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Evening Star, Issue 25993, 7 January 1947, Page 2

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DTAGO TOURISTS MATCH AGAINST MINOR ASSOCIATIONS (P.A.) PALMERSTON, N., Jan. .6. Jaded and tired after a night spent on the Auekland-Wellington express, the Otago Plunket Shield cricket team were not at the peak of form when they began a two-day game against the Wellington district Minor Cricket Association’s team here to-day. The Minor Associations’ team includes players from Manawatu, Nelson, Taranaki, Hawke’s 'Bay, Southern Hawke’s Bay, and Wanganui. Otago lost the toss and had to spend a day in the field. They began well, taking three wickets for ‘43, but J. A. Ongley, the Wellington representative, in a brilliant captain’s innings, wore down the bowling of Overton, Smith, McDougall, and Duncan, and the remaining batsmen scored freely to make 256 when- the innings closed after 324 minutes’ play. ' ■ Hadlee and (Roberts returned direct to .Dunedin, and Freeman was left "in 'Auckland, where he was admitted to hospital. ■ ; ’'To-morrow, Otago will meet ttlie bowling of Gave and Downes, who will Srobably form the backbone of Welngton’s attack against Otago in the next Plunket Shield match to be played at Dunedin at the end of January. ■ The top scorers for Minor Associations were Ongley 46, Collis (Manawatu) 46, T. P. Reaney (Hawke’s Bay) 38, and J. D. Ridland (Taranaki) 43.