Richards Trophy
Ashburton County won by 6 wickets.
Ashburton County won by 6 wickets.
Played at Ashburton Domain Oval, Ashburton
8/9 January 1954 (2 Day Match)
8/9 January 1954 (2 Day Match)
| Articles: | N.O. Plays Ashburton |
| Ashburton Beat North Otago by Six Wickets |
Partnerships - North Otago 2nd Innings
| Wkt | Overs | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 1st | 41 | G. Parker | I.T. Geddes | - | 41/1 | |||
| 2nd | 0 | R. Gourlay | I.T. Geddes | 41/1 | 41/2 | |||
| 3rd | 19 | I.T. Geddes | J.D.M Herron | 41/2 | 60/3 | |||
| 4th | 34 | J.D.M Herron | M. Collings | 60/3 | 94/4 | |||
| 5th | 0 | M. Collings | W. Smith | 94/4 | 94/5 | |||
| 6th | 8 | K. Murray | W. Smith | 94/5 | 102/6 | |||
| 7th | 0 | W. Smith | R.W. Pile | 102/6 | 102/7 | |||
| 8th | 17 | R.W. Pile | W. Wardle | 102/7 | 119/8 | |||
| 9th | 2 | W. Wardle | M.F. Sandri | 119/8 | 121/9 | |||
| 10th | 2 | M.F. Sandri | A. Kelman | 121/9 | 123/10 |
Highest Partnerships
| Inns | Wkt | Ov | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 4 | 2nd | 126 | Cullen | Smith | 10/1 | 136/2 | |||
| 1 | 9th | 62 | W. Wardle | A. Kelman | 128/8 | 190/9 | |||
| 2 | 5th | 59 | Goodwin | Robertson | 40/4 | 99/5 | |||
| 1 | 10th | 50 | M.F. Sandri | A. Kelman | 190/9 | 240/10 | |||
| 1 | 5th | 43 | J.D.M Herron | K. Murray | 62/4 | 105/5 | |||
| 2 | 10th | 43 | Geering | Moore | 154/9 | 197/10 | |||
| 3 | 1st | 41 | G. Parker | I.T. Geddes | - | 41/1 | |||
| 3 | 4th | 34 | J.D.M Herron | M. Collings | 60/3 | 94/4 | |||
| 1 | 1st | 33 | R. Gourlay | G. Parker | - | 33/1 | |||
| 2 | 1st | 31 | Smith | Griffiths | - | 31/1 | |||
| 4 | 3rd | 23 | Goodwin | Smith | 136/2 | 159/3 | |||
| 2 | 7th | 21 | Flaherty | Jordan | 110/6 | 131/7 | |||
| 3 | 3rd | 19 | I.T. Geddes | J.D.M Herron | 41/2 | 60/3 | |||
| 3 | 8th | 17 | R.W. Pile | W. Wardle | 102/7 | 119/8 | |||
| 1 | 2nd | 16 | I.T. Geddes | G. Parker | 33/1 | 49/2 | |||
| 2 | 8th | 14 | Jordan | Saunders | 131/7 | 145/8 | |||
| 1 | 3rd | 13 | G. Parker | J.D.M Herron | 49/2 | 62/3 | |||
| 2 | 6th | 11 | Robertson | Jordan | 99/5 | 110/6 | |||
| 4 | 1st | 10 | Griffiths | Smith | - | 10/1 | |||
| 1 | 6th | 9 | M. Collings | K. Murray | 105/5 | 114/6 | |||
| 1 | 8th | 9 | R.W. Pile | A. Kelman | 119/7 | 128/8 | |||
| 2 | 9th | 9 | Moore | Moore | 145/8 | 154/9 | |||
| 3 | 6th | 8 | K. Murray | W. Smith | 94/5 | 102/6 | |||
| 4 | 5th | 8* | Smith | Robertson | 160/4 | 168/5 | |||
| 2 | 4th | 7 | Ashworth | Goodwin | 33/3 | 40/4 | |||
| 1 | 7th | 5 | K. Murray | R.W. Pile | 114/6 | 119/7 | |||
| 2 | 3rd | 2 | Cullen | Goodwin | 31/2 | 33/3 | |||
| 3 | 9th | 2 | W. Wardle | M.F. Sandri | 119/8 | 121/9 | |||
| 3 | 10th | 2 | M.F. Sandri | A. Kelman | 121/9 | 123/10 | |||
| 4 | 4th | 1 | Ashworth | Smith | 159/3 | 160/4 | |||
| 1 | 4th | 0 | W. Smith | J.D.M Herron | 62/3 | 62/4 | |||
| 2 | 2nd | 0 | Griffiths | Cullen | 31/1 | 31/2 | |||
| 3 | 2nd | 0 | R. Gourlay | I.T. Geddes | 41/1 | 41/2 | |||
| 3 | 5th | 0 | M. Collings | W. Smith | 94/4 | 94/5 | |||
| 3 | 7th | 0 | W. Smith | R.W. Pile | 102/6 | 102/7 |