Description: Photos from the State Max Competition Day 1.;

Photographer: James Nixon

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Billy Bowden and Doug Cowie walk out with the Canterbury team for the 1st innings of the match against Otago	Billy Bowden and Doug Cowie walk out with the Canterbury team for the 1st innings of the match against Otago
Glen Turner and Kerry Walmsley look on...	Otago dressing room...
Rain forces a stop to the match between Canterbury and Otago	The players come in as the rain starts...
Chris Harris discusses the weather conditions with umpire Doug Cowie	Canterbury wandering off as the rain comes down...
Play is back underway...	An Otago batsman
Otago get ready for the restart after the rain...	Otago dressing room...
The rain comes down again as the covers get put on...	Players leave the field after the second down pour.
Auckland and Wellington players watching the Otago/Canterbury game	Matthew Horne
Canterbury batting in their 2nd innings	Canterbury and Otago players walk off after their game
Two players getting ready for the start of their game against Auckland	Matthew Horne leads Auckland out with their game against Wellington
Wellington batting against Auckland	Phil Chandler and Chris Nevin get ready for the start of their 1st innings
Richard Petrie comes off after his outstanding innings against Auckland	Richard Petrie discussing tactics with coach Vaughan Johnson
Auckland run from the field after Wellington's first innings	Auckland batting against Wellington with Phil Chandler in the foreground
Andre Adams leaves the field after his great innings that nearly took the game away from Wellington	Auckland batting against Wellington
The Pitch	Auckland/Wellington shaking hands
Auckland come out for Wellingtons second innings	Reece Young leaves the field
Wellington lead by James Franklin leave the field	Kyle Mills leaves the field