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Shell Cup 1995-96 Major Semi Final 1 
Canterbury v Northern Districts 
Lancaster Park, Christchurch 
6 January 1996 
Result: Canterbury won by 131 runs 
Toss: Northern Districts 
Umpires: 
Man of the Match: N Astle
 
 
Canterbury innings
B Hartland            c Young            b de Groen             7
N Astle                                  b Tait                96
G Stead               c R Hart           b de Groen            15
S Fleming             c R Hart           b Hayes               36
C Cairns              c Hayes            b Thomson             10
C Harris              not out                                  43
R Frew                run out                                   8
L Germon              run out                                  15
M Priest              not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 7, w 8)                              15
TOTAL                 (7 wickets, 50 overs)                   245
DNB: M Sharpe, M Owens.
FoW: 1-10, 2-40, 3-155, 4-174, 5-179, 6-205, 7-237.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
de Groen                     9      0     41      2 (1w)
Hayes                        8      0     42      1
Tait                         9      0     53      1 (2w)
Thomson                      7      0     37      1 (2w)
M Hart                       7      0     50      0 (1w)
Cooper                       2      0     15      0 (2w)
Northern Districts innings
M Parlane                                b Sharpe              19
B Young               retired hurt                              4
A Parore              c Fleming          b Sharpe              10
M Bailey              c Germon           b Cairns              12
S Thomson             lbw                b Cairns               0
B Cooper              c sub (Muir)       b Astle               30
M Hart                run out                                   9
A Tait                                   b Cairns              11
R Hart                c sub (Muir)       b Astle                9
R Hayes                                  b Cairns               3
R de Groen            not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 2, w 1, nb 4)                         7
TOTAL                 (all out, 27.4 overs)                   114
FoW: 1-31, 2-42, 3-43, 4-54, 5-88, 6-88, 7-98, 8-105, 9-114.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Sharpe                       8      1     23      2 (1nb)
Owens                        7      0     24      0 (1w)
Cairns                       6.4    0     33      4 (1nb)
Astle                        5      0     27      2
Priest                       1      0      5      0
 
 
-  Nathan Astle 96 from 101 deliveries,
 -  Chris Harris 43* from 31 balls.
  -  Canterbury advance directly to the Shell Cup final.
 -  Northern Districts play Wellington for the other finals spot.
   
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