Auckland vs Otago, at Auckland, Jan 03 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

full toss from Fuller and McMillan misses it completely and his poles are cleaned out

slower ball and McMillan pushes into the off side for a single

backs away to leg and slogs it to long on

slower ball from de Grandhomme does the trick and de Boorder tries to hit over the off side but he only succeeds in top edging to Nash moving in from long off

cracked back at the bowler

whipped over the leg side and he scambles hard for the second, with a full length dive ensuring he gets home safely

de Grandhomme fires it in and leg stump and de Boorder clips it beautifully over forward square leg for a maximum

good finish from Nash has Duffy playing back to the bowler. Classy spell of bowling from Nash

good length on leg stump and de Boorder milks it into the vacant mid wicket region for one

Beard backs away to leg and launches it in the air to long off where Bates waits calmly to collect the catch

yorker length from Nash and de Boorder squeezes it out to deep cover

Beard comes down the wicket this time and gets an inside edge into the leg side while trying to hit over the off side

Beard backs away and cuts to point

good length but too straight and Beard misses out and it takes him on the thigh and they take a leg bye. Good result for the Aces

short ball this time and Beard tries to ramp it over the short third man but he misses out

beaten outside the off stump

back of a length wide of off stump and Beard guides to third man

high quality slower ball from Fuller completely bamboozles Wagner and he chips it to Bates at mid off. That looked like catching practice for the Under 8s

back of a length in at the body and de Boorder whips it off his hip to deep square leg

fuller this time and Wagner pushes back to the bowler. Very tidy over from the overseas pro