A bowling breakthrough by M. Barclay and G. Alabaster during the session of play enabled Southland to beat North Otago by 10 wickets in the representative cricket match yesterday.

Just when the game seemed poised to finish in a tame first innings win to Southland Alabaster and Barclay broke through the North otago second innings to leave Southland 74 runs to get in even time.

With Kevin O'Connor and Thompson showing little respect for the North Otago bowling the runs came up in 50 minutes.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Hawke Cup - Zone Series

North Otago vs Southland at Miller Street Park, Invercargill
North Otago 180 ( N.W. McKenzie 60, R.S. Payne 26, A.G. Cartwright 16, I.T. Geddes 14, R. Paul 14, J. McCombe 11, Hampton 3-51, Alabaster 2-25, Thomson 2-41, Nicholson 2-46 ) & 92 ( I.T. Geddes 32, N.W. McKenzie 12, R.S. Wilson 11, R. Bowman 11no, Barclay 4-30, Alabaster 3-6, Thomson 2-20 )
Southland 199 ( K.J. O'Connor 62, W. Lindsay 31, G.T. Buist 26, K.A. Nicholson 25no, J.L. Shea 4-39 ) & 77-0 ( K.J. O'Connor 44no, N.R. Thomson 25no )
Southland won by 10 wickets
Full scorecard for the match