Wellington dismiss Canterbury for 51 At a glance

Round one, Saturday:

At Mainpower Oval, Rangiora: Canterbury v Wellington; match abandoned

At Cobham Oval, Whangā rei: Otago 238-8 in 50 overs (Kate Ebrahim 100no; Brooke Halliday 4-41) lost to Northern Districts 119-1 in 22 overs (Bernadine Bezuidenhout 62no, Halliday 38no) by 47 runs (DLS method).

At Pukekura Park, New Plymouth: Auckland 86-9 in 20 overs (Saachi Shahri 34; Jess Watkin 3-13) lost to Central 89-4 in 17 overs (Natalie Dodd 32no, Hannah Rowe 30no) by six wickets.

Round two, yesterday:

At Pukekura Park, New Plymouth: Auckland v Central; match abandoned

At Mainpower Oval, Rangiora: Wellington 178-9 in 44 overs (Jess McFadyen 31; Gabby Sullivan 4-31) beat Canterbury 51 in 19.2 overs (Kate Anderson 17; Caitlin King 3-1) by 127 runs.

At Cobham Oval, Whangā rei: Northern Districts 308-4 in 45.3 overs (Bezuidenhout 101, Caitlin Gurrey 87, Sam Barriball 48no) met Otago (no result).

The Canterbury Magicians have made a miserable start to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, being skittled for 51 – tied for the fifth-lowest score in competition history.

Set 179 to win against the Wellington Blaze at Rangiora’s Mainpower Oval in a 44-over reduced contest yesterday, Canterbury were rolled for 51 inside 19.2 overs with medium pacer Caitlin King picking up three wickets within five balls in her only over, finishing with 3-1.

Injured Magicians skipper Frankie Mackay was unable to bat as they lost by 127 runs, with Kate Anderson and opener Emma Kench the lone Canterbury batters to reach double figures.

Northern Districts’ Bernadine Bezuidenhout struck rich form against defending champions Otago.

Bezuidenhout starred with the bat as Northern took it to the Sparks in Whangā rei.

The right-hander struck 163 runs in two innings, contributing an unbeaten 62 in Saturday’s 47-run win on the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method.

Bezuidenhout backed it up with 101 yesterday as Northern scored 308-4 in 45.3 overs before rain ruined the match.