Cricket

STATE INSURANCE CUP FINAL

(Christchurch)

CANTERBURY

Total for 9 wkts, 50 overs 263

Fall: 1/77, 2/111, 3/182, 4/187, 5/246, 6/247, 7/257, 8/257, 9/257.

Bowling: N. Scripps 10-0-54-1 (4w), C. Nicholson 10-0-57-1 (2w), K. Ramel 8-0-48-1 (3w), M. Tunupopo 10-0-51-3 (6w), H. Watson 7-0-31-0, E. Komp 5-0-16-1 (4w).

AUCKLAND

Total for 5 wkts, 46.3 over) 266

Fall: 70, 107, 180, 243, 253.

Bowling: H. Rae 5.3-0-30-1 (5w), S. Burke 7-0-54-0 (4w, 1nb), F. Fraser 6-1-51-0 (4w), H. Tiffen 10-0-37-1 (3w), N. Payne 10-0-49-2 (3w), M. Fahey 8-0-37-1 (4w).

Result: Auckland won by five wickets.

TRI-SERIES SECOND FINAL

(Melbourne Cricket Ground)

AUSTRALIA

Total for 6 wkts, 50 overs 338

Fall: 1/12, 2/137, 3/155, 4/291, 5/311, 6/328.

Bowling: N. McLean 10-1-58-1, C. Cuffy 10-0-53-1, H. Nagamootoo 10-0-54-1 (1w), L. Williams 8-0-72-0 (7w), M. Samuels 10-0-71-3 (3w), J. Adams 2-0-26-0 (1w).

WEST INDIES

Total 299

Fall: 1/54, 2/56, 3/128, 4/159, 5/201, 6/218, 7/237, 8/279, 9/288.

Bowling: G. McGrath 10-1-48-2 (1w), D. Fleming 8-0-49-2 (3w, 2nb), S. Warne 8.3-0-48-4 (1w, 2nb), I. Harvey 10-0-59-0 (1nb), A. Symonds 8-0-55-1 (2w), D. Martyn 2-0-10-0, M. Bevan 3-0-20-1 (1w).

Australia won by 39 runs.

Australia won best-of-three series 2-0.

Man of the match: Mark Waugh (Australia).

Player of the series: Brian Lara (West Indies).

TOUR MATCH

(Castries, St Lucia)

Day 2: Windward Islands 129 (G. Swann 5-27, R. Sidebottom 4-34). England A 208-6 (M. Alleyne 57no).

FERGUS HICKEY ROSEBOWL

(Taupo)

Counties Manukau 149 (S. Beckham 49; B. Clark 5-40). Midlands 110-6.

AUCKLAND PREMIER
Round 7, day 2 of 2.-

Takapuna 205 and 71 (S. Sharp 5-25) drew with North Shore 209-9 dec (J. Stuart 52no, J. Pemberthy 47; R. Henderson 5-63, L. Armstrong 4-40) and 36-1.

East Coast Bays 134 and 158-9 dec (M. Mimmack 45; W. Wheeler 4-43) drew with Parnell 161 (T. McIntosh 45no; M. Haslam 4-36) and 130-6 (A. Reddy 48; Haslam 4-45).

Grafton 224 drew with Cornwall 342 (A. Barnes 112, D. Storer 82, R. Morgan 51; G. Coleman 5-57)

Howick Pakuranga 278 and 10-5 (C. Lee 3-1) drew with Suburbs New Lynn 245 (J. Vujnovich 75, D. Cederman 58; I. Shackelford 7-106).

Points: Grafton 82.96, Howick Pak 82.2, Parnell 75.85, Cornwall 64.33, North Shore 62.33, ECB 57.29, SNL 51.66, Takapuna 50.46.

First grade.-

Ellerslie 154 and 192-7 dec (J. Gibson 40) drew with University Akarana 156-5 dec (T. Emtage 46) and 180-8 (N. Smeeton 83, I. Aitchison 47).

Eden Roskill 172 and 93 (D. Langdon 7-41) lost to Papatoetoe 300-7 (G. Shaw 96, A. Clarke 50, N. Edwards 46) by an innings and 35 runs.

Waitakere City 138 and 71 (T. Crabb 9-28) lost to Birkenhead City 168-7 (A. Wright 67) and 42-0 by 10 wickets.

Points: Birkenhead 101.91, Waitakere 86.30, Papatoetoe 72.06, University 55.8, Eden Roskill 49.95, Ellerslie 49.36.

HAMILTON

Day 1 of 2.-

Star-Varsity 94 and 21-1. Fraser-Tech 367-8 dec (D. Holt 112, G. Robinson 57, B. Hatwell 55, D. Puna 48).

Melville 234 (G. Smith 83, D. Busch 60; D. Wilson 4-52). Old Boys 230 (S. Puna 86; R. Bradbury 4-39).

Te Rapa 118 (G. Irwin 51no). Eastern Suburbs 293-7 (S. Andrews 112, K. Jowsey 75no, N. Henzell 46).

WAIKATO COUNTRY DISTRICTS

Te Awamutu Sports 366-9 (S. Dodds 80, S. Snell 73, L. Clarke 61, J. Hedges 59; R. Bean 6-111). Tokoroa 124-4 (N. Haire 52).

Morrinsville 370-9 (O. Steverson 125, B. Fawcett 57, S. Lawrence 52; S. McIntyre 4-88). Ngahinepouri 148-9 (Steverson 4-36).

THAMES VALLEY NORTHERN ZONE

Day 1 of 2.-

Te Aroha 123 (C. Cullen 4-38). Waikare 196-9 (J. Brown 86; A. Roper 5-49).

Kaihere 210. Thames 131-5 (T. Hall 48).

Thames B 235-6 dec (M. Griffiths 81no, C. Scott 67no). Paeroa United 105-1 (D. Moleni 62no).

Waihi 185 (D. Gathorp 49 and 1-3. Waikare B 146 (A. Close 46; J. Neal 5-44).

TAUPO

Wanderers 192 (R. Foley 51, D. Muir 41no) bt Geothermal 187 (M. Hill 66no, R. Burgess 44; S. Ashford 4-31).

Tauhara College 219-8 (D. Squire 82, P. Olsen 48) bt Tokelaus 148 (D. McCallum 5-38, Olsen 4-48). CYCLING

NATIONAL MOUNTAINBIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS(Nelson)

Cross-country, pro-elite men: T. Vincent 1:46:58 (Nelson) 1, S. Houltham 1:47:43 (Taupo) 2, A. East 1:48:06 (Auck) 3, A. Reid 1:48:50 (Christchurch) 4, K. Snow 1:50:23 (Mt Maunganui) 5.

Pro-elite women: S. Pryde 1:32:35 (Auck) 1, R. Wong 1:41:05 (Wgtn) 2, L. Savage 1:46:09 (Takaka) 3, N. Solomon 1:48:21 (Palm Nth) 4.

Downhill, pro-elite men: J. Kirkcaldie 4:47.46 (Wgtn) 1, T. Nelson 4:48.56 (Nelson) 2, N. Rankin 4:53.97 (Levin), S. Sheldon 4:56.18 (Chch) 4, B. Scott 5:05.77 (Auck) 5.

Pro-elite women: T. Mosely 5:41.8 (England) 1, A. Lawyer 5:56.4 (US) 2, L. Horlor 6:03.95 (Wgtn) 3.