Points at the end of Round Two
Canterbury | 4 |
Northern Districts | 4 |
Central Districts | 4 |
Auckland | 0 |
Wellington | 0 |
Otago | 0 |
Day Two: 9 December 2008
Play was abandoned at 3:00 on day two at the womens national development tournament at Lincoln University. No play was possible due to persistent rain.
Day One: 8 December 2008
Auckland vs Canterbury
Auckland: 94 (Sam Fitzsimon 3-20) lost to Canterbury ; 96/2 (Frances Mackay 38- not out, Janet Brehaut 39- not out)
Auckland suffered a fatal blow today losing to Canterbury. Sam Fitzsimon was dominant with the ball for Canterbury taking 3 wickets for only 20 runs. Frances Mackay (38*) and Janet Brehaut (39*) saw Canterbury home to win easily by 8 wickets over Auckland.
Northern Districts vs Wellington
Northern Districts: 109/7 (Ana Swart 38; Renee Moffitt 3-17) beat Wellington 78/8 (Sarah Bradbury 18; Emily Bailey 2-16)
Northern District elected to bat first and scored well with 109 for 7. Ana Swart put on a stirling effort with the bat but fell short of a 50 with 38. Renee Moffitt had Northern spellbound with an astonishing hat trick to end up with figures of 3-17. Emily Bailey bowled well for Norhtern with 2-16. Wellington went in with high hopes only to be cut off for 78. Northern District won by 31 runs.
Central Districts vs Otago
Central Districts 173/4 (Esther Lanser 76) beat Otago: 91/6 (Esther Lanser 3-14)
Central Districts dominated with the bat, scoring a impressive 173 runs in just 20 overs. Esther Lancer put on a show for the crowd with 76. That was not all for her though; Esther Lanser again showcased her skills by bambooziling the Otago batsmen with great figures of 3-14. Otago could only manage 91 for 6 and so Central Districts won easily by 82 runs.
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