Cricket: Noema-Barnett hat-trick hurts Otago

Jesse Ryder has been dismissed first ball on the final day of Otago's Plunket Shield match against Central Districts in Nelson.

Ryder was the second victim of a Kieran Noema-Barnett hat-trick, the others being Neil Broom and Nathan McCullum as.

At lunch, Otago had recovered from 20 for 4 to be 103 for 4.

Central Districts batsman Jamie How earlier struck 207 - his maiden double ton in first class cricket.

Meanwhile, Auckland's 49/2, chasing a further 312 runs to beat Canterbury in their match in Christchurch.

The match between Northern Districts and Wellington in the capital has been declared a draw after only 50.4 overs were possible in the match.