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)
| Articles: | North Otago pays for poor batting |
Partnerships - North Otago 2nd Innings
| Wkt | Overs | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 1st | 2.3 | 0 | 0.00 | K. Gardiner (0) | D.J. Drew (0) | - | 0/1 (2.3) | |
| 2nd | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | D.J. Drew (0) | G. Ward (0) | 0/1 (2.3) | 0/2 (3.3) | |
| 3rd | 0.3 | 0 | 0.00 | G. Ward (0) | C.K. Cunningham (0) | 0/2 (3.3) | 0/3 (4.0) | |
| 4th | 8.3 | 19 | 2.24 | J. Mavor (8) | C.K. Cunningham | 0/3 (4.0) | 19/4 (12.3) | |
| 5th | 4.0 | 10 | 2.50 | C.K. Cunningham | M. Wilson | 19/4 (12.3) | 29/5 (16.3) | |
| 6th | 4.2 | 12 | 2.77 | M. Wilson | W.C. McSkimming | 29/5 (16.3) | 41/6 (20.5) | |
| 7th | 5.1 | 3 | 0.58 | W.C. McSkimming | K.J. Mansfield | 41/6 (20.5) | 44/7 (26.0) | |
| 8th | 2.3 | 6 | 2.40 | K.J. Mansfield | N.W. Rushton | 44/7 (26.0) | 50/8 (28.3) | |
| 9th | 0.5 | 6 | 7.20 | N.W. Rushton | R. Sidon | 50/8 (28.3) | 56/9 (29.2) |
Highest Partnerships
| Inns | Wkt | Ov | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 2 | 7th | 12.0 | 79 | 6.58 | Reekers | Henry | 48/6 (15.3) | 127/7 (27.3) | |
| 1 | 2nd | 22.2 | 54 | 2.42 | G. Ward (26) | K. Gardiner | 48/1 (19.1) | 102/2 (41.3) | |
| 1 | 1st | 19.1 | 48 | 2.50 | D.J. Drew (36) | K. Gardiner | - | 48/1 (19.1) | |
| 4 | 2nd | 6.5 | 43 | 6.29 | Davis | Lamont | 2/1 (0.4) | 45/2 (7.3) | |
| 1 | 6th | 10.4 | 27 | 2.53 | W.C. McSkimming (15) | K. Gardiner (12) | 144/5 (66.1) | 171/6 (76.5) | |
| 2 | 3rd | 7.0 | 27 | 3.86 | McKenzie (15) | Lamont (6) | 16/2 (6.1) | 43/3 (13.1) | |
| 2 | 10th | 8.2 | 25 | 3.00 | Reed | Ramsay | 159/9 (37.1) | 184/10 (45.3) | |
| 1 | 4th | 15.2 | 23 | 1.50 | J. Mavor (10) | K. Gardiner (9) | 107/3 (44.2) | 130/4 (59.4) | |
| 2 | 9th | 6.5 | 20 | 2.93 | Laing | Ramsay | 139/8 (30.2) | 159/9 (37.1) | |
| 3 | 4th | 8.3 | 19 | 2.24 | J. Mavor (8) | C.K. Cunningham | 0/3 (4.0) | 19/4 (12.3) | |
| 1 | 5th | 6.3 | 14 | 2.15 | M. Wilson (9) | K. Gardiner (4) | 130/4 (59.4) | 144/5 (66.1) | |
| 2 | 8th | 2.5 | 12 | 4.24 | Henry | Laing | 127/7 (27.3) | 139/8 (30.2) | |
| 3 | 6th | 4.2 | 12 | 2.77 | M. Wilson | W.C. McSkimming | 29/5 (16.3) | 41/6 (20.5) | |
| 3 | 5th | 4.0 | 10 | 2.50 | C.K. Cunningham | M. Wilson | 19/4 (12.3) | 29/5 (16.3) | |
| 2 | 1st | 3.4 | 9 | 2.45 | Brown (4) | Davis (0) | - | 9/1 (3.4) | |
| 4 | 3rd | 2.4 | 9* | 3.38 | Lamont | McKenzie | 45/2 (7.3) | 54/3 (10.1) | |
| 2 | 2nd | 2.3 | 7 | 2.80 | Davis (3) | Lamont (3) | 9/1 (3.4) | 16/2 (6.1) | |
| 3 | 8th | 2.3 | 6 | 2.40 | K.J. Mansfield | N.W. Rushton | 44/7 (26.0) | 50/8 (28.3) | |
| 3 | 9th | 0.5 | 6 | 7.20 | N.W. Rushton | R. Sidon | 50/8 (28.3) | 56/9 (29.2) | |
| 1 | 3rd | 2.5 | 5 | 1.76 | C.K. Cunningham (1) | K. Gardiner (4) | 102/2 (41.3) | 107/3 (44.2) | |
| 1 | 7th | 8.5 | 4 | 0.45 | R. McRae (2) | K. Gardiner (0) | 171/6 (76.5) | 175/7 (85.4) | |
| 1 | 10th | 2.0 | 4 | 2.00 | R. Sidon (1) | K. Gardiner (0) | 177/9 (89.4) | 181/10 (91.4) | |
| 2 | 6th | 0.5 | 3 | 3.60 | Johnstone | Reekers | 45/5 (14.4) | 48/6 (15.3) | |
| 3 | 7th | 5.1 | 3 | 0.58 | W.C. McSkimming | K.J. Mansfield | 41/6 (20.5) | 44/7 (26.0) | |
| 1 | 9th | 1.5 | 2 | 1.09 | N.W. Rushton (0) | K. Gardiner (2) | 175/8 (87.5) | 177/9 (89.4) | |
| 2 | 5th | 1.0 | 2 | 2.00 | Tait (2) | Reekers | 43/4 (13.4) | 45/5 (14.4) | |
| 4 | 1st | 0.4 | 2 | 3.00 | Brown (0) | Davis | - | 2/1 (0.4) | |
| 1 | 8th | 2.1 | 0 | 0.00 | K.J. Mansfield (0) | K. Gardiner (0) | 175/7 (85.4) | 175/8 (87.5) | |
| 2 | 4th | 0.3 | 0 | 0.00 | Lamont (0) | Tait (0) | 43/3 (13.1) | 43/4 (13.4) | |
| 3 | 1st | 2.3 | 0 | 0.00 | K. Gardiner (0) | D.J. Drew (0) | - | 0/1 (2.3) | |
| 3 | 2nd | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | D.J. Drew (0) | G. Ward (0) | 0/1 (2.3) | 0/2 (3.3) | |
| 3 | 3rd | 0.3 | 0 | 0.00 | G. Ward (0) | C.K. Cunningham (0) | 0/2 (3.3) | 0/3 (4.0) |