Cricket: CD lose another one in Nelson

Canterbury's Peter Fulton was the top scorer for his side, hitting 40 off 27 balls, including three sixes. Photo / Getty Images

Canterbury remained the only unbeaten team in the domestic Twenty20 cricket championship after a tense six-run win over Central Districts today, ensuring the hosts leave Nelson empty-handed from their two-day venture to the South Island.

Central Districts, eight-wicket losers to Wellington at Saxton Oval yesterday, were able to use their knowledge of the slow, low wicket to restrict Canterbury to 147 for eight from their 20 overs, but the visitors proved quick learners, too, as they were able to get the most out of the pitch to score their second successive win.

Central Districts were cruising to victory after a second-wicket stand of 111 between George Worker (59 from 54 balls) and Mathew Sinclair (44 from 44), but when they fell within three runs of each other, the hosts collapsed.

Fast bowler Richard Sherlock (two for 26) and the two imports, Ryan ten Doeschate and Dirk Nannes were instrumental for Canterbury, ten Doeschate claiming the crucial wickets of Worker and Sinclair while Nannes conceded just 15 runs from four overs.

Canterbury made a good start on the slow Saxton Oval wicket with a 68-run opening stand inside nine overs before Peter Fulton departed after bludgeoning 40 off 27 balls, including three sixes.

As was the case in yesterday's match, the spinners halted proceedings mid-innings as Canterbury failed to push on after being handily placed at 100 for three after 13 overs.

They lost their last five wickets for 11 runs in the last two overs, including three wickets off the final three balls of the 20th over bowled by impressive young speedster Adam Milne, who finished with two for 19 from three overs.

CD v Canterbury scoreboard

Canterbury

R Nicol c Rance b Worker 26
P Fulton c van Wyk b Yardy 40
D Brownlie c Sinclair b Rance 24
R ten Doeschate c Sinclair b Milne 36
S Stewart st van Wyk b Mason 12
R Young run out
A Ellis c Mason b Milne 0
C Frauenstein run out 0
T Astle not out 0

Extras (5lb, 3w) 8
Total (for 8 wkts, 20 overs) 147
Fall: 68, 73, 99, 136, 145, 147, 147, 147.
Bowling: M Mason 3-0-19-1, D Bracewell 3-0-29-0, A Milne 3-0-19-2 (1w), M Yardy 4-0-40-1 (1w), I Blackwell 4-0-18-0 (1w), G Worker 2-0-13-1, S Rance 1-0-4-1.



Central Districts

P Ingram c Nicol b Sherlock 0
G Worker b ten Doeschate 59
M Sinclair c Nicol b ten Doeschate 44
I Blackwell run out 11
M Yardy lbw b Sherlock 4
K Noema-Barnett run out 7
K van Wyk not out 3
D Bracewell not out 3

Extras (5lb, 5w) 10
Total (for 6 wkts, 20 overs) 141
Fall: 0, 111, 114, 122, 132, 136.
Bowling: R Sherlock 4-0-26-2 (1w), D Nannes 4-0-15-0 (1w), A Ellis 2-0-13-0, C Frauenstein 1-0-8-0 (1w), R Nicol 3-0-27-0 (1w), T Astle 2-0-17-0, R ten Doeschate 4-0-30-2.
Result: Canterbury win by six runs.

- NZPA