Cricket: McGlashan leads ND to victory

A trio of Northern Districts peppered the Basin Reserve boundary as Wellington were crushed by 54 runs in a Twenty20 domestic cricket match here today.

A third consecutive Northern Districts win came courtesy of ferocious innings from wicketkeeper Peter McGlashan, 66, opener Brad Hodge, 51 and Anton Devcich, 48, all at considerably faster than a run-a-ball as the visitors built an imposing 201 for six.

Bradley Scott and Brent Arnel were then impressive with the ball as Wellington stumbled to 147, dismissed on the penultimate ball of a run chase that never threatened after New Zealand opener Jesse Ryder, returning from injury, fell for four off nine balls.

Ryder didn't bowl in Northern Districts' innings and it's unlikely he could have done much to stymie McGlashan, in particular, who powered to 66 off 31 balls before being run out in the final act of the innings.

McGlashan, Hodge and Devcich carted 17 fours and seven sixes between them.

SCOREBOARD

Northern Districts
D Flynn c Birt b Bowden 11
B Hodge c Birt b Woodcock 51
B Wilson c Cleary b Karaitiana 8
J Marshall c Rhodes b Karaitiana 0
A Devcich c Patel b Rhodes 48
P McGlashan run out 66
B Watling not out 10
Extras (2lb, 5w) 7
Total (for 6 wkts, 20 overs) 201
Fall: 17, 52, 53, 99, 132, 201

Bowling: D Bowden 3-0-40-1 (2w), M Cleary 4-0-38-0 (1w), R Karaitiana 4-0-40-2 (1w), S Rhodes 3-0-23-1, L Woodcock 4-0-33-1 (1w), J Patel 2-0-25-0

Wellington
J Ryder c Scott b Aldridge 4
M Pollard b Boult 0
N Parlane c Marshall b Arnel 24
T Birt c Watling b Hodge 19
S Rhodes b Scott 8
C Nevin c Hodge b Scott 17
M Cleary b Marshall 6
L Woodcock not out 25
D Bowden run out 6
R Karaitiana c Marshall b Arnel 20
J Patel c Devcich b Scott 2
Extras (4lb, 12w) 16
Total (for 10 wkts, 19.5 overs) 147
Fall: 4, 10, 49, 51, 78, 78, 86, 99, 136, 147

Bowling: G Aldridge 3-0-19-1, T Boult 4-0-36-1 (5w), B Scott 3.5-0-32-3, B Arnel 3-0-9-2 (2w), B Hodge 2-0-18-1, J Marshall 4-0-29-1

Result: Northern Districts win by 54 runs

- NZPA