State Shield 2007-08 6th round

Otago go second, Auckland still top

Cricinfo staff

February 6, 2008

Northern Districts' 313 was, astonishingly, not enough to stave off a charge by a rampant Canterbury, who hunted down the total with four balls to spare and five wickets in hand. Canterbury faced the huge total courtesy of Daniel Flynn's 149 from 141 balls, but were handed a strong platform by Michael Papps' 90. With eight balls to spare in Christchurch they brought up the 300, and four balls later the job was done. The bowling figures were nothing to write home about, only Shane Bond recording an economy of under five while Andrew Strauss missed out on the runfest with a duck.

Centuries for Aaron Redmond and Alex Gidman in Dunedin, helped Otago leapfrog Central Districts into second as their 321 proved insurmountable. Warren McSkimming helped restrict the visitors with two wickets including that of topscorer Greg Hay.

Auckland overhauled Wellington's 247 in Wellington in the final over to stay top. Lou Vincent set the platform with 72 and Rob Nicol added a fifty while Graham Napier's four wickets were in vain.

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Auckland	6	5	1	0	0	21	+0.612	1619/279.3	1554/300.0
Otago	6	4	2	0	0	16	+0.317	1467/285.3	1371/284.2
Central Dist	6	3	3	0	0	14	+0.270	1380/266.4	1353/275.5
Canterbury	6	2	4	0	0	9	-0.422	1424/285.3	1522/281.2
Wellington	6	2	4	0	0	9	-0.590	1356/288.4	1409/266.3
Northern Dis	6	2	4	0	0	8	-0.162	1571/300.0	1608/297.5

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