WILDING SHIELD
Auckland Beats Otago, 10-2 (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. March 27. Auckland won five of the six second-day matches against Otago on Saturday to retain the Wilding Shield with a win by 10 matches to 2 Auckland led 5-1 after the first day. Results (Auckland names first):— First Day Singles.—P. G. Nicholls, beat T. Withers. 6-3, 6-3; K. H. Long beat D. Shaw. 6-4 6-0; W. H. Ward beat M. Simons, 6-3, 6-0; R. J. Keenan beat P. Vesty. 7-5, 6-3. Doubles.—Nicholls and Long beat Simons and Vesty, 6-0, 6-1; Ward and Keenan lost to Withers and Shaw, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6. Second Day Singles.—Nicholls beat Shaw. 6-2, 6-2; Long beat Withers, 6-4, 6-2; Ward lost to Vesty, 6-3, 5-7, 3-6; Keenan beat Simons. 4-6, 6-4, 8-6. Doubles.—Nicholls and Long beat Shaw and Withers. 7-5. 4-6, 6-3; Ward and Keenan beat Vesty and Simons. 6-1, 7-5. Auckland won by 10 matches to 2.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29165, 28 March 1960, Page 16
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