Canterbury edge ahead after comfortable win at U19

Canterbury and Auckland consolidated their hold on the top two placings after day two of the National Under-19 tournament in Auckland – with Canterbury edging ahead after a comfortable win over Wellington.

Canterbury dismissed Wellington in their 47th over for 211, well short of the 268 the southern side had compiled – with several of their batsmen getting among the runs.

After dismissing Northern Districts for 178, Auckland paced their run chase well, overhauling the target in the 48th over, David Goddard top scoring with 68.

The top score of the day came in the match between Central Districts and Otago. Central’s Dane Cleaver scored 111, helping his side to a match-winning total of 250. Central then bundled Otago out in the 48th over, still 31 runs behind.


Scorecards:

Northern Districts 178 (49.5 overs) (J Hickey 58, O Ivins 41, B Chemaly 4-19) lost to
Auckland 182-8 (47.5 overs) (D Goddard 68, S Cullingworth 3-27) by two wickets.

Central Districts 250 (49.5 overs) (D Cleaver 111, W Millar 34, B Soper 3-36, M Bracewell 3-45) defeated
Otago 219 (47.3 overs) (D Power 43, M Bracewell 42, D Duke 30, B Small 3-30, R Badenhorst 3-50) by 31 runs.

Canterbury 268 (T Latham 47, J Winchester 47, J Case 39, C McConchie 39, L Van Beek 31) defeated
Wellington 211 (46.5 overs) (T Blundell 55, C Gajanayaka 47, L Van Beek 3-33) by 57 runs.


Points Table (end of Round 2)

P W T L NR Pen Bonus Pts NRR
Canterbury 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 +1.23
Auckland 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 +2.13
Otago 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 -0.21
Central Districts * 2 1 0 1 0 -0.5 0 3.5 -1.66
Wellington 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.68
Northern Districts 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.70
* CD were penalised for a slow over rate on Day 1.

Draw for Round 3, Thursday 17 December:
All games at Te Atatu Park, Auckland

Auckland v Wellington
Northern Districts v Central Districts
Canterbury v Otago