Geary earns card

Two eagles, including one on his final hole, was enough to see Kiwi golfer Josh Geary earn his European Tour card. Geary will join compatriot Ryan Fox on the European Tour in 2018 after carding a six-under-par 65 in the final round of the six-round final qualifying stage at the Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain, yesterday. Sitting in a tie for 17th going into the final round and needing a top-25 and ties finish to earn his tour card, Geary posted two eagles, four birdies and two bogeys to finish in a tie for ninth at 17-under.

Northern Districts resumed at

81-3 in their second innings on Friday, with Mitchell Santner and nightwatchman James Baker the not-out batsmen.

Baker didn’t last long before he was caught off the bowling of Ben Lister for four, and while Santner combined with Tim Seifert for a

70-run stand, Northern were always up against it, after conceding a 167-run first innings lead.

Santner fell on 53 to leave Northern 164-5, and though they edged in front, Seifert (41) and Anton Devcich quickly followed, at which point they were 192-7 - a lead of just 25.

Scott Kuggeleijn played the best hand of the lower order, finishing not out on 30, from 64 balls, as they were then dismissed for 234.

Seamer Matt McEwan was the star with the ball, taking 6-48 to leave Auckland’s batsman with a target of 72.

Skipper Michael Guptill-Bunce fell quickly, bowled by Trent Boult, but his cousin, Martin Guptill then took control, smacking 52 off 49 balls - a knock that included nine fours and a six.

Test opener Jeet Raval also fell, bowled by Scott Kuggeleijn for 12, before Auckland completed the eight-wicket win - their second of