Day 1 reports

• Auckland Weather Plays Tricks
• Otago start slowly but gather good form
• Otago top-order batting crumbles
• Cumming heads Otago recovery
• Cumming holds Otago together
• Walker puts Otago tail in a spin
• Richardson in delightful form

Day 2 reports

• Slow down on warm-ups
• First blood for Otago in the sunshine
• Who doctored the drinks?
• Richardson gets his 100 and is happy
• Walker, Nicol keep Auckland on points-scoring track
• Nicol again to the rescue
• First century for young Auckland batting hero

Day 3 reports

• Tony Sail missed Rob Nicol's heroic innings
• Martyn Croy among the records
• Otago in survival mood
• Otago wickets fall like autumn leaves
• Auckland press on toward victory
• Gaffaney misses century
• Richardson guides Auckland to win inside 3 days