A drawn game against South Canterbury gave North Otago a further lease of the Richards Trophy. The local side with a lead of 84 on the first innings made 199 in its second essay, leaving the visitors 283 to make in 150 minutes, and they gave a bright display of batting to reach 200 for the loss of three wickets. Taiaroa especially punished the North Otago bowlers with a forceful yet orthodox display. Kerr played another good innings for the local side. Jack, who has represented Canterbury in Plunket Shields games was the most troublesome of the visiting bowlers.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Richards Trophy -

South Canterbury vs North Otago at Oamaru
North Otago 174 ( W.B. Kerr 47, A. Forbes 45, J.C. Brown 25, D. Nicol 18, J.S. White 14, J. Paul 11, Carter 4-33, Jack 3-38 ) & 199 ( W.B. Kerr 44, J.S. White 29, P. Wright 22, J. Paul 19, K. Murray 18, G. Cowles 16, A. Forbes 14, M.F. Sandri 12no, Jack 5-83, Metcalf 3-29, Simpson 2-29 )
South Canterbury 90 ( C. Thomas 22, R. Taiaroa 20, R. Bowden 18, M.F. Sandri 3-20, K. Murray 3-20, R. Paul 2-11 ) & 200-3 ( R. Taiaroa 74no, J. Lindsay 43no, C. Thomas 36, W. Barber 23, R. Bowden 19, A. Forbes 2-46 )
First innings win to North Otago
Full scorecard for the match