Waitaki Tekau Cup Final
North Otago won by 7 runs
North Otago won by 7 runs
Played at Ashburton Domain Oval, Ashburton
6 February 1978 (35 over match)
6 February 1978 (35 over match)
Partnerships - North Otago 1st Innings
| Wkt | Overs | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 1st | 0 | R.S. Wilson | S.J. Blakely | - | 0/1 | |||
| 2nd | 3 | G. Johnson | S.J. Blakely | 0/1 | 3/2 | |||
| 3rd | 6 | G.N. Johnstone | S.J. Blakely | 3/2 | 9/3 | |||
| 4th | 8 | S.J. Blakely | B. Nutall | 9/3 | 17/4 | |||
| 5th | 12 | C. Taylor | B. Nutall | 17/4 | 29/5 | |||
| 6th | 8 | B. Nutall | J. Cunningham | 29/5 | 37/6 | |||
| 7th | 7 | J. Cunningham | P. Bee | 37/6 | 44/7 | |||
| 8th | 12 | P. Bee | T. Roberson | 44/7 | 56/8 | |||
| 9th | 8 | T. Roberson | K. Thickett | 56/8 | 64/9 | |||
| 10th | 13 | S. Kendell | K. Thickett | 64/9 | 77/10 |
Highest Partnerships
| Inns | Wkt | Ov | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 2 | 10th | 24 | Hooper | Spicer | 46/9 | 70/10 | |||
| 1 | 10th | 13 | S. Kendell | K. Thickett | 64/9 | 77/10 | |||
| 2 | 6th | 13 | Sampson | Baker | 17/5 | 30/6 | |||
| 1 | 5th | 12 | C. Taylor | B. Nutall | 17/4 | 29/5 | |||
| 1 | 8th | 12 | P. Bee | T. Roberson | 44/7 | 56/8 | |||
| 2 | 1st | 9 | Thomas | Nicol | - | 9/1 | |||
| 2 | 8th | 9 | Baker | Spicer | 34/7 | 43/8 | |||
| 1 | 4th | 8 | S.J. Blakely | B. Nutall | 9/3 | 17/4 | |||
| 1 | 6th | 8 | B. Nutall | J. Cunningham | 29/5 | 37/6 | |||
| 1 | 9th | 8 | T. Roberson | K. Thickett | 56/8 | 64/9 | |||
| 2 | 5th | 8 | Holmes | Sampson | 9/4 | 17/5 | |||
| 1 | 7th | 7 | J. Cunningham | P. Bee | 37/6 | 44/7 | |||
| 1 | 3rd | 6 | G.N. Johnstone | S.J. Blakely | 3/2 | 9/3 | |||
| 2 | 7th | 4 | Smith | Baker | 30/6 | 34/7 | |||
| 1 | 2nd | 3 | G. Johnson | S.J. Blakely | 0/1 | 3/2 | |||
| 2 | 9th | 3 | Hanson | Spicer | 43/8 | 46/9 | |||
| 1 | 1st | 0 | R.S. Wilson | S.J. Blakely | - | 0/1 | |||
| 2 | 2nd | 0 | Nicol | Argyle | 9/1 | 9/2 | |||
| 2 | 3rd | 0 | Isherwood | Argyle | 9/2 | 9/3 | |||
| 2 | 4th | 0 | Argyle | Holmes | 9/3 | 9/4 |