Duo enjoy memorable day as Knights' fortunes mixed

The Northern Knights had a mixed first day in their Plunket Shield match against Auckland but the day became memorable for Joey Yovich and Peter McGlashan - who  passed personal milestones - at the same time.
Auckland were 46/1 when Richard Jones was caught behind by Peter McGlashan off the bowling of Yovich for 18, giving McGlashan the most dismissals by any Northern Districts wicketkeeper in a first class season. Jones' departure  was also Yovich's 250th first class wicket.
Playing at Cobham Oval, his home ground, Yovich reached another milestone  - he is now the second highest wicket-taker for Northern Districts and inches closer to Cliff Dickeson's record of 282 wickets.
McGlashan will have more good memories to take away from Cobham Oval. Earlier this season, he took 12 catches in the match against Central Districts, breaking the world record in the process. Yesterday he surpassed Robbie Hart's record of 34 wickets.
The Knights have the upper hand in the match after bowling Auckland out for 227 in the 80th over - but they started poorly in their chase for first innings points, losing both openers in the 18 overs before stumps.
Brad Wilson was the first to go for six but then BJ Watling followed in the over before stumps for 19, to bring Auckland back into the game to end the day's play at 36/2.
The Knights had a little luck late in the first session to help dismiss Auckland danger man Tim McIntosh. The Black Caps test opener had looked in control for most of the session compiling 41 in 89 balls before Reece Young called him through for a sharp second run, before changing his mind and sending him back - too late - much to the Knights' delight as McGlashan completed another dismissal from Watling's throw.
Young was in the centre of the action. He was fortunate to survive an lbw appeal and was also offered another life after lunch off the bowling of Graeme Aldridge, with Bruce Martin unable to drag in a pull shot at deep square leg.
Young played on his good fortune  and  with Anaru Kitchen began to plunder some runs off some wayward Knights bowling with the 50 partnership coming off just 85 balls.
Kitchen went for 32 trying to hook Yovich who had him caught in the deep by Brent Arnel for 32. Martin made up for dropping Young by catching him off his own bowling immediately after the Auckland batsman had reached his half century.
Colin De Grandhomme played aggressively for  41 but fell  just short of tea - leaving Auckland at 214/6.
It was all over 11 overs later as the Auckland tail collapsed, leaving Yovich, Arnel and the two spin bowlers Kane Williamson and Martin with two wickets apiece. Both spinners will be at the crease for the Knights when the game resumes today at 10.30am.
In other matches, Central Districts seam bowlers Doug Bracewell, 19, and Adam Milne, 17, combined to roll Wellington for 250  at McLean Park in Napier.
Bracewell's reward was career-best figures of five for 47, his first five-wicket bag at first-class level in his 10th match, while Milne, in his second game at this level, also impressed in taking four for 49.
At stumps, Central Districts were 25 without loss. In Queenstown, a solid 134-run opening partnership between Rob Nicol and Michael Papps saw Canterbury  to a useful 218 for four.
However, medium pacer Mathew Harvie swung the momentum slightly back Otago's way when he picked up a bonus wicket on the last ball of the day, Johann Myburgh dismissed for 33.