Fuji Xerox Cup Zone Series
Southland won by 8 wickets
Southland won by 8 wickets
Played at Queen's Park, Invercargill
21/22 December 1997 (2 Day Match)
21/22 December 1997 (2 Day Match)
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Fall of wkts: 1-48 (D.J. Drew, 19.1 ov), 2-102 (G. Ward, 41.3 ov), 3-107 (C.K. Cunningham, 44.2 ov), 4-130 (J. Mavor, 59.4 ov), 5-144 (M. Wilson, 66.1 ov), 6-171 (W.C. McSkimming, 76.5 ov), 7-175 (R. McRae, 85.4 ov), 8-175 (K.J. Mansfield, 87.5 ov), 9-177 (N.W. Rushton, 89.4 ov), 10-181 (R. Sidon, 91.4 ov),
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Extras |
| Reed | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1.44 | 2 nb |
| Williams | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.86 | |
| Ramsay | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 nb |
| Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.67 | |
| Reekers | 21.4 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 1.62 | |
| Laing | 23 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 2.17 | |
| Brown | 20 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1.85 |
Fall of wkts: 1-9 (Brown, 3.4 ov), 2-16 (Davis, 6.1 ov), 3-43 (McKenzie, 13.1 ov), 4-43 (Lamont, 13.4 ov), 5-45 (Tait, 14.4 ov), 6-48 (Johnstone, 15.3 ov), 7-127 (Reekers, 27.3 ov), 8-139 (Henry, 30.2 ov), 9-159 (Laing, 37.1 ov), 10-184 (Reed, 45.3 ov),
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Extras |
| N.W. Rushton | 17 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 3.59 | 6 nb |
| R. Sidon | 12.3 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 5.92 | 20 nb |
| K. Gardiner | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 1 w, |
| W.C. McSkimming | 11 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 2.73 |
Fall of wkts: 1-0 (K. Gardiner, 2.3 ov), 2-0 (D.J. Drew, 3.3 ov), 3-0 (G. Ward, 4.0 ov), 4-19 (J. Mavor, 12.3 ov), 5-29 (C.K. Cunningham, 16.3 ov), 6-41 (M. Wilson, 20.5 ov), 7-44 (W.C. McSkimming, 26.0 ov), 8-50 (K.J. Mansfield, 28.3 ov), 9-56 (N.W. Rushton, 29.2 ov),
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Extras |
| Ramsay | 9 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.56 | 2 nb |
| Reekers | 14.2 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1.19 | 1 w, 2 nb |
| Reed | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3.33 |
Did not bat: C. Reed, D. Reekers, K. Johnstone, M. Ramsey, P. Henry†, R. Tait*, S. Laing,
Fall of wkts: 1-2 (Brown, 0.4 ov), 2-45 (Davis, 7.3 ov),
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Extras |
| R. Sidon | 5.1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7.35 | |
| N.W. Rushton | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| K. Gardiner | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.33 |
| Match Notes |
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