Northern Districts salvage a draw

Northern Districts hung on to salvage a draw with Wellington on a rain-affected day in the capital. From 22 for 1 overnight, Northern progressed to 215 for 6 when stumps were drawn. Nick Horsley (21) and Joseph Yovich (19) saw Northern through to safety with an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 27. Wellington took first innings points.

In another rain-affected day, Canterbury took their overnight score of 244 for 3 through to 362 for 7 before declaring and leaving Central Districts 293 to win and virtually no chance of an outright victory. Mathew Sinclair scored an unbeaten 59 as Central went to 115 for 4 at stumps. Central took first innings points.