight 4-38, Hills 2-56 ) & 133-6dec ( G. Cowles 51, W.B. Kerr 32, P. Wright 22, Dunn 3-33, Hills 2-84 )
Central Otago 129 ( S.G. McKnight 31, K. Faulks 20no, E. Hills 19, S. Dunn 15, T. Graham 15, D. Buttar 11, K. Ellis 4-42, G. Cowles 2-23, W. Wardle 2-23 ) & 109-9 ( D. Buttar 20, J. Flannery 19, O. Becker 15, M. Blakely 14, T. Graham 14no, M.F. Sandri 3-19, W. Wardle 3-25, G. Cowles 2-36 )
First innings win to North Otago
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