a12406	Wellington v Otago
	Shell Cup 1999/00
Venue	Basin Reserve, Wellington on 25th, 26th January 2000 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wellington won the toss and decided to field
Result	Otago won by 54 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Points	Wellington 0; Otago 2
Umpires	BF Bowden, DM Quested
Close of play day 1	Otago 107/7 (Richardson 54*, McSkimming 1*; 29.4 overs)

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Otago innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
CB Gaffaney	run out (Hotter)	6	8	10	1	-	75.00
AJ Hore	c Bell b Hotter	3	6	12	-	-	50.00
*RA Lawson	c Nevin b Hitchcock	11	34	43	-	-	32.35
MH Richardson	not out	67	80	144	4	-	83.75
SR Mather	lbw b Hitchcock	10	13	18	2	-	76.92
+MG Croy	c +Bell b Kennedy	13	24	37	2	-	54.17
KR O'Dowda	c +Bell b Walker	2	11	10	-	-	18.18
SF Forde	lbw b Petrie	2	6	9	-	-	33.33
WC McSkimming	not out	10	22	22	1	-	45.45
SB O'Connor	did not bat
AJ Gale	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	10
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 34 overs)	134
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Gaffaney), 2-9 (Hore), 3-45 (Lawson), 4-64 (Mather), 5-97 (Croy), 6-101 (O'Dowda), 7-106 (Forde)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Hotter	6	0	19	1	-	-	36.00	3.17
Kennedy	7	0	33	1	-	-	42.00	4.71
Hitchcock	7	0	34	2	3	1	21.00	4.86
Petrie	9	2	26	1	1	-	54.00	2.89
Walker	5	1	17	1	-	-	30.00	3.40

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Wellington innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*+CJ Nevin	c Gale b McSkimming	11	34	72	1	-	32.35
GT Donaldson	b O'Connor	4	4	8	-	-	100.00
RG Twose	c Croy b Gale	1	2	4	-	-	50.00
RG Petrie	c Croy b O'Connor	0	6	7	-	-	0.00
MD Bell	b Gale	3	24	32	-	-	12.50
JD Wells	c Croy b McSkimming	26	53	79	1	-	49.06
PA Hitchcock	c Croy b McSkimming	0	2	2	-	-	0.00
MDJ Walker	lbw b O'Dowda	13	26	36	1	-	50.00
MY Pasupati	run out	4	9	10	-	-	44.44
SJ Hotter	run out	2	8	13	-	-	25.00
RJ Kennedy	not out	0	0	2	-	-	0.00
Extras	(11 lb, 4 w)	15
Total	(all out, 28 overs)	79
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-14, 3-15, 4-26, 5-33, 6-34, 7-57, 8-67, 9-79, 10-79 (28 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Gale	6	2	9	2	1	-	18.00	1.50
O'Connor	5	0	12	2	2	-	15.00	2.40
Mather	7	2	13	0	-	-	-	1.86
McSkimming	6	0	14	3	-	-	12.00	2.33
O'Dowda	4	0	20	1	1	-	24.00	5.00

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
--> The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side
--> The match was reduced to 34 overs per side, Wellington target was 134 runs
--> AJ Gale made his last appearance in List A matches
--> SJ Hotter made his last appearance in List A matches
--> RJ Kennedy made his last appearance in List A matches
--> MH Richardson passed 2000 runs in List A matches when he reached 58
--> WC McSkimming achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the Wellington innings (previous best was 3-30)
--> AJ Gale reached 100 wickets in List A matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Wellington innings

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Rain delayed the start of play, reducing the match to a 44 overs per side contest.
Further rain came with Otago 98/5 after 25 overs, reducing the match to a 42 overs per side contest.
Rain curtailed play on the scheduled day with Otago 107/7 after 29.4 overs. Play was scheduled to resume at 10am on the reserve day but rain and water spillage from the covers meant none was possible until 3:45pm. The match was further reduced to a 34 overs per side contest with an innings break of 10 minutes.
Calculation of the Wellington target under the Duckworth/Lewis method took over 30 minutes to attain a target of 134 from 34 overs.