New Zealand Shell Shield 1997-98
Central v Southern
Victoria Park, Wanganui
16 November 1997

Result: Central won by 5 wickets
Points: Central 2, Southern 0

Toss: Central
Umpires:
Man of the Match:

Southern innings
CB Gaffaney                              b Bulfin               6 ( 14)
*DJ Murray            c Hart             b Jefferson           34 ( 63)
CD Cumming            c Twose            b Walker              11 ( 34)
LG Howell             c Hart             b Walker               2 ( 11)
SE Bond                                  b Jefferson           26 ( 23)
WA Wisneski           c Greatbatch       b Larsen              11 ( 11)
MH Richardson                            b Jonas                5 ( 11)
RA Lawson             c Hart             b Larsen               3 (  7)
+MG Croy              not out                                   7 ( 13)
ND Morland            not out                                  14 ( 17)
Extras                (b 2, lb 2, w 5)                          9
Total                 (for 8 wickets, 34 overs)               128

DNB: AJ Gale.

FoW: 1-11, 2-30, 3-49, 4-84, 5-90, 6-102, 7-103, 8-107.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bulfin                       7      2     15      1 (1w)
Jonas                        6      0     22      1
Larsen                       7      0     15      2
Walker                       7      0     35      2 (2w)
Jefferson                    7      0     37      2 (2w)

Central innings
CM Spearman           c Croy             b Wisneski            22 ( 18)
MD Bell               c Gale             b Morland             12 ( 38)
RG Twose                                 b Bond                27 ( 52)
*MJ Greatbatch        c Howell           b Gale                28 ( 32)
MS Sinclair           not out                                  21 ( 41)
MDJ Walker            c Croy             b Richardson           4 ( 11)
GR Larsen             not out                                   0 (  5)
Extras                (lb 6, w 9)                              15
Total                 (for 5 wickets, 32.2 overs)             129

DNB: +RG Hart, CE Bulfin, MR Jefferson, GR Jonas.

FoW: 1-25, 2-65, 3-88, 4-118, 5-128.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wisneski                     7      0     33      1 (4w)
Bond                         7      0     25      1 (1w)
Gale                         7      1     17      1 (1w)
Cumming                      4      0     22      0 (1w)
Morland                      5.2    0     26      1 (2w)
Richardson                   2      2      0      1

• Match reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.

• CM Spearman took 20 runs off WA Wisneski's second over, including 2 sixes.
• Southern: DJ Murray 34 off 63 balls, SE Bond 26 off 23 balls.
• Central: MJ Greatbatch 28 off 32 balls, 3x4.

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