Canterbury vs Otago

Poor old Otago. The days when they were one of the toughest sides in the country seem long gone. A double collapse against Canterbury had them looking down the barrell of a two-day defeat, but a stubborn last wicket stand has at least bought them another few hours of cricket today. Otago might be forgiven for collapsing on this particular occasion, given they were facing perhaps the fastest attack in the country. We all know about Shane Bond, but they also boast tyros Richard Sherlock and Hamish Bennett. I was a bit amused to read in the NZPA that Bennett ended with his best figures in first-class cricket. This should not come as a surprise because the article earlier points out that this is Bennett's debut.