HBJ Shield Round 1 at Hagley

ROUND ONE

Canterbury Magicians lost to Northern Spirit by 5 wickets

Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 16 November 2019

See what happened in Round Two here

Canterbury Magicians captain Frances Mackay chalked up the first century of the New Zealand domestic white-ball summer, but a ferocious career best from opening counterpart Katie Gurrey saw Northern Spirit take a rare, big win off the hosts to open the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield season with a bang.

A century for Katie Gurrey! She hits a four on 99 to move to 103* not out! What a knock from our opener!

We're 203/2 in the 37th

Video scorecard | https://t.co/9mPOt6Zqvs#showyourspirit #ndtogether #HBJShield #cricketnation pic.twitter.com/gE4mlfbGYc

— Northern Districts (@ndcricket) November 16, 2019

Gurrey’s 123 off 121 balls was just her second one-day century and underpinned the upset, batting through into the 45th over. By the time she was finally dismissed, her side needed just 14 further runs to tick off a five-wicket win with four overs to spare.

First game of the season today for our Magicians and we are at home at Hagley Oval against the Northen Districts Spirit in Round 1 of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.

Live updates here, with the toss coming at 10:00am#wearecanterbury #cricketnation #HBJ pic.twitter.com/U6hUsIjwxE

— Canterbury Cricket (@CanterburyCrick) November 15, 2019

Earlier, Mckay had blazed 13 boundaries in a knock of 103 — her ninth one-day hundred for Canterbury, in her 99th match — but there’s no doubting she’d prefer a win for her 100th cap tomorrow.

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Maybe it's the new helmet? Maybe it's the new shoes? Whatever it is @frankiemackay71 has just hit the first century of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2019/20! Picking up from where she left off last season. #wearecanterbury #cricketnation @photosportnz

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Batting into the 42nd over with support from first drop Jacinta Savage (54) and Natalie Cox (a career best, unbeaten 54*), Mackay ensured her side was able to post a healthy 261 for four after she had elected to bat first at Hagley — but Northern Spirit’s top order were up for the challenge.

Gurrey combined with WHITE FERN Bernadine Bezuidenhout (46) in a 110-run opening stand, then put on 88 for the third wicket with new Spirit captain Felicity Leydon-Davis who was in sight of a half century before she was bowled by Jacinta Savage on 42.