22 June 2004	Tuesday	03 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425

NORTHAMPTON, June 21: New Zealand wrapped up their preparation for the triangular one-day series with a hard-fought five-run win against Northamptonshire on Sunday despite a hundred from South Africa's Martin van Jaarsveld.

Brendon McCullum (58) and Jacob Oram (50) were the main contributors to the Black Caps' 253 with 21-year-old pace bowler Adam Shantry taking five for 37. Northamptonshire, after rain intervened, were left to chase a revised Duckworth/Lewis total of 247 in 48 overs.

Van Jaarsveld led the hosts assault with 12 fours in his 102 from 108 balls. All-rounder Chris Cairns, New Zealand's acting captain in this match, then saw his side home.

In the last over, bowled by Cairns, Northamptonshire needed 11 but could only manage five and finished on 241 for eight. Earlier the tourists' top order collapsed to 26 for three with Michael Papps, Nathan Astle and Hamish Marshall all falling cheaply. It was left to Oram and Cairns (46) to revive the innings with a fifth-wicket stand of 67 in 12 overs.

Scoreboard

NEW ZEALAND:

M.H.W. Papps c Bailey b Shantry 0

N.J. Astle b Shantry 11

H.J.H. Marshall c Sales b Greenidge 10

C.D. McMillan lbw b Brown 22

J.D.P. Oram c van Jaarsveld b Cook 50

C.L. Cairns b Greenidge 46

B.B. McCullum b Shantry 58

C.Z. Harris c van Jaarsveld b Cook 24

J.E.C. Franklin c Bailey b Shantry 0

D.R. Tuffey c Afzaal b Shantry 2

I.G. Butler not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-24) 30

TOTAL (all out, 49.1 overs) 253

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-24, 3-26, 4-74, 5-141, 6-200, 7-237, 8-238, 9-252.

BOWLING: Shantry 10-1-37-5; Greenidge 10-1-45-2; Jennings 10-0-61-0; Brown 10-0-48-1; Cook 9.1-0-56-2.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:

T.W. Roberts c Harris b Tuffey 2

J.W. Cook c Astle b Franklin 6

M. van Jaarsveld c Franklin b Oram 102

U. Afzaal c Tuffey b Harris 29

D.J.G. Sales b Harris 23

G.L. Brophy not out 57

T.M.B. Bailey run out 1

C.J.R. Jennings c Papps b Oram 1

A.J. Shantry c Marshall b Tuffey 6

C.G. Greenidge not out 2

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-5, W-1, NB-2) 12

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 48 overs) 241

FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-29, 3-97, 4-149, 5-205, 6-207, 7-210, 8-231.

DID NOT BAT: J.F. Brown.

BOWLING: Tuffey 10-0-44-2; Franklin 6-0-17-1; Oram 7-0-34-2; Butler 9-1-49-0; Harris 10-0-41-2; Cairns 6-0-47-0.

RESULT: New Zealand won by five runs (D/L method). -Agencies