New Zealand openers Peter Fulton and Hamish Rutherford got in some valuable batting time ahead of the first cricket test against the West Indies, putting on an unbroken 142-run partnership in their three-day match that was called a draw at Lincoln on Friday.
Fulton hit 53 and Rutherford 72 as both retired early on the third day against the visitors before captain Brendon McCullum declared their second innings at 168 for three, setting the West Indies XI a victory target of 166.
The West Indies side, which included several New Zealand first class players because the tourists are still waiting for the rest of their squad to arrive from their tour of India, raced through to 121 for two before the game was called a draw.
Both captains agreed to call off the game, which was not a first class match, by a set time on the third day to enable the New Zealand-based players to return to their sides for domestic Twenty20 and first class matches.
