At a glance

At Saxton Oval, Nelson: Canterbury 388 and 273 for 8 (J Boyle 20, K McClure 25, C McConchie 131, T Astle 57, B Tickner 3-54, N Patel 2-32, T Bruce 2-46) met Central Stags 315 (G Worker 72, W Young 128 no, D Cleaver 24, A Milne 38; E Nuttall 4-92, A Ellis 4-49). At Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui: Wellington 151 and 213-9 (M Papps 120no; S Kuggeleijn 3-18, I Sodhi 3-79) v Northern Districts 262 (B Popli 63, D Mitchell 51; P Younghusband 5-89). At University Oval, Dunedin: Otago 282, and 205 (A Kitchen 108, C Viljoen 36; R Sandhu 4-45, L Ferguson 3-45, M McClenaghan 2-23) lost to Otago 304 and 185-2 (G Phillips 59no, M Guptill-Bunce 48, R Nichol 44no, R O’Donnell 34) by 8 wkts.