With Mid Canterbury needing five runs to win and with two wickets in hand victory in a Hawke Cup warm up game yesterday, North Otago collected those two vital wickets for a four run win in a Hawke Cup warm up game yesterday.

North Otago won the toss at the Ashburton Domain on Sunday against Mid Canterbury in a Hawke Cup warm up game and after deciding to bat was dismissed for 132 in the fiftieth over.Only three North Otago batsmen handled the Mid Canterbury bowling attack with any confidence. Francois Mostert led the way with 35 and he was backed up by Dallas Mahuika(22) and Jeremy Smith(21). Bowling for Mid Canterbury Harry Jones took three for 28 and Jason Morrison, two for 24.

Mid Canterbury made a solid start to be fifty for two but slumped to 101 for seven as Craig Smith took five for thirty one off twelve overs. The Mid Canterbury innings stuttered through to 128 for eight before Nortrh Otago claimed the two vital wickets. Francois Mostert took four for ten off his ten overs with Jeremy Smith taking the other wicket.

Short Scorecard(s)

Representative - Friendly -

North Otago vs Mid Canterbury at Ashburton Domain Oval, Ashburton
North Otago 133 ( F. Mostert 35, D.J. Mahuika 22, J.B. Smith 21, D.J. Drew 16, J. Morrison 3-24, H. Jones 3-28, T. Meyrick 2-14 )
Mid Canterbury 128 ( T. Meyrick 39no, B. Houston 31, R. Polson 20, C.M. Smith 5-31, F. Mostert 4-10 )
North Otago won by 5 runs
Full scorecard for the match

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