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OTAGO V. WELLINGTON (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The weather was tine for the resjfr.nption of the Plunket Shield match, Wellington versus Otago. With four down for 103 Wellington resumed their second innings, -fcowry, 35, and Lambert, 15, going to the crease. Blunt opened the attack, Torrance bowling from the other end. Lambert reached 20 with a nice stroke to the boundary, but shortly after he popped one. up and Blunt took a good catch off his own bowling. 118—5 —25.
McGirr was next and opened brightly with a boundary off Blunt. Lowry continued to bat attractively, and sent Torrance hard to the fence. A little later, however, he endeavored to pull a straight one from Torrance, and his stumps were scattered. 128—6—44. Rollings came next, and opened with a couple off Blunt, lie followed up with a boundary off a full toss from the same bowler. With the total at 142 McGirr went for a hit off Torrance, but he gave H. C. AUoo an easy catch. 142—7—11. James.was next, and Hollings ran into double figures. At 154 A. W. Alloo was given the ball in place of Blunt. Both batsmen were scoring well, and Hollings reached 20 with a snick through the slips. At noon the score .was seven for 167. Hollings 22, James 9, extras 3.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16227, 29 December 1926, Page 8
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