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Southland has fallen 15 runs short of what would have been a remarkable outright victory in an all-important Hawke Cup showdown at Queens Park in Invercargill.
It meant Southland held a small but handy 37 run lead after the first innings. Mockford again led the way with the ball for Southland in South Canterbury’s second turn at bat when he took three for 85 from 22 overs. South Canterbury posted 205 to set up an intriguing finish on Sunday as Southland went about chasing down 169 to claim victory with 55 overs remaining in the game. Teenage opening batsman Brayden Thomas led the way early in the chase with his knock of 43 and when he was at the crease with Domigan (20) there was hope. However, Southland struggled to assert any dominance in t...