Home Grounds used:
Hagley Oval, Christchurch; Hagley Park No 2, Christchurch

Second XI playing record:
P 3     W 0     D 2     L 1

Click on this link for the season's Second XI scorecards and results

19 players appeared in Second XI matches for Canterbury in 1996/97:
CJ Anderson; JG Barrett; SE Bond; RD Burson; CD Cumming; BJK Doody; RM Frew; BR Hartland; MA Hastings; HJ Kember; MEL Lane; C McGillvray; CD McMillan; CS Martin; GA Muir; SJ Pawson; GR Stead; WW Stead; BA Yock.