State Shield round up
Saturday, January 10 2004
Central Districts v Auckland at New Plymouth
Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
Points:
Auckland 2
C.Districts 2
Otago v Canterbury at Alexandr
Otago took this match out by 16 runs with former All Black Jeff Wilson scored an entertaining 86 off 63 balls with eight four's and three sixes as Otago made 292-6 off 50 overs.
Canterbury opener Michael Papps making 132 off 137 balls as he put pressure on New Zealand selectors. Papps and Shannan Stewart put on 151 for the first wicket before Simon Beare made the breakthrough. canterbury lost regular wickets as they finshed up 16 runs short.
With the form of Tim McIntosh in the State Championship, the selectors will find it tough to leave either out of the New Zealand team.
Otago 292-7 (Wilson 86, M.Wasim 70, Lawson 59; Wisneski 2-43)
Canterbury 276-8 (Papps 132, Stewart 59, Harris 47; Scott 4-63)
Points:
Otago 4
Canterbury 0
Posted by Craig
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