| a10905 | |
| Venue | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on 30th December 1997 (50-over match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Central Districts won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Auckland won by 4 wickets |
| Points | Central Districts 0; Auckland 2 |
| Umpires | DB Cowie, MB Glenny |
| Central Districts innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | S-Rate | |
| CM Spearman | c Parore b Drum | 13 | 27 | 39 | - | - | 48.15 |
| MW Douglas | c Lynch b Drum | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - | 16.67 |
| GS Milnes | c Hick b Drum | 14 | 24 | 24 | 2 | - | 58.33 |
| +MS Sinclair | c Parore b Adams | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - | 66.67 |
| *MJ Greatbatch | b Pringle | 61 | 111 | 142 | 6 | - | 54.95 |
| JDP Oram | c Parore b Pringle | 2 | 12 | 25 | - | - | 16.67 |
| MDJ Walker | st Parore b Haslam | 10 | 53 | 59 | 1 | - | 18.87 |
| CJM Furlong | b Adams | 22 | 47 | 56 | - | 1 | 46.81 |
| DC Blake | not out | 4 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 57.14 |
| CE Bulfin | not out | 9 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 180.00 |
| MJ Mason | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (10 lb, 8 w) | 18 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs) | 160 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-8, 2-31, 3-36, 4-42, 5-55, 6-96, 7-145, 8-145 | |||||||
| Auckland bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | S-Rate | Econ |
| Drum | 10 | 3 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 20.00 | 2.50 |
| Adams | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 2 | - | 30.00 | 3.90 |
| Pringle | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | 24.00 | 2.75 |
| Potter | 10 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 2.80 |
| Haslam | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 60.00 | 2.30 |
| Barton | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 6.50 |
| Auckland innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | S-Rate | |
| AC Barnes | c Douglas b Furlong | 77 | 91 | 128 | 12 | - | 84.62 |
| RA Jones | b Blake | 8 | 32 | 36 | - | - | 25.00 |
| GA Hick | c Blake b Furlong | 20 | 30 | 32 | 3 | - | 66.67 |
| SM Lynch | c Milnes b Bulfin | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 0.00 |
| +AC Parore | c Greatbatch b Furlong | 20 | 39 | 45 | 2 | - | 51.28 |
| DF Potter | not out | 13 | 30 | 45 | 2 | - | 43.33 |
| HD Barton | c Douglas b Milnes | 2 | 14 | 12 | - | - | 14.29 |
| AR Adams | not out | 13 | 19 | 27 | 2 | - | 68.42 |
| *C Pringle | did not bat | ||||||
| MJ Haslam | did not bat | ||||||
| CJ Drum | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (4 lb, 5 w) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, 42 overs) | 162 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-28, 2-76, 3-78, 4-129, 5-130, 6-134 | |||||||
| Central Districts bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | S-Rate | Econ |
| Bulfin | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | - | 60.00 | 4.20 |
| Blake | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - | - | 48.00 | 4.00 |
| Mason | 4.3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.33 |
| Furlong | 10 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2 | - | 20.00 | 3.80 |
| Walker | 6.3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.69 |
| Milnes | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 18.00 | 3.67 |