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Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 991, 5 January 1927, Page 8

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A SUBSTANTIAL WIN. (Per Press Association) Christchurch, Jan 4. Continuing their second innings Btaday in tlie Plunket Sliield match, Wellington were dismissed for 308 (Holland, not out, 65). Bowling: Read took four 86, Cunningham four for 94, Meßcath 2 for 57,.Sandman 0 for 49, Patrick 0 for six; ' Canterbury * made a hotter showing in their second attempt, Page, Oliver, Sandman and Boon hatting freely. All were ' out for 334 Woods 24, Crawford 23, Page, 44, Oliver 62, Sandman 64:7 and Boon 41. Bowling: Badcock 2 for 77, McGirr 4 for 72, Henderson. 1 for 55, Hid-dlest-one 2- for 35, Brice 1 for 40, Hollings 0 for 17, Lambert 0 for 7. Wellington won by 335 runs.

AITCKLAND’S ALL-D AY TNNTNGS Dunedin, Jan. 4. The Otago-Auckland Plunket Shield match was resumed in fine weather to-day: Auckland, who had lost 2 for 212, batted nearly all day. the innings closing for 539. Additional scores: Dacrc 209. Alcott 87. Player 36, Cooper 66. Zimberman took 3 for 47 and Shepherd 3 for. 81. Rain caused'an adjournment for an hour towards the end of Auckland’s innings: Otago has scored 10 runs without loss. ° OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. Dunedin. Jan. 5. ’ At the luncheon adjournment Otago in the second innings had lost four wickets for 98—Knight 29, Blunt-. 10, Alloo 27 not- out, Shepherd 13) Blarnires 12 not out.