: just 7 years after the worlds first commerial well was drilled in the state of pennsylvania in the united states in 1859 the first commerial oil well in new zealand was drilled in new plymouth since then 341 wells have been drilled here more than half of that number since 1959 when the first significant discovery of natural gas was made at kapuni
: sir tristram 4 year old zabeel zoomed up cup bettings after he staged a major form reversal to win yesterdays craiglee stakes at flemington zabeel shot from 33 to 1 to the third line of betting at 12 to 1 with super impose for the one million dollar caulfield cup
: wells fargo heads a field of 10 in the class two 14 hundred metres at ellerslie on friday the grey will be having its first race since february another grey miss prospect is topweight in the class three 21 hundred metres which has also drawn 10 acceptors the tab double will be on races 7 and 8
: a blitz on oppossums began in the waipoua forest the department of conservation is air dropping nearly a 100 tonnes of 1080 poison laced green cerial pellets over a 25 thousand hect area the 250 thousand dollar operation is a bid to save the indigenous forset and adjacent timberlands pine plantations
: the west coast whitebait season opened last weekend wesport reader says the local paper reported on the good old days when a mokihinui buyers records of 1945 and 1946 show individual catches of up to 339 pounds in one day but the fisherman only got 1 shilling for his efforts thats 15 cents today
: the woman had worked all day for just 51 dollars of todays money imagine what it would be worth on 1990 inflationary figures you could pay off your mortage in one smack the buyer collected from 15 oct to 26 nov in 1945 a total of 15437 pounds of whitebait
: Post orbit insertion tracking data after the first 13 full orbits indicate that Magellan is in orbit with a 3 point 26 hour period with periapsis of 294 kilometers and apoapsis at 8472 kms its Inclination is 85 point 5 degrees
: Magellan began its in orbit checkout radar test at 1537 hours Pacific time 16 August The first test orbit proceeded well and the resulting radar data were played back to earth on Thursday afternoon the second orbit of the radar test and the first half of the playback were completed and a star calibration was begun on Thursday evening
: player zinzan brooke and terry wright went tit and tat in the try scoring stakes as bert grensides long standing ranfurly record finally fell brooke and wright scored 2 tries each in the 14 try smorgasbord against southland to take their sheild tally to 32 touchdowns each after going into the eden park match level with grensides total of 30 set back in the 1920s
: all black number 8 brooke had the honour of breaking the record crossing after just 12 minutes but he had to quickly share the new found mark in the record books with wright who completed a sweeping movement to dot down in the corner just 9 minutes later
: Vmf Stork have announced their results for the 6 months ended 14 June 76 Profits fell from 12 million florins for the comparable period in 1975 to 2 point 1 mill florrins in 76 The company says that although they earned more during the year under review these increasd earnings were not sufficient to cover higher depreciation charges
: merton and his colleagues knew the kakipo was fast approaching extinction but nobody knew exactly how many were left more searching may be done in fiordland and stewart island but for now 28 kakipo live on codfish island a recent search of little barrier found 11 and 2 are known still to run about stewart island
: Mt Denby Golf Course one of Northlands most fascinating and most famous sporting landmarks is undergoing its biggest changes since being established as the home of Whangarei golf 74 years ago 6 new holes 10 to 15 are being developed ready for play next year
: Italian striker Angelo Schiavia whose extra time goal brought Italy its first World Cup victory in 1934 has died in hospital aged 85 His goal against Czechoslovakia gave italy a 2 to 1 victory on home ground before the delighted Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
: Atlanta Georgia erupted in joyous celebration at being selected to host the 1996 Olympic Games But many Greeks reacted with anger and disbelief yesterday after learning that the Olympics which began in Greece in 776 bc and were revived in Athens in 1896 would not return for the 100 year anniversary of the modern games in 1992
: The 2200 channel catfish destined for destruction in Wellington are expected to have their final meal of salmon pellets at 8 am today The big fish had been kept at temps between 26 and 29 degrees while the smaller ones had been kept between 12 and 15 degrees
: All Black rugby trialist Darrall Shelford says he is considering offers to switch to rugby league The 27 year old Shelford has played 57 games for his province scoring 40 points and has also played for the New Zealand Maoris he played for the possibles in the All Black trial at Palmerston North last month
: The work being carried out includes the installation of a positioning system with four 1490 kw diesel driven thrust units 3 remote controlled fire fighting monitors each with a capacity of about 1741 cu metres per hour a 30 tonne capacity hydraulic crane and a helicopter platform on the aft deckhouse
: Te Awamutu stayer Ali Boy flashed home late to be beaten only half a neck in the Kingston Handicap at Sandown in Melbourne yesterday Co trainer Mark Phillips said Ali Boy still needed to qualify for the Melbourne cup and would run next in the 125 thousand dollar Herbert Power Handicap 2400 metre race at Caulfield on October 13
: Otago ran in 10 tries to blitz Taranaki 58 to 8 in the national championship rugby match at Carisbrook Otago who led 28 to 4 at halftime scored 5 tries in each half 3 went to All Black wing John Timu who was the star of the game with his dazzling running and ability to stay on his feet in the tackle
: This years Bathurst winner will take home 75 thousand dollars with 32 thousand dollars for second Bathurst cover will be on television 3 at 1130 hrs next Sunday on the 28 Oct 1990 The cars compete in 3 classes division one 3001 cc and over division two 1601 to 3000 cc and division 3 up to 1600 cc
: In 1843 the company Waltjen and Leonhard was founded in Bremen as iron founders and engine builders and in 1872 the companys name was changed to Aktien Gesellschaft being Weser In 1928 the company took over the Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven and now operate in these 2 yards
: Auckland continued to bat for a further 13 overs adding 64 to their overnight total before Crowe declared when test all rounder Bracewell swung once too often across the line and was gone leg before for 85 It had been a stubborn and then brutal knock
: the average male is nearly 3 metres long and weighs over 180 kg however the females are slightly smaller almost 2 point 5 metres and weighing about 136 kg the lioness is sufficiently developed to bear her first litter between 3 and 4 years old the gestation period is about 108 days and they may give birth to as many as 6 cubs
: Fullback Fred Cooper converted 9 of Otagos tries to take his points tally for Otago to 963 With his first conversion Cooper broke Laurie Mains Otago point scoring record of 946 The match was played in brilliant conditions before a crowd of 4000
: In Napier Hawkes Bay continued their winning way in the second division with a 27 to 13 win over Wairarapa Bush at Mclean Park on Saturday They scored 2 tries to 1 and looked the better side throughout though uncharacteristic handling errors cost the home team several scoring opportunities
: It was Wairapa Bushs 13 successive loss of the season but the visitors played with fire and never gave up with number 8 Greg Hawkins and lock Gary Rolston having outstanding games in a vigorous pack Hawkins scored his teams try midway through the first half after a fine break by the captain and halfback
: in 1969 a wild life service for kakipo in fiorland found 5 birds they were eventually sent to the mount bruce sanctuary near masterton but all of them died no further attempts to breed kakipo in captivity were made then in 1974 don merton led another fiordland expedition billed as the last chance to save the kakipo
: it was merton who saved the chatham island black robin from extinction after the arrival of settlers with cats the birds survived only on little mangere island in the chathams by 1979 only 5 black robins were left only 1 was breeding extinction was literally just 1 bird away
: In Wanganui the home team scoring 23 points in the second spell concluded a successful season in the second division with a 32 to 19 victory over Poverty Bay who played well in the first spell for a 16 to 9 lead but Wanganui dominated the second half and scored 4 tries to 1
: Wanganui first 5 eighth Guy Lennox kicked 16 points for a new Wanganui second division record of 60 points in a season there was also a milestone for Poverty Bay fullback Richard Owen who landed 4 penalties to take his season aggregate to 106 points
: 8 of the Hornby squad of 17 are under 20 though most of them have played for the Junior Kiwis or Canterbury this year Tawera Nikau wont be fronting the Otahuhu assalt he returns on September 26 but flies straight off to England after 3 days where hell take up his contract with English second division side Ryedale
: Takahiwai Warriers of Northland were pipped at the posts by their Bay of Plenty opponents Pikiao in a Loin Red rugby league championship play off match at Jubilee Park yesterday 2 quick dropped goals in succession from Pikiaos Richard Paul and Jason Watts saw the scoreboard read 22 to 18 at the final whistle
: Turangawaewae were given a lesson in yesterdays national Lion Red Rugby League Cup clash when they went down to Ngongotaha 29 to 3 Waikato champions Turangawaewae had no answer to the power and pace of a very good Ngongotaha side and could hardly fire a shot
: The mastery of the Auckland rugby team was further emphasised on Saturday when they were able to beat Nortland 41 to 21 despite a below normal exibition in their 38 Ranfurly Shield defence Auckland base their superiority on getting the basics right time after time but coach Maurice Trapp lamented his sides sloppy play despite the 20 point winning margin
: However it looked as though Auckland were going to open up with a similar scoring ferocity against Northland when ZinZan Brooke and Mark Cartet scored in the first 10 minutes 2 Grant fox conversions interspersed with a Warren Johnston penalty and the score was quickly 12 to 3
: Halfback Hewett ran wide from a scrum with decoys running varios lines and then ducked inside Seymours injured limb for a canter to the line Seymour had his revenge with a thrilling 65 metre hackon and chase for the try before Auckland unzipped a classic 10 minutes of rugby to seal the match
: The worlds top cross country runners will compete for nearly 162601 dollars in prizemoney this year and the beginning of 1991 The International Amateur Athletic Federation launched the 94000 US dollar World Cross Challenge to be run at 11 meetings in different countries between November 90 and March 91
: South Canterbury under 16 scored a comfortable 24 to 3 win over the touring North Queensland under 16 side at Fraser Park Timaru south Canterburys 18 to 0 lead at half time came from 3 converted tries The only points scored in the second half came from the boot of David Telford who kicked a 40 metre penalty for North Queensland
: It took 7 minutes for Otago to set the seal on a scoring spree that was to net 10 tries to Taranakis 2 Otago led 28 to 4 at the break and so complete was their dominance Taranaki were restricted to one solitary moment in Otagos half for the first 30 minutes of the spell the final score being 58 to 8
: A dominant Bay of Plenty forward pack and unerring accurancy from goalkicking ace Ion Crossan helped show Southland the exit from first division rugby with a 28 to 12 win blustery conditions in Invercargill A lack of form from southland allowed Crossan to bang over four first half penalty goals with the wind in his favour his last effort from 48 metres showed his ability 
: The class of New Zealand junior first 5 Peter OShaughnessy shone through in Hawkes Bays 27 to 13 victory over Wairarapa Bush in their national second division rugby clash in Napier yesterday He punished them for their mistakes to land his first 6 shots at goal and propel the the Bay into a 21 to 10 lead half way through the second spell
: Waikato fullback Daryl Halligans surprise exclusion from the All Blacks and New Zealand development teams got its answer yesterday Halligans 24 point contribution formed a hefty chunk of Waikatos 40 to 7 win over Counties with a convincing 5 tries to 1 victory the home team consolidated its second placing in the National Champs
: Manawatu went on a 10 try scoring binge as they walloped Marlborough 55 to 7 in their division two rugby clash in Palmerston North the backs received plenty of ball especially in the second half With exciting new first five running well 7 tries were added in the second half with the game safely in the bag 21 to 3 at the break
: Mid 1963 IHI introduced a 14800 dwt cargo ship intended to replace the ageing fleet of Liberty ships This vessel was known as the Freedom Ship and the first example Khian Captain was completed in 1967 Such has been the success of this vessel that IHI have received orders for 134 of which 106 have been delivered
: Established in 1899 to promote the safety of life and property at sea Nippon Kaiji Kyokai a non profit making organization was formed the society is authorised by the governments of many countries to survey ships flying their flags At the end of 1975 NK classed vessels totalled 3729 with an aggregate of 50319700 gt
: Of these 1693 vessels were from 40 countries outside Japan and aggegate over 15 million gt In 1975 alone newly classed non Japanese vessels totalled 262 of over 4 million gt and were from 16 different countries These figures exceeded those for Japanese vessels classed with the Society for the same year
: Founded in 1881 Hitachi Zosen has 8 shipyards and works including some of the worlds most modern facilities The companys Ariake and Sakai shipyards are capable of continuous production Hitachi Zosens Ariake Shipyard is the most modern and largest of its shipyards and was completed in October 1974 in Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu
: Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik was a joint stock company formed in 1893 by a naval architect Victor Nawatzki and distinguished Bremen merchants This company incorporated the Johann Lange shipyard which was established in 1805
: Mortoren Werke Mannheim AG was formed in 1922 from a department of Benz and Cie Mannheim whose stationary engine department had been building submarine engines since 1915 In 1975 the company had a turnover of DMk 443 million of which DMk 86 million was from marine engines for propulsion and auxiliary use
: Tacke KG has been manufacturing geared transmission units since in was founded 90 years ago In 1930 the Co supplied its first marine gear for marine use Today special gears up to maximum power outputs of 43250 kw and for the widest possible range of installation conditions are available
: Royal Dutch Shell has reported net profits for the second quarter of 1976 at 303 mill pounds Outside North America sales volumes were some 3 per cent below 1975 mainly due to the loss of the Venezuelan market due to nationalization There was a seasonal decline in the demand of natural gas
: The first of 2 identical self propelled floating cranes which have been ordered for Basrah by the Iraqi Ports Administration has been launched at the Lubeck yard Each crane has a double guided jib and 360 deg slewing turntable
: Launched 18 November into a polar orbit approximately 556 statute miles high COBE was designed specifically to measure the remnant of the Big Bang the primeval explosion that started the expanding universe It completed one full sky survey in mid June and continued with a second survey before helium depletion
: The hoisting height above the waterline is 35 metres and below the waterline is 12 metres The outreach with 100 tonne maximum load is 15 metres in front of fender and with a 35 tonne load the outreach is 32 In addition to the 100 tonne hoisting gear the floating cranes are equipped with a 15 tonne auxiliary hoisting gear
: 2 rudder propellers serve as propulsion drive for the cranes and are operated directly by non reversible diesel engines of 224 kw continuous output each To generate the energy for the ships mains and the cranes 1 diesel engine of 224 kw and 2 diesel engines each of 144 kw are provided
: In 1803 as in 1940 an invading army was poised on the Continent of Europe to invade British across the English Channel Napoleon had assembled over 1000 ships and about 130 thousand first line troops with their horses and artillery
: They put on 51 in 56 minutes before Hartland miscued a hook from Richard de Groen The batting replacement Peter Kennedy began briskly before Martin Snedden had him nicking 1 to the wicket keeper 2 wickets down quickly became 3 when Canterbury captain Rod Latham was caught at short cover from bat pad
: IT was heady stuff as he and Boyle the more subdued partner put on a century partnership in 82 minutes to get the visitors to 214 for 3 wickets at tea But a change of plan involving Wellington century maker Justin Vaughan paid dividends he had not bowled in the previous two sessions but with his second ball after the break had Boyle caught and bowled
: Andrew Johnes as impatiently aggresive as ever chafed at the rainy restraints began to play strokes reached 39 of 110 for 3 and then became over ambitious and hit himself out from a dreadful long hop from Devon Malcolm New Zealand at 121 for 4 were in some danger but had the comfort of seeing Martin Crowe starting an innings with majestic authority
: In his eagerness Priest did appear dedicated to running someone out but Crowe brought the the perky new pup into line and they appeared to be leading New Zealand to the comfort of 150 or 160 for 4 wickets on a day when New Zealand could have been dragged close to disaster
: You have only one more weekend to pick up on 4 special prefix callsigns sponsored by oscar enthusiasts from Zimbabwe Active support of the Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Society have been sponsoring 4 separate satellite stations operating from 4 different locations The stations have been found on 145 point 905 MHz
: Halligan dominated the first half scoring getting the first try and converting it with 12 minutes to go and with two penalty goals to give Waikato a 12 to 0 lead The home side went to halftime with a healthy 27 to 3 lead thanks to the wind and accurate boot of Halligan
: Wanganui cemented a top 4 placing in the national second division rugby championship with a deserved 32 to 19 victory over Poverty Bay at Spriggens Park Povery Bay started well for 16 to 9 at halftime but Wanganui dominated the second spell scoring 23 points
: While Seymour was battling the pain the Northland pack inspired by All Black Ian Jones battled for possession to concede the lineouts by a respectable 18 to 14 the scrums 20 to 16 and actually winning rucks and mauls 14 to 9 But Auckland finally awakened from its trance after 62 minutes of play to pile on three tries and 14 points to manage a somewhat flattering 41 to 21 win
: Some of the New Zealand cricketers were spitting sparks and saying unkind things about officials after their first innings in the first test against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday night lost Martin Crowe for 59 at 1858 hours on a wet and windy evening
: After losing John Wright at 16 immediately after the first interruption to a strangled shot that left his face in a furious state more thunderous than the rain laden clouds above the New Zealand situation improved Tevor Franklin with 4 starts to his innings patiently acquired 33 before he was second at 76
: Zinzan Brooke got his usual pushover try and flanker Mark Carter picked up close to to Northland line to dive over for another to give the defenders a 12 to 3 lead with two Fox conversions Tuigamala burst onto a short pass from Hewett and Zinzan Brooke Alan Whetton and Sean Fitzpatrick kept the movement rolling before Zinzan snapped the ball off the deck
: While Crowe headed the first class batting averages for the tour he managed to score only 96 runs in 4 innings during the tests for an average of 24 For Pakistan Crowe said he had gone back to the old practise of setting targets for himself
: With two matches left this year against North Harbour and Canterbury Fox has 279 points for Auckland in all games and 133 in the Championship in addition Fox has extended his record as the only person to have exceeded two thousand points in provincial rugby with 2035
: Crossan played his first game for Southland in 1987 scoring 77 points in 8 matches 102 in 1988 off 11 games and astounding 190 last year in 14 games The Invercargill club for Crossan scored 108 points this season in five games will be without his services but Whakatane Marist will Benefit from goal kicking skills of the 23 year old All Black trialist
: Mt Wellington beat the Jack Vercauteren coached Valley side 4 to 0 in the first round but since then the Valley defence have concede only 11 goals in 12 games and will make life difficult for the Mount strikers A loss for Hutt would leave them 16 points from the lead and struggling to hold their place in the top 5
: The Sheffield class destroyers of 1970 are expected to cost about about 23 million dollars per ship with a standard displacement of 3150 tonnes The fleet destroyers of the inter war periods cost about 250 thou pounds each and had a displacement of some 1300 to 1500 tonnes
: At about 2345 hours they were off for rain at 160 for 4 Crowe 55 Priest 17 New Zealand poised for an interesting second day The grounds staff got busy when the rain went away and the players were on the field at 2359 hours and not very long afterward Crowe perhaps upset played an indolent stroke at Philip De Freitas
: Crowe received due praise for his 59 his twelfth 50 in 49 tests but the stout work of Trevor Franklin and Andrew Jones did not receive the tribute they deserved for brave work under difficulties much was made of Franklin sticking on 7 for 14 overs
: The talented mare XZANADU LADY has a good opportunity to regain winning form when she races in the Air New Zealand Handicap at Tauranga on the 29 Dec however she finished 12 out of 16 in the Waikato Cup at Te Rapa and in her latest outing she ran 7 in a class 2 event
: in a 15 day period beginning in late november the solar flux rose from 140 to 239 the highest reading in recent months the flux is now sliding downward at roughly the same rate and it was down to 191 on sunday afternoon the main spot areas were spread over the middle of the solar disc
: 2 Russian yachts and a purpose built boats have lifted the number of entries for the Melbourne Osaka to 47 no expenses have been spared for this 16 metre Yamaha yacht LUCKY LUCKY which sports a Carbon Fibre Kevlar Hull with Nomex Core and a 26 metre Carbon Fibre Mast with a total sail area of 163 square metres
: Holmberg is attempting to carry out a life long dream to break Sir Francis Chichesters epic 226 day solo navigation of the globe in his own 15 and a half metre 51 foot yacht tuatara he will be leaving Tauranga Yacht Club with much fanfare in mid Feb 1991
: A total of 44 yachts contested the annual around Lake Rotoiti Race held on 18 Nov with the Ross 780 MAJOR TOM skippered by Alan Civil winning Division A with line honours and second place and overall handicap winner going to the Gazelle MK 2 GALADRIEL
: Next in was 2 times BOC Challenge winner Philippe Jeantot and CREDIT AGRICOLE 4 who arrived at 1513 local time with a time of 37 days 21 hours 11 mins and 45 secs to be third in the adjusted standings while a very disapointed Gautier was penalised 16 hours
: The 16 mile Lake Rotoiti Race has been held for the past 15 years but the 1990 fleet was up by more than 25 percent on the previous year with a breeze of around 10 knots the big fleet had wonderful sailing conditions and the leading yachts went around the course in a little under 4 hours
: Australia resumed 259 for 4 with Dean Jones not out 27 and Steve Waugh 22 the wicket began to turn late yesterday and Englands prospects of having to bat last to win the match and stay in the hunt for the Ashes may well have foundered
: Wellington was bowled out for 211 on the opening day of a new round of Shell Trophy cricket matches 3 of Youngs catches were from the bowling of Northern medium fast bowler Richard de Groen who took 6 wickets for 28 off 19 overs
: Kiwi skier Annelise Coberger is ranked in the top 50 women skiers in the world after impressive finishes in the slalom event where she finished 17 in the World Cup in Italy and was 3 fastest in Europe Cup slalom in Andorra and 2 fastest in a French Europe Cup
: Aucklander Dene OKane is through to the last 16 in the million dollar Mercantile Credit Classic tournament in Bournemouth provisionally ranked 21 in the world he beat Englands David Roe 5 to 4 in a tight 4 round match to progress to the televised stages of the tournament
: A marathon match between Robert Lowe and Chris Shilling and Ashley Heenan and Jane Bradbury had an exciting finish when Shilling pegged his ball out from 16 metres to win his croquet game while Kylie Walker beat fellow team member Pamela Fellows 26 to 6
: Paul McInerney was 2 minutes behind Glen White of Auckland following the 450 metre swimming leg of the triathlon held at Kai Iwi Lakes near Dargaville and had never ridden a mountain bike before tackling the 12 km cycle leg he went to the front during the 3 point 5 km cross country run
: Peter Sain 44 who has lived in NZ for 27 years after migrating from Yugoslavia beat Nick Unkovich 21 to 17 in the quarterfinals at the national bowls Unkovich led 17 to 15 but was unlucky that an attempt to trail the jack failed giving 3 crucial shots to Sain
: Winterburn 27 has been bowling for 13 years also won a tight quarterfinal he trailed Geoff Hawken of Hawera 20 to 18 and drew 3 shots enough to win when Hawken missed with 2 run shots it was it was the winners only second national tournament and he admitted lacking confidence
: OToole ranked as one of the best underhand cutters in the World took the 325 mm underhand championship and partnered Parker to win the double hand sawing event while Bill Brownlee midwestern and Allen Salter Rotorua equalled the NZ 375 mm cottonwood poplar double hand sawing record
: Graham Newmans 2 point 3 kg snapper took second with 200 dollars while a 22 point 7 kg shark by Carl Penney a 13 point 6 kg stingray by Ian Olssen took the other major prizes the Gurnard section was won by Harris the Kahawai section was won by Carl Oliver and the Eel section went to Raewyn Williams
: About 250 anglers took to the water for the Rawene Fishing Contestwhich carried cash prizes for the top Kahawai Gurnard Stingray Shark and Eel and 1 thousand dollars for the snapper division Rex Watson landed a 3 point 6 kilogram snapper to take that prize
: There were 60 starters Terry Newlands a top triathlete was the overall winner in 3 hours 48 mins the course included 25 km of bush tracks and 10 km along the beach in the 50 km ultra bush run held in the Waitakeres the run finished at the Huia hall
: Nash scored 8 and 34 and Parlane 15 and 24 Nash also bowled 5 overs conceding 8 runs without taking a wicket at Eden Park cricket match against Auckland secon 11 and Northern Districts who scored 212 and 161 for 5 to Aucklands reply of 193
: Brazilian tennis ace Luiz Mattar the conqueror of NZ Kelly Evernden in a first round match had to overcome a few logistical problems just to get on court Mattar ranked 43 in the World compared with Everndens 97 arrived in Wellington minus his luggage which had been lost between Sydney and Buenos Aires
: Bay of Islands was beaten in all 3 matches in the Headifen Trophy section of the national mens softball tournament in Auckland over the last 2 days they went down to Waikato 3 to 1 to Nelson 7 to 6 and to the Counties team 8 to 2
: Canterbury mustered 154 for 8 wickets after being put in to bat on a suspect wicket Northern fielded brilliantly and replied with 155 for 3 Kyle Wealleans 66 not out and Mathew Maynard 45 put on 84 in quick time for the second wicket to make the victory certain
: 17 year old allrounder Alex Tait who already has a double century to his credit this season slammed 3 sixes and 20 fours in scoring 162 for Otamatea in Rodney club cricket Tait now a Northland representative shared a 232 run stand with Ned Smith who made 95
: They scored a massive 401 for 5 wickets off 50 overs against Wellsford who replied in spirited fashion with Graeme Allen hitting 98 before being all out for 239 in 38 overs Paul Came who knocked up 69 and took 3 wickets for 26 runs featured in Tomaratas win over Omaha
