New Zealand: Nicola Payne notches ton (15 February 1999)

15 February 1999

New Zealand: Nicola Payne notches ton

The Christchurch Press

A superb innings of 142 by Nicola Payne set up St Albans Blue for a first innings points win over South Canterbury at Timaru in the Christchurch senior women's cricket competition.

St Albans Blue was in trouble at 30 for three until Payne and Anna Morris put on 139 for the fourth wicket in the only two-day match played during the weekend.

South Canterbury had declared at 197 for seven with half-centuries from Lauren Cormack and Selene Charteris.

St Albans scored 201 for seven declared in its first innings.

Batting a second time, Cormack and Charteris again gave South Canterbury a fine start of 97. When the game was called off with no hope of a result late yesterday afternoon, Cormack was 81 not out.

After the first day in other two-day matches, St Albans Gold is strongly placed. It scored 309 for four declared, and forced East-Shirley to follow on when it could muster only 63. At stumps East-Shirley is 59 for two in its second innings.

At Garrick Park Lancaster Park-Woolston benefited from a first-wicket partnership of 95 between Paula Flannery (60) and Jo Strachan (59). Lancaster Park declared at 257 for nine.

Anna Smith held the Marist reply together with 46 not out, as her side reached 89 for four at stumps.

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