A fast century by D.J. Vear put Southland in a good position against North Otago yesterday in the Country Week tournament at Dunedin, helping his side to a lead of 23 runs on the first innings. North Otago knocked 240 on the first day of play, but looked in danger of being beaten outright yesterday when wickets fell quickly at the beginning of the second innings, but the later batsmen held on to take the total through to 119 leaving Southland no time to bat again.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Hawke Cup - Zone Series

Southland vs North Otago at Logan Park, Dunedin
North Otago 240 ( G. Wain 56, A.G. Cartwright 44no, R.N. Taiaroa 32, J.C. Brown 23, R. Grant 23, J. Wilson 19, Hill 6-84, Moreton 2-35 ) & 119 ( R.N. Taiaroa 34, J.C. Brown 19no, K. Murray 18, R. Grant 18, Rae 4-2, Hill 3-34, Childs 3-49 )
Southland 261 ( D.J. Vear 100, A. Hollway 30, J. Hill 25, C. Childs 24, W.A. Robertson 21, N.R. Thompson 20, A.W. Gilbertson 15, A.G. Cartwright 5-98 )
First innings win to Southland
Full scorecard for the match