vca9351	Northcote v Melbourne
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1997/98
Venue	Westgarth Street Oval, Melbourne on 14th, 15th February 1998 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northcote won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn (Northcote won on first innings)
Points	Northcote 6; Melbourne 0
Umpires	W Dalrymple, RL Parry
Close of play day 1	Northcote (1) 78/2 (Gardiner 27*, Waters 0*)

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Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MS Pinniger	c Waters b McGinty	0
MJ Scalzo	c Smith b Metelmann	19
*WG Ayres	b Waters	19
MWD Sholly	c McGinty b Burke	10
SP Dart	lbw b McGinty	13
RJ Herman	lbw b Metelmann	5
SM McCooke	c Allen b Metelmann	4
+RI Templeton	not out	64
SB Oliver	c and b McGinty	2
AW Henry	lbw b Waters	7
SJ O'Flynn	b Burke	5
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb, 10 nb, 3 w)	20
Total	(all out, 62.2 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-28, 3-48, 4-59, 5-66, 6-70, 7-107, 8-123, 9-141, 10-168 (62.2 ov)

Northcote bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McGinty	15	8	24	3
Waters	18	4	52	2
Metelmann	14	7	23	3
Burke	7.2	1	24	2
Smith	8	1	38	0

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Northcote first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GP Dowling	lbw b Henry	44
JE McInnes	lbw b O'Flynn	1
*GB Gardiner	c Scalzo b Herman	61
SB Waters	lbw b McCooke	23
AM Smith	c Oliver b Herman	20
SR Gibbs	run out	12
TP Gloury	c Dart b O'Flynn	66
SD Metelmann	c O'Flynn b Pinniger	7
DS Berry	not out	88
DJ Saker	c Sholly b O'Flynn	19
AD McGinty	c Pinniger b O'Flynn	1
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 3 w)	14
Total	(all out, 134.5 overs)	356
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-78, 3-113, 4-157, 5-157, 6-207, 7-222, 8-309, 9-347, 10-356 (134.5 ov)

Melbourne bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
O'Flynn	21.5	5	59	4		-
Oliver	22	8	45	0		-
Herman	27	4	113	2		-
McCooke	32	14	55	1		-
Henry	5	3	6	1		-
Pinniger	12	3	27	1		-
Dart	15	4	40	0		-

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Notes
--> Northcote full substitute: DS Berry for +MD Allen (on Day 2)
--> Northcote full substitute: DJ Saker for AD Burke (on Day 2)

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