Rare Cribbage Hand
To hold 29 points in a cribbage hand —the highest possible score for a single hand—was the achievement of a Dunedin resident recently. Although he would not dispute the fact that the maximum points have been attained before, this player is nevertheless deriving considerable pleasure from a feat rare in crib. He was spending a playing evening with two friends, and in the course of one game was dealt the Jack of Hearts and the fives of the other suits. When the pack was cut the five of hearts appeared, and this gave the extra point needed to, score the possible,
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 April 1947, Page 3
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104Rare Cribbage Hand Greymouth Evening Star, 15 April 1947, Page 3
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