vca9228	Northcote v University
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1996/97 (Final)
Venue	Albert Ground, Melbourne on 29th, 30th, 31st March 1997 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	University won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn (Northcote won on first innings)
Umpires	WP Sheahan, RW Stratford
Close of play day 1	Northcote (1) 208/6 (Berry 46*, O'Sullivan 10*)
Close of play day 2	University (1) 70/4 (Allardice 14*, Joseland 4*)

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Northcote first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GP Dowling	c Ricci b Joseland	32
JE McInnes	run out	44
*GB Gardiner	lbw b Sutherland	9
AM Smith	run out	41
+DS Berry	c Ricci b Sutherland	109
TP Gloury	c Ricci b Robertson	12
DJ Saker	c Strong b Dery	3
TDB O'Sullivan	c Dery b Higgins	44
AD McGinty	c Joseland b Ricci	59
SD Metelmann	c Strong b Robertson	29
SB Waters	not out	10
Extras	(5 lb, 6 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 171.5 overs)	404
Fall of wickets:
1-58, 2-69, 3-136, 4-141, 5-162, 6-177, 7-292, 8-323, 9-386, 10-404 (171.5 ov)

University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sutherland	48	16	105	2
Dery	27	8	93	1
Joseland	25	10	38	1
Robertson	34.5	14	64	2
Higgins	30	11	69	1
Ricci	7	0	30	1

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University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PQ Harper	c Saker b McGinty	41
BA Lodding	lbw b Saker	7
*GJ Allardice	c Metelmann b McGinty	36
BP Ricci	run out	1
WA Phillips	b McGinty	0
BR Joseland	run out	24
JKI Dery	c Berry b McGinty	1
+NR Strong	b Saker	7
MJ Higgins	c Berry b Waters	8
JA Sutherland	c O'Sullivan b Saker	0
APS Robertson	not out	0
Extras	(2 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 60.1 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-55, 3-58, 4-59, 5-113, 6-113, 7-118, 8-129, 9-129, 10-129 (60.1 ov)

Northcote bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Saker	21.1	9	41	3	-
Waters	7	2	19	1	-
McGinty	19	1	52	4	-
Smith	6	3	7	0	-
O'Sullivan	7	3	8	0	-

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