Districts One Day Series Round 1
Southland won by 1 wicket
Southland won by 1 wicket
Played at Tonga Park, Dunedin
23 November 1997 (50 over match)
23 November 1997 (50 over match)
| Articles: | North Otago give Southland fright in cricket |
Partnerships - North Otago 1st Innings
| Wkt | Overs | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 1st | 12 | D.J. Drew | K. Gardiner | - | 12/1 | |||
| 2nd | 3 | K. Gardiner | G. Ward | 12/1 | 15/2 | |||
| 3rd | 52 | G. Ward | C.K. Cunningham | 15/2 | 67/3 | |||
| 4th | 12 | C.K. Cunningham | W.C. McSkimming | 67/3 | 79/4 | |||
| 5th | 5 | W.C. McSkimming | M. Wilson | 79/4 | 84/5 | |||
| 6th | 0 | J. Grubb | M. Wilson | 84/5 | 84/6 | |||
| 7th | 74 | M. Wilson | K.J. Mansfield | 84/6 | 158/7 | |||
| 8th | 16 | P.D. Bleach | K.J. Mansfield | 158/7 | 174/8 | |||
| 9th | 0 | K.J. Mansfield | N.W. Rushton | 174/8 | 174/9 | |||
| 10th | 13 | R. Sidon | N.W. Rushton | 174/9 | 187/10 |
Highest Partnerships
| Inns | Wkt | Ov | Runs | RR | Player | Player | Start | End | |
| 1 | 7th | 74 | M. Wilson | K.J. Mansfield | 84/6 | 158/7 | |||
| 1 | 3rd | 52 | G. Ward | C.K. Cunningham | 15/2 | 67/3 | |||
| 2 | 1st | 48 | Reekers | Davis | - | 48/1 | |||
| 2 | 8th | 46 | Freeman | Johnstone | 127/7 | 173/8 | |||
| 2 | 2nd | 35 | Lamont | Davis | 48/1 | 83/2 | |||
| 2 | 4th | 29 | Davis | Brown | 84/3 | 113/4 | |||
| 1 | 8th | 16 | P.D. Bleach | K.J. Mansfield | 158/7 | 174/8 | |||
| 2 | 10th | 14* | Johnstone | Reed | 174/9 | 188/10 | |||
| 1 | 10th | 13 | R. Sidon | N.W. Rushton | 174/9 | 187/10 | |||
| 1 | 1st | 12 | D.J. Drew | K. Gardiner | - | 12/1 | |||
| 1 | 4th | 12 | C.K. Cunningham | W.C. McSkimming | 67/3 | 79/4 | |||
| 2 | 6th | 10 | Henry | Johnstone | 117/5 | 127/6 | |||
| 1 | 5th | 5 | W.C. McSkimming | M. Wilson | 79/4 | 84/5 | |||
| 2 | 5th | 4 | Brown | Johnstone | 113/4 | 117/5 | |||
| 1 | 2nd | 3 | K. Gardiner | G. Ward | 12/1 | 15/2 | |||
| 2 | 3rd | 1 | McKenzie | Davis | 83/2 | 84/3 | |||
| 2 | 9th | 1 | Ramsay | Johnstone | 173/8 | 174/9 | |||
| 1 | 6th | 0 | J. Grubb | M. Wilson | 84/5 | 84/6 | |||
| 1 | 9th | 0 | K.J. Mansfield | N.W. Rushton | 174/8 | 174/9 | |||
| 2 | 7th | 0 | Dobbie | Johnstone | 127/6 | 127/7 |