Andre Adams' brutal 82 not out gave Auckland the ideal precursor to its domestic campaign with a two-wicket warm-up win over Wellington.Set 238 for victory after Luke Woodcock (104) and Lee Edwards' (44 not out) defiant 10th wicket stand of 138 was finally ended by Kyle Mills to wrap up Wellington's innings on 258, Adams slammed seven sixes and five fours in a breath-taking 66-ball knock following a collapse by Auckland's middle order.Captain Richard Jones completed a strong performance by scoring 92 at the top of the order after he top scored with 54 in the first innings, and when he and opening partner Tim McIntosh (22) put on 72 for the first wicket,Auckland seemed well on its way to victory.However, a slump to 143-6 left an uphill battle before Adams came to the crease, adding 53 with Mills before he and Lance Shaw nursed their side across the line.James Franklin showed promising form in taking 2-17 and showed he is ready for the Black Caps' ODI tour to South Africa in late November. Rookie paceman Edwards backed up his effort with the bat in taking 2-40.In the other match played at New Zealand Cricket headquarters in Lincoln, Otago's clash with Canterbury petered out to a draw as 10 half-centuries were scored on a batting haven at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval.
Otago took the opportunity to spend some valuable time at the crease after Canterbury had replied with 359-8 to its first innings total of 313. Neil Broom, Greg Todd and Nathan McCullum were the main benefactors as the Cantabrians toiled away on a benign wicket.McCullum notched 107, his first century at domestic level, while Broom scored his second fifty of the match with 63 and Todd, a stand-in captain while Craig Cumming is on Test duty in South Africa, put together a classy 86.Todd Astle took his second three-wicket bag in snaring 3-95 in combination with fellow spinner Iain Robertson, who took 2-31 off 14 economical overs.
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