DAY 1,2 & 3: Provincial Mens' A Results and Match Report

ND’s Brad Wilson hit 150 off 145 balls including 17 x 4’s and 3 x 6’s against Wellington. CD’s Dominic Rayners 6/46 against Otago. Good all round performance by Otago’s Mark Craig 70 runs and 3/48 v CD. Auckland’s Dusan Hakaraia 112* off 116 to lead Auckland to beat Canterbury

Scores from Round 3:

Northern Districts vs Wellington

Northern Districts; 302/6 (Brad Wilson 150, Sam McLeod 67) beat Wellington; 270 (Dewayne Bowden 80, Graeme Aldridge 3-54)

On the BSO ND won the toss and batted. After 50 overs they had scored 302/6 with the highlight being Brad Wilson’s 150. He put on 171 for the 4th wicket with Sam McLeod who made 67 off 70 balls. For Wellington Illi Tugaga took 2/69 off his 10 overs. In reply Wellington was all out for 270 in 45 overs. Dewayne Bowden top scored with 80 in 68 balls batting at number 6. A number of batsmen got starts but they kept losing wickets. Graeme Aldridge was the most successful of the ND bowlers with 3/54 off 8 overs.Simon Andrews and Te Ahu Davis both took two wickets each.

Otago vs Central Districts

Otago; 260 (Sam Wells 87, Mark Craig 70, Dominic Rayner 6/46) beat Central Districts; 164 (James de Terte 51, Mat Harvie 3/18, Mark Craig 3/48)

Otago won the toss in their match against CD on Lincoln No. 3. CD’s opening bowler Dominic Rayner bowled impressively taking 6/46 off 9 overs. A 5th wicket partnership of 151 between Mark Craig and Sam Wells boosted Otago from 83/4 to 234/5 but the tail folded quickly and Otago was all out for 260 on the last ball of the innings. In reply ND was in trouble at 21/3 and never recovered. Opening bowler Mat Harvie took 3/18 off 7 overs and CD’s best partnership was 76 for the 5th wicket between James De Terte and David Meiring. After they were dismissed only James Kuru with 18 not out offered any resistance and CD was all out for 164 in 41.5 overs.

Canterbury vs Auckland

Canterbury; 256/8 (Logan Van Beek 75*, Tim Muir 40) lost to Auckland; 257/6 (Dusan Hakaraia 112*, Mark Turner 45)

At Lincoln Green Canterbury won the toss and batted. They lost wickets regularly but a 7th wicket partnership of 77 between Tim Muir and Logan Van Beek made 65 for the 8th wicket between Michael Davidson and Logan Van Beek took Canterbury through to 256/8 off 50 overs. Van Beek top scored with an unbeaten 75 off 73 balls. Lance Shaw, Michael Bates and spinner Bhupinder Singh took two wickets each with Singh bowling well taking 2/18 off 10 overs. Auckland paced their run chase well with number three Dusan Hakaraia leading the way with 112 not out off 116 balls. There was a series of useful partnerships and Auckland reached the target with one over to spare. For Canterbury Michael Davidson took 2/39 off 8 overs.

Points at the end of Round 3

Auckland 12

Otago 10

Northern Districts 8

Canterbury 4

Wellington 4

Central Districts 0

Day 2:

Auckland vs Central Districts

Auckland; 283/9 (Mark Turner 82, Andrew De Boorder 50, Greg Hay 4-44, Tim Lythe 3-48) beat Central Districts; 275 (James de Terte 59, Jeremy Kuru 51*, Lance Shaw 4/76)

Auckland won the toss and chose to bat on the BSO. Openers Jeet Raval and Mark Turner put on 87 for the first wicket before Raval was dismissed for 37. Turner went on to top score with 82 off 97 balls. Dusan Hakaraia with 33 and Andrew De Border with 50 continued to set a great platform for Auckland but from 225/5 they collapsed and at the end of 50 overs had reached 283/9. Spinners Greg Hay and Tim Lythe did the damage with 4 and 3 wickets respectively. With CD 200/9 chasing 284 to win Auckland was in the box seat but a last wicket partnership of 75 balls in 34 balls between Liam Rukuwai and Jeremy Kuru created an exciting finish. Rukuwai was run out off the last ball of the 48th over to give Auckland an exciting win. For CD James de Terte scored 59 and number 10 Jeremy Kuru hit 51 not out off 21 balls and Lance Shaw took 4/76 off his 10 overs for Auckland.

Wellington vs Canterbury

Wellington; 265/6 (Josh Brodie 110*, Hamish Bennett 3-56) lost to Canterbury; 267/4 (Todd Astle 85, Corey Anderson 51, Dareen Broom 70*)

On Lincoln No. 3 Wellington won the toss and chose to bat. Opener Josh Brodie top scored with 110* off 145 balls. There was then a series of useful partnerships that took Wellington through to 265/6 at the end of 50 overs. For Canterbury Hamish Bennett took 3 wickets and Leighton Burtt, Marty Kain and Sam Noster one each. Canterbury paced their run chase well. Opener Todd Astle scored 85 off 135 balls and together with Corey Anderson who made 51 they put on 110 for the 2nd wicket. Darren Broom was not out 70 out off 50 balls and they achieved the win in 48.2 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Dewayne Bowden took 2/54 off 10 overs for Wellington.

Northern Districts vs Otago

Northern Districts; 198 (Brad Wilson 46, Keir Bettley 43, Nick Beard 3-34) lost to Otago; 202/4 (Jordan Sheed 52, Sean Eathorne 49, Sam Wells 42*)

ND won the toss on Lincoln Green and batted first in their match against Otago and lost opener Cameron Merchant to the first ball of the match. They struggled to recover and were bowled out for 198 in the 48th over. Captain Brad Wilson top scored with 46 and Keir Bettley, batting at number 9, scored 43. Matt Harvie took 2/21 and Anthony Bullick 2/23 and left arm spinner 3/34 off his 10 overs. Otago lost Hamish Rutherford to the first ball of the second over but then has a series of solid partnerships enabled them to reach the target in 39.3 overs to get the bonus point. Captain Jordan Sheed made 52 off 63 balls including 9 x 4’s and Sean Eathorne made 49 off 78 balls and Sam Wells was unbeaten on 42 off 47 balls when the winning runs were scored.

Points at the end of Round 2:

Points at the end of Round 1: