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Shield Game At Rotorua
(N.Z. Press Association) j ROTORUA. The first day’s play in the Northern Districts and Otago Plunket Shield match at Smallbone Park yesterday was finally abandoned without a ball being bowled at 4.30 p.m. Although the weather was fine, heavy rain for two days had saturated the pitch and outfield. Northern Districts has made one change to the 12 players used against Auckland and Central Districts. The former team captain, H. T. Schuster, has been dropped and replaced by the Hamilton batsman, A. D. G. Roberts, who played in two Plunket Shield matches last season. The Otago batsman, N. M. Parker, who dislocated a finger while playing against Auckland, is fit and included lin the Otago 12. j The teams will be named I from: Otago.—S. N. McGregor (cantain), G. D. Alabaster, W. L. Blair, J. A. Cushen, R. S. Dunne, P. J. Flaherty. R. Hendry, R. W. Hutchison, B. D. Milburn, Parker. R. D. Stewart. G. N. Turner.
Northern Districts. —M. J. Horton (captain), J. H. Blackmore, W. P. Bradburn, J. R. Carson, B. Dunning, D. P. R. Lloyd, L. S. Mountain, N. Puna, Roberts, J. D. Smith, P. D. Stone, H. Unka.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31881, 8 January 1969, Page 13
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