Another ‘ton’
PA New Plymouth The crowd came to see New Zealand cricket’s latest batting hero, and Mark ‘ Greatbatch delivered for them at New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park on Sunday. • The hero of the Kiwi’s drawn test with Australia struck his second century within a week as his Central Districts side soundly beat Northern Districts in a friendly one-day match. Greatbatch scored 108 arid featured in a 133-run partnership with his skipper and New Zealand teammate, Martin Crowe. The pair produced a flurry of boundaries as they hammered a wayward ND attack. CroWe departed first for 75, hitting one six and 10 , fours.
There was no respite for the ND attack as the aggressive Mark Douglas took up the challenge and raced to 50 off just 49 balls. He and Greatbatch added 94 before the latter was out with the total at 246.
Greatbatch, like Crowe, hit a six and 10 fours. Douglas bagged three sixes in his unbeaten 51 and two came off consecutive balls. Central Districts, 258/4 (Greatback 108, Crowe 75, Douglas 51 n. 0.) beat
Northern Districts, 190/9 (D. Leonard 3/35). • The omission of former New Zealand player, Ron Hart, was the big shock when the Central Districts selectors named their side for the opening Shell Trophy cricket match against Auckland this week.
Hart has been in England for the last three seasons, but was hoping to make a return to first class play here this summer. He has been in good touch and scored a century in a CD trial recently.
The CD selectors look likely to use Scott Briasco as an opening partner for John Smith. A former Auckland player, lan Fisher, is a newcomer among the bowlers but has a hamstring injury and has been bracketed with the promising Dave Leonard (Nelson). The 13-man squad is: John Smith (Nelson), Scott Briasco, Martin Crowe, Mark Greatbatch (all Hawke’s Bay), Mark Douglas, Tony Blain (both Nelson), Stu Duff, lan Fisher (both Hawke’s Bi
lay), Gary Robertson (Taranaki), Paul Unwin (Hawke’s Bay), Greg Logan (Marlborough), Dave Leonard (Nelson), Terry McKenna (Hawke’s Bay).
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