Southland vs North Otago
Anthony Sewell looks to take a catch close in
Fuji Xerox Cup Zone Series
Southland won by 8 wickets
Played at Queen's Park, Invercargill
21/22 December 1997 (2 Day Match)
Articles:North Otago pays for poor batting

North Otago 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
K. Gardiner not out 65 257 281 4 25.29
D.J. Drew c Davis b Reekers 36 53 70 4 67.92
G. Ward c Reekers b Brown 26 68 66 3 38.24
C.K. Cunningham b Brown 1 7 8 14.29
J. Mavor c Reekers b Brown 10 44 21 22.73
M. Wilson c Lamont b Brown 9 18 15 1 50.00
W.C. McSkimming c&b Laing 15 34 27 2 44.12
R. McRae c Reed b Reekers 2 34 28 5.88
K.J. Mansfield* c Brown b Reekerss 0 6 7 0.00
N.W. Rushton c Laing b Reekers 0 5 6 0.00
R. Sidon b 1 9 7 11.11
Extras 3b, 7lb, 6nb 16
Total (all out , 91.4 overs) 181 (1.97 runs per over)
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

Southland 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
S. Brown c K.J. Mansfield b R. Sidon 4 18 15 22.22
C. Davis c D.J. Drew b R. Sidon 3 15 25 20.00
M.J. Lamont c K.J. Mansfield b W.C. McSkimming 9 30 43 30.00
C. Mckenzie c G. Ward b N.W. Rushton 15 20 27 1 75.00
R. Tait* c D.J. Drew b N.W. Rushton 2 3 7 66.67
D. Reekers c K. Gardiner b W.C. McSkimming 43 60 119 5 1 71.67
K. Johnstone b W.C. McSkimming 3 4 4 75.00
P. Henry† b W.C. McSkimming 38 51 67 3 1 74.51
S. Laing lbw N.W. Rushton 13 25 27 1 52.00
M. Ramsey not out 17 43 59 1 39.53
C. Reed c W.C. McSkimming b R. Sidon 7 27 32 25.93
Extras 3lb, 1w, 26nb 30
Total (all out , 45.3 overs) 184 (4.04 runs per over)
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

North Otago 2nd Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
K. Gardiner lbw Ramsay 0 9 9 0.00
D.J. Drew c Ramsay b Reekers 0 11 13 0.00
G. Ward c McKenzie b Ramsay 0 5 7 0.00
C.K. Cunningham c Johnstone b Reed 18 47 55 1 38.30
J. Mavor c Reekers b Reed 8 26 33 1 30.77
M. Wilson c Henry b Reekers 6 33 36 1 18.18
W.C. McSkimming b Reekers 6 18 25 1 33.33
K.J. Mansfield* c Johnstone b Ramsay 4 13 16 1 30.77
N.W. Rushton c Henry b Reekers 4 8 14 1 50.00
R. Sidon not out 0 4 4 0.00
Extras 4b, 1lb, 1w, 4nb 10
Total (all out , 29.2 overs) 56 (1.91 runs per over)
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

Southland 2nd Innings (target 54)

R B M 4s 6s SR
S. Brown lbw Sidon 0 4 2 0.00
G. Davis c N.W. Rushton b K. Gardiner 17 23 32 3 73.91
M.J. Lamont not out 24 19 40 2 126.32
C. McKenzie not out 3 8 10 37.50
Extras 10nb 10
Total (2 wickets, innings closed , 10.1 overs) 54 (5.31 runs per over)
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 Information

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

Umpires: A. Faithfull and K. Adams
Scorers: G. Watson and L. Cunningham
Match Notes
  • North Otago debut: R. McRae
  • 12th men: A. Sewell (North Otago), N. Johnstone (Southland)
  • Day One
  • North Otago 50/1 of 20.1 overs (121 balls), 72 mins
  • North Otago 100/1 of 41.4 overs (250 balls), 144 mins
  • Lunch: North Otago 122/3 of 56 overs (336 balls), (K. Gardner 43, J. Mavor 9)
  • Innings break: North Otago 181/10 of 91.1 overs (547 balls), (R. Sidon 1)
  • Southland first innings
  • Tea: Southland 32/2 of 10 overs (60 balls), (M.J. Lamont 6, C. McKenzie 7)
  • Southland 50/6 of 15.5 overs (95 balls), 79 mins
  • Southland 100/6 of 21.5 overs (127 balls)
  • Stumps: Southland 142/8 of 32 overs (192 balls), (S. Laing 5, M. Ramsay 0)
  • Day Two
  • Innings break: Southland 184/10 of 45.3 overs (273 balls), (M. Ramsay 17)
  • North Otago second innings
  • North Otago 50/7 of 28.1 overs (169 balls)
  • Innings break: North Otago 56/9 of 29.2 overs (176 balls), (R. Sidon 0)
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