A solid 134-run opening partnership between Rob Nicol and
Michael Papps saw Canterbury through to a useful 218 for four
after the first day of their Plunket Shield four-day cricket
match against Otago in Queenstown today.
However, medium pacer Mathew Harvie swung the momentum
slightly back Otago's way when he picked up a bonus wicket on
the last ball of the day, Johann Myburgh dismissed for 33
after edging the ball through to wicketkeeper Derek de
Boorder.
Nick Beard, who picked up career-best figures of six for 107
last week against Auckland, was again to the fore after Otago
won the toss and elected to bowl in a rain-shortened match
which didn't start until 1pm.
In just his 10th first class match, the 20-year-old orthodox
left-arm spinner finished with miserly figures of 1-38 off 23
overs, battling into a stiff southerly breeze for much of the
day.
As an added bonus, Beard broke the ominous opening
partnership between Nicol and Papps when he trapped Nicol in
front for 42 as the 45th over drew to a close.
Three overs and two runs later, Sam Wells removed Papps in
similar fashion, leaving Canterbury 136 for two at tea. Papps
hit 11 fours in his 83, which came off 139 balls.
Beard also featured in Peter Fulton's dismissal when the
Canterbury captain was on 25, taking a tricky catch in the
swirling southerly a metre or so inside the square leg
boundary.
Stumps were drawn with Myburgh's dismissal, leaving Dean
Brownlie not out on 19.
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