Cricket

STATE SHIELD SEMIFINAL:

(Wellington)

WELLINGTON

C. Nevin c and b Martin 24

M. Bell lbw b Butler 0

R. Jones lbw b Orchard 37

N. Parlane st Hart b Martin 4

G. Donaldson c J. Marshall b Orchard 3

J. Franklin run out 34

M. Walker c Hart b Butler 4

M. Jefferson c Hart b Butler 0

P. Hitchcock c Yovich b Aldridge 4

M. Gillespie c J. Marshall b Aldridge 13

A. Turner not out 0

Extras (lb2, w12) 14

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Total (46.4 overs) 137

Fall: 1/7, 2/55, 3/67, 4/70, 5/83, 6/97, 7/101, 8/114, 9/137.

Bowling: Butler 9-2-15-3 (2w), Yovich 8-1-26-0 (7w), Aldridge 9.4-0-40-2, Orchard 10-1-32-2, Martin 10-1-22-2 (3w).


NORTHERN DISTRICTS


J. Marshall lbw b Gillespie 32

N. Horsley run out 21

H. Marshall c Nevin b Gillespie 3

M. Parlane lbw b Walker 32

D. Kelly not out 30

J. Yovich c Parlane b Walker 0

M. Orchard lbw b Gillespie 5

R. Hart not out 8

Extras (lb4, w3) 7

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Total ( for 6 wkts, 39 overs) 138

Fall: 1/40, 2/52, 3/56, 4/114, 5/114, 6/123.

Bowling: Hitchcock 7-1-27-0 (1w), Turner 8-1-24-0 (1w), Gillespie 8-1-30 3, Walker 10-1-25-2 (1w), Franklin 4-1-15-0, Jefferson 2-0-13-0.

* Result: Northern won by 4 wickets. They play Auckland in the final at Albany on Saturday.


WOMEN'S TRI-SERIES

(Christchurch

England 156-8 from 50 overs lost to Australia 157-3 from 39.3 overs (K. Rolton 68, M. Goszko 34) by 7 wickets.
Points: Australia 12, New Zealand, India 6, England 0.

AUCKLAND A v NORTHERN DISTRICTS A

(Mt Maunganui)
Second of two-day match. -
Auckland A 173 (B. Nielsen 54, R. Young 37; S. Andrews 6-53, L. Hammond 4-43) and 87-4 (R. Lynch 39no; N. Aldridge 2-16) lost to Northern Districts 346-6 dec (G. Robinson 150 no, J. Hatwell 92, A. Beagley 30) on the first innings.