Wellington vs Canterbury, at Wellington, Nov 27 2000 - Match Result

Wellington and Canterbury added another exhibit to cricket's hall of curiosities when their Shell Trophy match at the Basin Reserve, halved by rain, died meekly on its final day and with only a spasm or two before life became extinct

Wellington's frustration increased twofold when the third day of its Shell Trophy match with Canterbury at the Basin Reserve went the way of the second - abandoned today without a ball being bowled

A more classic example of the frustrations which arise and the machinations which take place when a cricket match is affected by rain could hardly be imagined than that which occured at the Basin Reserve today when the second day of the Shell Trophy