City opener Rory Darkins carefully watches a ball slide away from him during the opening over of their brief innings at Cobham Oval.
Rain washed out play on Saturday and City were left stranded on two without loss after two overs in reply to Kaipara's first innings total of 196. James
Marshall top-scored with 45 and Mike O'Flaherty added 37, while City spinner Chris Page took 3/25.
Rain washed all three of the Lion Red Premier One-day competition matches on Saturday but not before some players reminded Northland selectors of their current form before they name a team for the Brian Dunning One Day tournament, later this week.
Whangarei Boys High School middle order batsman Ben Williams was one of them, scoring 59 in their total of 184/9, with Onerahi seamer Sean Doel picking up 3/38. Onerahi were 2/29 after six overs when play was stopped.
The final match between Maungakaramea and Kamo was another evenly poised affair with Michael Parlane top-scoring with 58 as Maungakaramea were dismissed for 197 in 48.2 overs. Kamo were 19/1 in reply when the rain came.
