Dean Brownlie picked up where he left off on day two of Northern Districts' Plunket Shield encounter with Central Districts at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth.
The opener began yesterday on 222 not out and continued to plunder the CD attack as he made a Northern Districts record 334 beforehe was finally dismissed by George Worker.
The innings eclipsed Kane William's 284 for ND against Wellington in 2011 and Brownlie's triple was only the seventh time a batsman had passed 300 on New Zealand soil " in test or first-class cricket.
Brownlie's innings helped ND record their fifth-best total in first-class cricket as they eventually declared at 556/9. No CD bowler had figures that required a mention. Mitchell Santer, at No7, made 101.
CD were 145/4 in reply in their first innings when play closed. At Karori Park in the capital, Wellington lost the toss, were put in by Otago and crawled to 270/9 on day one.
The game was meant to start on Sunday but the ground was not up to muster. Tom Blundell made 68 for Wellington and Jeetan Patel 52, while Mark Craig (3-85) and Craig Smith (3-30) led the line for Otago.
At Mainpower Oval in Rangiora, Auckland sent Canterbury in.
They were bowled out for 268 as Tarun Nethula took 4-68 and Auckland closed the day on 83/2. with Jeet Raval at the crease on 36. NZME.
