Redmond's leg-spin undoes Central Districts

What Chris Martin started with two quick Central Districts wickets on day two of their two-day match against the New Zealand Academy Selection at Bert Sutcliffe Oval yesterday, Aaron Redmond finished off.

Martin, bowling with a brisk nor-easterly at his back removed Peter Ingram and Greg Todd both when the score was on three. He finished the match with 2 for 54 from 12 overs. Jamie How (41) and Glen Sulzberger (42) led the recovery, but once How played a ball from Richard Sherlock onto his stumps, the way was clear for Redmond, the legspinner, to began to weave his particular form of magic.

Redmond only needed to bowl 16.4 overs in finishing with 6 for 16, the last seven CD wickets falling for 58 runs. It was a quality performance with some fine use of flight in a performance that augurs well for the forthcoming domestic season from Redmond.

The Academy Selection batted again, losing Mark Richardson's wicket for 12 runs while Mark Orchard was unbeaten on 26 and Peter Fulton on 14 not out when play ended.

Brief scoreboard:

New Zealand Academy Selection 264-9d (J Ryder 51, M Orchard 38, S Allen 32, J Hill 31, N Broom 28, R Taylor 28, E Thompson 5-48, J How 2-44) and 52-1 (M Orchard 26*, E Thompson 1-17) met Central Districts 171 (G Sulzberger 42, J How 41, J Englefield 33, B Griggs 26, A Redmond 6-16, C Martin 2-54).