Crucket

Three matches and three draws. A bit of a wash out, literally in the case of the top of the table clash between CD and Wgtn (which CD had the better of it must be conceded). I don’t know if it rained in Auckland, but the Outer Oval wicket seems too unsporting for a result over 6 days – this time around 1191 runs were scored for only 25 wickets.

Otago 418 & 343/7
Auck 430/8 dec.
Match drawn

CD 523
Wgtn 376/7
Match drawn

ND 430 & 152/5 dec.
Cant. 265 & 294/8
Match drawn

Top bat: Sinclair’s 164 was the top score, but I’m disqualifying him for petulance. Instead I’ll give top bat to his team mate Bevan Griggs for his aggressive 143.
Top bowl: Suave’s mate Tarun Nethula bowled a great 4/100 innings (including a c&b, yee hah!), following up on 2/75 in the first innings.

Points table

Check out the first three rounds of the round up (in one convenient package) back at Mike on Cricket.

Round 4 of the State Championship consisted of two games, while Auckland played the West Indies. CD beat Otago to go to the top of the table, despite Wgtn being in crushing form (averaging nearly 500/innings over 3 games). The innings of the week however was scored by Auckland, who swatted away the WI bowlers on a pitch that is oozing runs.

ND 310 & 198
Wgtn 520
Wgtn win by inns and 12 runs

Auck. 587/7
WI 431/7
Match drawn

Otago 357 & 281
CD 378 & 261/2
CD win by 8 wickets

Top bat: It is hard to go past Richard Jones’ double hundred, but Josh Brodie’s maiden century deserves mention. Franklin’s 160 may have helped his recall to the Black Caps.
Top bowl: Gillespie’s 8/124 match.

Points table