Southland vs North Otago
The North Otago Hawke Cup team after their victory against Nelson to take the Hawke Cup for the second time
Hawke Cup Zone Series
Southland won by an innings and 33 runs
Played at Queen's Park, Invercargill
1/2 February 2003 (2 Day Match)
Articles:Inexperienced squad venturing south
Batsmen fail to match bowlers efforts

Southland 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
B. Sutherland c A.B. Sewell b N.W. Rushton 0 7 9 0.00
D. Williams c G.D. Smith b C.M. Smith 11 37 43 29.73
G. Davis c A.B. Sewell b C.M. Smith 1 11 13 9.09
M. Riach c N.W. Rushton b C.M. Smith 0 6 7 0.00
S. Brown lbw G. Strachan 16 50 73 1 32.00
D. Cocker c G.R. Cameron b M. Creighton 19 83 93 1 22.89
J.W. Wilson c B. Cooper b T. Geeves 9 16 18 1 56.25
G. Folster*† not out 104 160 185 17 65.00
M. Billcliff c G.R. Cameron b N.W. Rushton 25 45 58 2 55.56
N. Turner run out 22 58 78 1 37.93
L. Savory not out 1 18 35 5.56
Extras 5b, 4lb, 3w, 7nb 19
Total (9 wickets declared , 80.4 overs, 305 mins) 227 (2.81 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-0 (Sutherland, 2.1 ov), 2-6 (Davis, 6.1 ov), 3-10 (Riach, 8.2 ov), 4-15 (Williams, 11.3 ov), 5-46 (Brown, 28.0 ov), 6-59 (Wilson, 33.0 ov), 7-64 (Cocker, 37.1 ov), 8-122 (Billcliff, 54.2 ov), 9-190 (Turner, 74.5 ov), 10-227 (Folster, 80.4 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
N.W. Rushton 21.4 6 46 2 2.12 1 w, 2 nb
C.M. Smith 24 8 62 3 2.58 2 w, 5 nb
G. Strachan 9 4 12 1 1.33
T. Geeves 13 3 35 1 2.69
M. Creighton 7 0 38 1 5.43
P. Johnston 6 2 25 0 4.17

North Otago 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
G.R. Cameron b Billcliff 2 3 3 66.67
P. Johnston c Folster b Turner 7 30 41 23.33
A.B. Sewell lbw Billcliff 14 25 32 2 56.00
G.D. Smith c Folster b Billcliff 0 4 6 0.00
N.W. Rushton* b Billcliff 1 6 10 16.67
J. Willetts b Wilson 5 37 51 1 13.51
B. Cooper b Billcliff 0 1 1 0.00
C.M. Smith not out 34 69 93 3 49.28
G. Strachan b Wilson 0 1 1 0.00
T. Geeves c Folster b Wilson 1 10 7 10.00
M. Creighton lbw Wilson 3 32 42 9.38
Extras 7lb, 1w, 8
Total (all out , 36.2 overs, 147 mins) 75 (2.06 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-2 (G.R. Cameron, 0.3 ov), 2-22 (A.B. Sewell, 9.0 ov), 3-24 (P. Johnston, 10.0 ov), 4-24 (G.D. Smith, 10.2 ov), 5-25 (N.W. Rushton, 12.1 ov), 6-25 (B. Cooper, 12.2 ov), 7-50 (J. Willetts, 22.3 ov), 8-50 (G. Strachan, 22.4 ov), 9-52 (T. Geeves, 24.4 ov), 10-75 (M. Creighton, 36.2 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
Billcliff 12 3 18 5 1.50
Turner 9 2 15 1 1.67
Hodson 8 2 16 0 2.00
Wilson 6.2 2 15 4 2.37 1 w,
Savory 1 0 4 0 4.00

North Otago 2nd Innings (following on)

R B M 4s 6s SR
G.R. Cameron lbw Wilson 2 13 10 15.38
P. Johnston c Folster b Wilson 1 4 12 25.00
M. Creighton run out 11 63 83 17.46
A.B. Sewell c Brown b Turner 0 17 17 0.00
G.D. Smith c&b Turner 2 16 20 12.50
N.W. Rushton* b Hodson 37 46 67 4 80.43
J. Willetts b Wilson 2 2 2 100.00
B. Cooper b Hodson 0 7 5 0.00
C.M. Smith b Hodson 43 46 65 7 93.48
G. Strachan c Folster b Billcliff 3 14 17 21.43
T. Geeves not out 2 20 32 10.00
Extras 7lb, 3w, 2nb 12
Total (all out , 41.1 overs, 169 mins) 119 (2.89 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-6 (G.R. Cameron, 2.4 ov), 2-7 (P. Johnston, 3.0 ov), 3-10 (A.B. Sewell, 8.0 ov), 4-16 (G.D. Smith, 14.0 ov), 5-50 (M. Creighton, 23.5 ov), 6-52 (J. Willetts, 24.1 ov), 7-53 (B. Cooper, 25.2 ov), 8-64 (N.W. Rushton, 28.5 ov), 9-72 (G. Strachan, 32.5 ov), 10-119 (C.M. Smith, 41.1 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
Wilson 8 1 19 3 2.38 1 w,
Billcliff 11 4 16 1 1.45 1 w, 2 nb
Turner 11 4 23 2 2.09
Hodson 8.1 3 26 3 3.18 1 w,
Savory 3 0 28 0 9.33

Match Information

Source: Original Scoresheets
Balls Per Over: 6
Toss: North Otago won the toss and chose to field

Umpires: K. Adams and I. Hipkiss
Scorers: L. Cunningham and G. Watson
Match Notes
  • North Otago debut: B. Cooper, J. Willetts
  • North Otago played 11
  • Southland played 12 (D. Williams non bowl, J. Hodson not bat)
  • Day One
  • Southland 1st innings
  • Southland 50/5 of 29 overs (174 balls), 110 mins
  • Southland 100/7 of 46.1 overs (277 balls), 171 mins
  • Lunch: Southland 114/7 of 48 overs (288 balls), (M. Billcliff 24, G Folster 22)
  • Southland 150/8 of 64.4 overs (388 balls), 238 mins
  • 9th wicket: 50 runs of 70 balls, 41 mins (M. Billcliff, G. Folster)
  • Southland 200/9 of 77.3 overs (465 balls), 292 mins
  • Innings break: Southland 227/9 declared of 80.4 overs (G. Folster 104, L. Savory 1)
  • North Otago 1st innings
  • North Otago 50/6 of 22.1 overs (133 balls), 93 mins
  • Innings break North Otago 75/10 of 36.2 overs (218 balls), 147 mins (C.M. Smith 34)
  • Southland enforce the follow on
  • North Otago 2nd innings
  • Stumps: North Otago 2/7 of 3 overs (18 balls), (M Creighton 1)
  • Day Two
  • North Otago 50/4 of 23 overs (138 balls), 90 mins
  • North Otago 100/9 of 38.3 overs (231 balls), 158 mins
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