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Otago v Auckland
Plunket Shield 1926/27
VenueCarisbrook, Dunedin on 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th January 1927 (timeless match)
Balls per over8
TossAuckland won the toss and decided to bat
ResultAuckland won by 142 runs
PointsOtago 0; Auckland 1
UmpiresWP Butler, AD Downes
Close of play day 1Otago (1) 155/4 (Shepherd 8*, AW Alloo 0*)
Close of play day 2Auckland (2) 212/2 (Cooper 56*, Gillespie 18*)
Close of play day 3Otago (2) 11/0 (Blunt 4*, Knight 7*)

Auckland first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
EH Bowleyc Blamires b Torrance9     
JE Millsb Blunt29     
IW Cooperc Blunt b Dickinson5     
HD Gillespiec Dickinson b Torrance5     
RE Fraterlbw b Torrance8     
CFW Allcottc Zimmerman b Blunt5     
*CCR Dacrerun out62     
JP Gerrardb Blunt6     
AS Playernot out18     
AM Mathesonb Blunt1     
+RW Rowntreec Zimmerman b Blunt3     
Extras4
Total(all out, 45.1 overs)155
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Bowley), 2-20 (Cooper), 3-30 (Gillespie), 4-44 (Frater), 5-55 (Allcott), 6-94 (Mills), 7-110 (Gerrard), 8-148 (Dacre), 9-152 (Matheson), 10-155 (Rowntree, 45.1 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Blunt16   1465--
Torrance15   1513--
Dickinson9.12351--
AW Alloo5   1190--

Otago first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RC Bluntc Dacre b Bowley60     
AR Knightc Dacre b Cooper58     
RWH Cherrylbw b Matheson22     
GR Dickinsonlbw b Bowley6     
JSF Shepherdc Gillespie b Bowley46     
AW Alloob Allcott48     
*EO Blamiresrun out62     
HC Alloolbw b Matheson0     
C Zimmermanc Bowley b Matheson2     
RC Torranceb Bowley19     
+L Greennot out9     
Extras4
Total(all out, 101 overs)336
Fall of wickets:
1-101 (Blunt), 2-141 (Knight), 3-145 (Cherry), 4-147 (Dickinson), 5-203 (Shepherd), 6-306 (Blamires), 7-306 (HC Alloo), 8-308 (Zimmerman), 9-308 (AW Alloo), 10-336 (Torrance, 101 ov)
Auckland bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Matheson23   2823--
Allcott27   9491--
Player17   2470--
Bowley25   31104--
Cooper7   1301--
Dacre2   1140--

Auckland second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
EH Bowleyc sub b Torrance85     
JE Millsrun out34     
IW Cooperlbw b Blunt66     
HD Gillespiec Shepherd b Blunt26     
*CCR Dacrec Blunt b Zimmerman109     
CFW Allcottc Torrance b Zimmerman87     
RE Frater hit wkt b Shepherd7     
JP Gerrardb Zimmerman11     
AS Playerc Knight b Shepherd36     
AM Mathesonb Shepherd20     
+RW Rowntreenot out7     
Extras51
Total(all out, 115.2 overs)539
Fall of wickets:
1-86 (Mills), 2-179 (Bowley), 3-230 (Gillespie), 4-231 (Cooper), 5-428 (Dacre), 6-447 (Frater), 7-459 (Allcott), 8-473 (Gerrard), 9-524 (Matheson), 10-539 (Player, 115.2 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Blunt25   11142--
Torrance29   51081--
Dickinson14   1770--
AW Alloo10   4400--
Shepherd20.23813--
HC Alloo3   0210--
Zimmerman14   2473--

Otago second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RC Bluntb Matheson10     
AR Knightc Rowntree b Bowley29     
RWH Cherryc Rowntree b Player3     
AW Allooc Bowley b Matheson29     
JSF Shepherdb Allcott13     
*EO Blamiresb Matheson21     
GR Dickinsonb Bowley15     
HC Alloonot out44     
C Zimmermanc Gillespie b Allcott37     
RC Torrancec Gillespie b Matheson5     
+L Greenb Allcott3     
Extras7
Total(all out, 95.7 overs)216
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (Blunt), 2-30 (Cherry), 3-54 (Knight), 4-75 (Shepherd), 5-105 (AW Alloo), 6-110 (Blamires), 7-135 (Dickinson), 8-206 (Zimmerman), 9-213 (Torrance), 10-216 (Green, 95.7 ov)
Auckland bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Matheson29   6534--
Allcott37.711683--
Player7   0251--
Bowley17   4462--
Cooper4   0170--
Dacre1   100--

Notes
--> Day 3 Lunch: Auckland (2) ?/? (Dacre 105*, [unknown] ?*)
--> JP Gerrard made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> JP Gerrard made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> L Green made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> L Green made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AR Knight (1) passed his previous highest score of 51 in Plunket Shield matches
--> AR Knight (1) passed his previous highest score of 51 in First-Class matches
--> EH Bowley (2) passed his previous highest score of 34 in Plunket Shield matches
--> CFW Allcott (2) passed his previous highest score of 39 in Plunket Shield matches
--> RC Torrance reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed HD Gillespie, his 2nd wicket in the Auckland first innings
--> RC Blunt reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed JE Mills, his 2nd wicket in the Auckland first innings
--> AM Matheson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed HC Alloo in the Otago first innings (previous best was 1-4)
--> AM Matheson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed HC Alloo in the Otago first innings (previous best was 1-4)
--> C Zimmerman achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed JP Gerrard in the Auckland second innings (previous best was 2-8)
--> C Zimmerman achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed JP Gerrard in the Auckland second innings (previous best was 2-8)
--> AM Matheson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed RC Torrance in the Otago second innings (previous best was 3-82)
--> CFW Allcott reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed C Zimmerman, his 2nd wicket in the Otago second innings
--> AM Matheson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed RC Torrance in the Otago second innings (previous best was 3-82)