Southland vs North Otago
Oamaru winners of the Borton Cup final for 2023-2024
Hawke Cup Zone Series
First innings win to Southland
Played at Queen's Park, Invercargill
14/15 January 2023 (2 Day Match)
Articles:Southland Take First Innings Points

North Otago 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
N.R. Johnston lbw J.L. Mockford 40 69 81 5 57.97
Q.I. Wardle b B.W. Buttar-Scurr 1 9 18 11.11
A. Ashok c B.W. Buttar-Scurr b K.A. Thompson 93 138 201 16 2 67.39
T.M. Dempster c C. Case b J.L. Mockford 9 13 21 2 69.23
J.B. Smith* c B.J. Culhane b S. Niluminda 36 47 69 7 1 76.60
S.F. Grobler c&b J.L. Osborne 1 16 16 6.25
R.J. George c B.J. Domigan b J.L. Osborne 8 10 15 1 80.00
S.C. Kitto b K.A. Thompson 19 40 45 1 2 47.50
B.G. James c S.I. Dowling b S. Niluminda 14 23 34 3 60.87
L.T. Direen not out 7 16 21 1 43.75
C.N. Grubb c&b J.L. Mockford 20 8 15 5 250.00
Extras 5b, 10lb, 1nb 16
Total (all out , 64.4 overs, 271 mins) 264 (4.08 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-11 (Q.I. Wardle, 4.6 ov), 2-73 (N.R. Johnston, 19.5 ov), 3-99 (T.M. Dempster, 25.2 ov), 4-175 (J.B. Smith, 41.1 ov), 5-183 (S.F. Grobler, 44.5 ov), 6-191 (R.J. George, 48.3 ov), 7-216 (A. Ashok, 52.4 ov), 8-231 (S.C. Kitto, 60.2 ov), 9-235 (B.G. James, 61.2 ov), 10-264 (C.N. Grubb, 64.4 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
B.W. Buttar-Scurr 11 3 38 1 3.45
S. Niluminda 14 4 47 2 3.36 1 nb
K.A. Thompson 9 2 36 2 4.00
J.L. Osborne 11 2 45 2 4.09
J.L. Mockford 15.4 5 52 3 3.32
S.I. Downing 4 0 31 0 7.75

Southland 1st Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
C. Case c L.T. Direen b C.N. Grubb 23 22 30 5 104.55
K.A. Thompson b C.N. Grubb 0 1 4 0.00
H.A. Skelt c R.J. George b S.F. Grobler 54 86 111 10 62.79
B.J. Domigan* lbw S.F. Grobler 44 60 77 7 73.33
S.M. Fitzgibbon not out 102 162 210 15 62.96
B.J. Culhane† b C.N. Grubb 64 128 160 9 50.00
B.W. Butter-Scurr not out 17 28 41 2 60.71
Extras 8b, 4lb, 1w, 6nb 19
Total (5 wickets declared , 80.1 overs, 317 mins) 323 (4.03 runs per over)
Did not bat: J.L. Mockford, J.L. Osborne, S. Niluminda, S.I. Downing,
Fall of wkts: 1-4 (K.A. Thompson, 1.1 ov), 2-37 (C. Case, 7.4 ov), 3-119 (B.J. Domigan, 26.4 ov), 4-124 (H.A. Skelt, 28.5 ov), 5-280 (B.J. Culhane, 70.5 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
J.B. Smith 13.1 2 60 0 4.56 1 w, 5 nb
C.N. Grubb 18 2 61 3 3.39
L.T. Direen 9 2 32 0 3.56 1 nb
B.G. James 8 1 47 0 5.88
S.F. Grobler 19 4 62 2 3.26
S.C. Kitto 10 0 36 0 3.60
T.M. Dempster 2 0 8 0 4.00
N.R. Johnston 1 0 5 0 5.00

North Otago 2nd Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
N.R. Johnston c B.W. Buttar-Scurr b J.L. Mockford 28 41 51 4 1 68.29
Q.I. Wardle c C. Case b B.W. Buttar-Scurr 2 8 17 25.00
A. Ashok c B.J. Domigan b J.L. Mockford 37 33 53 8 112.12
T.M. Dempster not out 59 118 158 9 50.00
J.B. Smith* c B.J. Culhane b J.L. Mockford 8 17 21 2 47.06
S.F. Grobler b J.L. Mockford 0 2 3 0.00
R.J. George c B.W. Buttar-Scurr b J.L. Mockford 8 8 13 2 100.00
S.C. Kitto c J.L. Osborne b J.L. Mockford 0 5 9 0.00
B.G. James not out 28 86 90 5 32.56
Extras 2b, 2lb, 1nb 5
Total (7 wickets, innings closed , 53 overs) 175 (3.30 runs per over)
Did not bat: C.N. Grubb, L.T. Direen,
Fall of wkts: 1-9 (Q.I. Wardle, 4.1 ov), 2-49 (N.R. Johnston, 11.2 ov), 3-72 (A. Ashok, 15.6 ov), 4-92 (J.B. Smith, 21.3 ov), 5-92 (S.F. Grobler, 21.6 ov), 6-108 (R.J. George, 25.2 ov), 7-116 (S.C. Kitto, 27.4 ov),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
B.W. Buttar-Scurr 5 1 25 1 5.00
S. Niluminda 8 2 20 0 2.50
J.L. Osborne 5 0 29 0 5.80 1 nb
J.L. Mockford 20 4 49 6 2.45
K.A. Thompson 9 2 28 0 3.11
S.I. Downing 2 0 6 0 3.00
C. Case 3 0 14 0 4.67
S.M. Fitzgibbon 1 1 0 0 0.00

Match Information

Source: New Zealand Cricket Live Scoring
Balls Per Over: 6
Toss: Southland won the toss and chose to Bowl

Umpires: K.S. Jagannathan and R.D. Anderson
Scorers: A.B. Brookes and S.A. Mollison
Points: Southland 8, North Otago 0
Match Notes
  • 12th men: G. Singh (North Otago), A.J. Hart (Southland)
  • Day One
  • NORTH OTAGO 1st innings
  • NORTH OTAGO: 50 runs in 15.4 overs, 61 minutes, 1 extra
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls, 50 minutes, NR Johnston 28 (45), A Ashok 24 (30), 0 extrasv
  • Drinks (11:47 to 11:50): NORTH OTAGO - 72/1 in 19.0 overs, NR Johnston 40 (68), A Ashok 29 (37)
  • NORTH OTAGO: 100 runs in 26.1 overs, 106 minutes, 7 extras
  • A Ashok: 50 runs in 69 balls, 102 minutes (9x4, 1x6)
  • Lunch (13:01 to 13:40): NORTH OTAGO - 147/3 in 36.0 overs, A Ashok 62 (90), JB Smith 27 (35)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls, 49 minutes, A Ashok 25 (33), JB Smith 27 (35), 2 extras
  • NORTH OTAGO: 150 runs in 36.4 overs, 152 minutes, 8 extras
  • NORTH OTAGO: 200 runs in 50.2 overs, 211 minutes, 14 extras
  • Drinks (14:52 to 14:55): NORTH OTAGO - 216/7 in 52.4 overs, SC Kitto 14 (15), BG James 0 (0)
  • NORTH OTAGO: 250 runs in 62.4 overs, 262 minutes, 14 extras
  • innings break: NORTH OTAGO 264/10 (L.T. Direen 7)
  • SOUTHLAND 1st innings
  • SOUTHLAND: 50 runs in 10.4 overs, 42 minutes, 1 extra
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 41 minutes, HA Skelt 20 (29), BJ Domigan 30 (34), 1 extra
  • Drinks (17:19 to 17:22): SOUTHLAND - 89/2 in 19.0 overs, HA Skelt 34 (57), BJ Domigan 30 (35)
  • SOUTHLAND: 100 runs in 22.3 overs, 93 minutes, 2 extras
  • HA Skelt: 50 runs in 73 balls, 97 minutes (10x4)
  • SOUTHLAND: 150 runs in 38.0 overs, 146 minutes, 2 extras
  • End of Day (18:34): SOUTHLAND - 154/4 in 40.0 overs, SM Fitzgibbon 14 (43), BJ Culhane 17 (29)
  • Day Two
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls, 53 minutes, SM Fitzgibbon 24 (50), BJ Culhane 26 (43), 2 extras
  • SOUTHLAND: 200 runs in 51.0 overs, 192 minutes, 4 extras
  • BJ Culhane: 50 runs in 85 balls, 93 minutes (9x4)
  • 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 164 balls, 94 minutes, SM Fitzgibbon 43 (79), BJ Culhane 52 (85), 6 extras
  • Drinks (11:45 to 11:49): SOUTHLAND - 237/4 in 60.0 overs, SM Fitzgibbon 49 (98), BJ Culhane 55 (96)
  • SM Fitzgibbon: 50 runs in 104 balls, 127 minutes (7x4)
  • SOUTHLAND: 250 runs in 62.1 overs, 243 minutes, 13 extras
  • 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 240 balls, 151 minutes, SM Fitzgibbon 74 (121), BJ Culhane 64 (119), 12 extras
  • SOUTHLAND: 300 runs in 76.1 overs, 299 minutes, 15 extras
  • Lunch (13:03 to 13:44): SOUTHLAND - 309/5 in 78.0 overs, SM Fitzgibbon 97 (152), BW Buttar-Scurr 11 (23)
  • New Ball Taken: SOUTHLAND - 319/5 after 80.0 overs, SM Fitzgibbon 98 (161), BW Buttar-Scurr 17 (28), 19 extras
  • SM Fitzgibbon: 100 runs in 162 balls, 207 minutes (15x4)
  • innings break: SOUTHLAND 323/5 declared (S.M. Fitzgibbon 102, B.W. Buttar-Scurr 17)
  • NORTH OTAGO 2nd innings
  • Drinks (14:57 to 15:00): NORTH OTAGO - 49/2 in 11.2 overs, A Ashok 17 (19), TM Dempster 0 (0)
  • NORTH OTAGO: 50 runs in 12.1 overs, 57 minutes, 2 extras
  • NORTH OTAGO: 100 runs in 23.4 overs, 103 minutes, 2 extras
  • JI Mockford: 5 wickets (7.2-1-27-5)
  • Tea (16:03 to 16:22): NORTH OTAGO - 113/6 in 27.0 overs, TM Dempster 28 (48), SC Kitto 0 (4)
  • NORTH OTAGO: 150 runs in 42.5 overs, 173 minutes, 4 extras
  • TM Dempster: 50 runs in 101 balls, 129 minutes (8x4)
  • 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls, 63 minutes, TM Dempster 28 (55), BG James 25 (55), 0 extras
  • Drinks (17:37 to 17:41): NORTH OTAGO - 171/7 in 49.0 overs, TM Dempster 58 (110), BG James 26 (69)
  • Play Called Off (17:57): NORTH OTAGO - 175/7 in 53.0 overs, TM Dempster 59 (118), BG James 28 (86)
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