New Zealand Shell Trophy 1996-97
Canterbury v Northern Districts
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
25, 26, 27, 28 November 1996
Result: Match drawn.
Points: Canterbury 4, Northern Districts 0.
Toss: Canterbury
Umpires: RS Dunne (Otago) and P Williams (Canterbury)
12th Men: RM Frew (Canterbury), JE Spice (Northern Districts)
Man of the Match: BA Pocock (Northern Districts)
Close of Play:
Day 1: Northern Districts 278/3 (Bradburn 50*, Parlane 6*)
Day 2: Canterbury 146/3 (Murray 67*, Sharpe 4*)
Day 3: Canterbury 375/5 (McMillan 108*, Stead 18*)
Northern Districts 1st innings
BA Pocock c Sharpe b Priest 137
MD Bell b Priest 55
*GE Bradburn not out 148
MD Bailey lbw b Wisneski 23
ME Parlane b Allott 142
Extras (lb 12, w 1) 13
Total (for 4 wickets dec, 172.4 overs) 518
DNB: SA Thomson, AR Tait, +RG Hart, JA Yovich, SB Styris,
CW Ross.
FoW: 1-136 (Bell), 2-211 (Pocock), 3-259 (Bailey),
4-518 (Parlane).
Bowling O M R W
Allott 26.4 1 94 1
Sharpe 30 9 77 0
Wisneski 33 11 94 1 (1w)
Priest 55 18 135 2
McMillan 18 6 61 0
Stead 4 1 21 0
Cumming 6 0 24 0
Canterbury 1st innings
BR Hartland lbw b Styris 30
*DJ Murray b Tait 153
BJK Doody run out 38
CD Cumming lbw b Styris 1
MF Sharpe c Hart b Ross 6
CD McMillan st Hart b Bailey 159
GR Stead c Thomson b Bradburn 42
MW Priest not out 67
+MEL Lane b Tait 5
WA Wisneski c Bailey b Ross 9
GI Allott c Hart b Bradburn 10
Extras (b 4,lb 15, nb 8, w 2) 29
Total (all out, 210.2 overs) 549
FoW: 1-63 (Hartland), 2-123 (Doody), 3-140 (Cumming),
4-151 (Sharpe), 5-323 (Murray), 6-451 (McMillan),
7-451 (Stead), 8-475 (Lane), 9-492 (Wisneski),
10-549 (Allott).
Bowling O M R W
Ross 46 11 97 2 (2nb)
Styris 33 7 110 2 (1w)
Yovich 11 0 63 0 (6nb, 1w)
Tait 53 19 109 2
Thomson 21 4 55 0
Bailey 11 4 26 1
Bradburn 35.2 8 70 2
- Canterbury became the first team in 1688 matches since
1863-64 in New Zealand First Class history to overhaul an
opposition's first innings score of over 500.
- The previous high scoring first innings total overhauled was
Canterbury 496 v Wellington 498/2 dec. at Lancaster Park,
Christchurch in 1994-95.
- Canterbury's first innings total of 549 is their second
highest ever recorded. The highest being 559 v Central
Districts at Lancaster Park, Christchurch in 1993-94.
- Craig McMillan struck 4 fours in consecutive deliveries off
the bowling of Scott Styris.
- McMillan 159 off 357 balls, 411 mins, 15 fours.
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