Wellington win! The Firebirds chased down 307 after Canterbury declared on 407. As we hoped for, Henry Nicholls got his season of to a great start with the Kings hitting 119. Unfortunately he was over shadowed by some fine Wellingtonian batting.
Otago did well to take a few wickets yesterday but couldn't stop Central Districts getting a decent lead and declaring. However the Volts are in a bit of a situation at 48/4 around 200 runs behind CD. Tomorrow's the final day so you'd have to think that Otago will be keen to tough it out, then see what happens.

The Firebirds can thank Stephen Murdoch and James Franklin for the win. Murdoch hit 155 off 164 while Franklin cracked 75 off 54 #NotBad.
It's the return of the Doug! Dougie Bracewell hit 75 down the order for CD then took 2 wickets including the prized scalp of Jesse Ryder.

Canterbury did a decent job of making a game of it against the Firebirds. They'll be happy that Nicholls, Greg Dawson and Cam Fletcher all got their seasons off to a good start with some runs. Andy Ellis? It's meat and vege for him.
Bracewell and Ben Wheeler have a big day ahead of them. They'll be looked at to take wickets and win the game for the Stags #Doug.