misc603986	Ashburton County v North Otago
	Waitaki-Tekau Trophy 1978/79 (3rd Place Play-off)
Venue	Ashbury Park, Timaru on 25th February 1979 (35-over match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Ashburton County won by 8 runs

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Ashburton County innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
P Thomas	c Cook b Pitches	17			1	-
WD Smith	c Taiaroa b Pitches	33		55	6	-
M Harris	c [unknown] b Robertson	11			-	-
*BV Sampson	c and b Cook	59			8	1
GJ Spicer	b Taiaroa	0			-	-
M Ward	lbw b Robertson	14			2	-
MR Holmes	c [unknown] b Robertson	13			-	1
GW Rennie	c [unknown] b Robertson	1			-	-
LAJ Bond	not out	0			-	-
MJ Hooper	not out	0			-	-
+RD Smith	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	8
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 35 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-46 (WD Smith), 2-58 (Thomas), 3-93 (Harris), 4-94 (Spicer), 5-138 (Ward), 6-144 (Sampson), 7-155 (Holmes), 8-155 (Rennie)

North Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Mason	7	0	17	0	-	-	-	2.43
Taiaroa	7	0	36	1	-	-	56.00	5.14
Pitches	7	2	19	2	-	-	28.00	2.71
Cook	7	1	28	1	-	-	56.00	4.00
Robertson	7	0	48	4	-	-	14.00	6.86

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North Otago innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*RS Wilson	c Thomas b Bond	35			5	1
IG Pitches	st RD Smith b Rennie	32			5	-
GT Taiaroa	c and b Rennie	13			3	-
GN Johnston	b Hooper	0			-	-
GD Johnston	c Rennie b Holmes	3			-	-
TD Ovens	b Hooper	4			1	-
PDA Cook	c Spicer b Holmes	28			3	1
TG Robertson	not out	24			4	-
+J Cunningham	not out	2			-	-
RJ Mason	did not bat
KN Thickett	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	7
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 35 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-40 (Wilson), 2-63 (Taiaroa), 3-67 (GN Johnston), 4-85 (Pitches), 5-90 (Ovens), 6-103 (GD Johnston), 7-142 (Cook)

Ashburton County bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Holmes	7	0	57	2	-	2	28.00	8.14
Bond	7	4	13	1	-	-	56.00	1.86
Sampson	7	2	10	0	-	-	-	1.43
Hooper	7	2	14	2	-	-	28.00	2.00
Rennie	7	1	47	2	-	-	28.00	6.71

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