New Zealand Domestic Season
Shell Cup 1996-97 Schedule
*** ROUND 1
*** Friday 6 December (Reserve Day: Saturday 7 December)
Northern Districts v Canterbury Whangarei
Central Districts v Auckland Napier (D/N)
Wellington v Otago Wellington
*** ROUND 2
*** Sunday 8 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Monday 9 December)
Otago v Central Districts Dunedin
Northern Districts v Wellington Hamilton
Canterbury v Auckland Christchurch
*** ROUND 3
*** Friday 13 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Saturday 14 December)
Auckland v Wellington Auckland
Central Districts v Canterbury Napier (D/N)
Otago v Northern Districts Dunedin
*** ROUND 4
*** Sunday 15 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Monday 16 December)
Wellington v Canterbury Wellington
Auckland v Otago Auckland
Central Districts v Northern Districts Napier (D/N)
*** ROUND 5
*** Thursday 26 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Friday 27 December)
Canterbury v Otago Christchurch
Central Districts v Wellington Napier (D/N)
Auckland v Northern Districts Auckland
*** ROUND 6
*** Saturday 28 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Sunday 29 December)
Northern Districts v Central Districts Taupo (D/N)
Canterbury v Wellington Christchurch
Otago v Auckland Alexandra
*** ROUND 7
*** Monday 30 December 1996 (Reserve Day: Tuesday 31 December)
Otago v Wellington Alexandra
Auckland v Central Districts Auckland
Canterbury v Northern Districts Christchurch
*** ROUND 8
*** Wednesday 1 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Thursday 2 January)
Otago v Canterbury Alexandra
Wellington v Central Districts Wellington
Northern Districts v Auckland Mount Maunganui
*** ROUND 9
*** Friday 3 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Saturday 4 January)
Northern Districts v Otago Mount Maunganui
Canterbury v Central Districts Rangiora
Wellington v Auckland Wellington
*** ROUND 10
*** Sunday 5 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Monday 6 January)
Central Districts v Otago New Plymouth
Wellington v Northern Districts Wellington
Auckland v Canterbury Auckland
*** MAJOR SEMI FINAL
*** Wednesday 8 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Thursday 9 January)
(A) 1st v 2nd
*** MINOR SEMI FINAL
*** Wednesday 8 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Thursday 9 January)
(B) 3rd v 4th
*** PRELIMINARY FINAL
*** Saturday 11 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Sunday 12 January)
(C) Winner B v Loser A
*** FINAL
*** Tuesday 14 January 1997 (Reserve Day: Wednesday 15 January)
(D) Winner C v Winner A
*** Home teams named first.
*** D/N denotes a Day/Night match.
*** 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie/abandonement, 0 for a loss.
Contributed by Duane Pettet (d.pettet@student.canterbury.ac.nz)