North Otago vs South Canterbury
Llew Johnson and Ben Donkers perpare to go bat.
Hawke Cup Zone Series
South Canterbury by an innings and 139 runs.
Played at Whitestone Contracting Oval
17/18 January 2026 (3 Day Match)
Articles:Nth Otago can't stave off big loss

North Otago Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
L.X.F. Brookes c F. Brookland b W.T. Sharp 15 57 2 26.32
H.J. Wardle c F. Brookland b J. Mckerrow 8 22 1 36.36
J.H. Shields b W.T. Sharp 7 15 1 46.67
L. Taylor c J. Naylor b O. Linton 8 26 1 30.77
J.B. Smith* lbw W.T. Sharp 9 25 1 36.00
B.G. James c F. Brookland b W.T. Sharp 0 5 0.00
Q.I. Wardle c F. Brookland b W.T. Sharp 4 32 12.50
A.M. Wilson c L. Munro b J. Mckerrow 8 26 1 30.77
L.T. Direen not out 5 22 22.73
B. Wilson b S. Carlaw 3 15 20.00
Extras 3b, 5lb, 1nb 9
Total (all out , 41.4 overs) 81 (1.94 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-24 (H.J. Wardle), 2-36 (J.H. Shields), 3-37 (L.X.F. Brookes), 4-55 (J.B. Smith), 5-55 (L. Taylor), 6-55 (B.G. James), 7-66 (A.M. Wilson), 8-68 (Q.I. Wardle), 9-76 (C.N. Grubb), 10-81 (B. Wilson),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
J. Mckerrow 10 1 23 2 2.30 1 nb
G. Norton-Powell 7 3 12 0 1.71
W.T. Sharp 13 5 24 6 1.85
O. Linton 8 3 12 1 1.50
S. Carlaw 3.4 2 2 1 0.55

South Canterbury Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
L. Munro b L.T. Direen 21 31 3 67.74
B. Davenport b L.T. Direen 12 52 1 23.08
S. Rooney b L.T. Direen 9 20 1 45.00
T. Clemett c B.G. James b L.T. Direen 77 77 9 1 100.00
J. Naylor lbw C.N. Grubb 6 21 28.57
W.T. Sharp c J.B. Smith b B. Wilson 91 118 9 2 77.12
S. Carlaw c J.H. Shields b C.N. Grubb 15 42 1 35.71
F. Brookland not out 42 36 3 116.67
O. Linton not out 11 8 1 137.50
Extras 3b, 6lb, 1w, 7nb 17
Total (7 wickets declared , 68.5 overs) 301 (4.37 runs per over)
Did not bat: G. Norton-Powell, H. Peck,
Fall of wkts: 1-22 (L. Munro), 2-44 (B. Davenport), 3-45 (S. Rooney), 4-82 (J. Naylor), 5-162 (T. Clemett), 6-217 (S. Carlaw), 7-274 (W.T. Sharp),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
C.N. Grubb 17 2 67 2 3.94
B. Wilson 13.5 2 50 1 3.61
B. James 2 0 15 0 7.50
J.B. Smith 16 1 77 1 4.81 1 w, 1 nb
L.T. Direen 11 0 45 3 4.09 6 nb
Q.I. Wardle 9 2 38 0 4.22

North Otago Innings

R B M 4s 6s SR
L.X.F. Brookes lbw J. Mckerrow 0 2 0.00
H.J. Wardle c F. Brookland b G. Norton=Powell 0 4 0.00
J.H. Shields b S. Carlaw 12 85 14.12
L. Taylor c J. Naylor b S. Carlaw 28 91 3 30.77
J.B. Smith* lbw S. Carlaw 1 25 4.00
B.G. James lbw S. Carlaw 0 8 0.00
Q.I. Wardle c S. Carlaw b J. Mckerrow 0 11 0.00
A.M. Wilson c S. Rooney b S. Carlaw 5 16 31.25
L.T. Direen b W.T. Sharp 16 44 2 36.36
B. Wilson not out 2 39 5.13
C.N. Grubb b S. Carlaw 13 14 1 1 92.86
Extras 2lb, 2nb 4
Total (all out , 56 overs) 81 (1.45 runs per over)
Fall of wkts: 1-0 (L.X.F. Brookes), 2-0 (H.J. Wardle), 3-42 (J.H. Shields), 4-43 (L. Taylor), 5-44 (B.G. James), 6-45 (Q.I. Wardle), 7-45 (J.B. Smith), 8-54 (A.M. Wilson), 9-68 (L.T. Direen), 10-81 (C.N. Grubb),

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Extras
J. Mckerrow 11 4 11 2 1.00 1 nb
G. Norton-Powell 4 2 6 1 1.50
W.T. Sharp 12 3 26 1 2.17 1 nb
O. Linton 9 1 22 0 2.44
S. Carlaw 20 13 14 6 0.70

Match Information

Source: New Zealand Cricket Live Scoring/Scoresheets
Balls Per Over: 6
Toss: South Canterbury won the toss and chose to field

Umpires: R.C. Groot and D.J. Walker
Scorers: A.B. Brookes and S. Drake
Points: South Canterbury 12, North Otago 0
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