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Otago v Canterbury
Plunket Shield 1926/27
VenueCarisbrook, Dunedin on 4th, 5th, 7th February 1927 (timeless match)
Balls per over8
TossCanterbury won the toss and decided to bat
ResultCanterbury won by 260 runs
PointsOtago 0; Canterbury 1
UmpiresWP Butler, AD Downes
Close of play day 1Otago (1) 107/4 (Blunt 73*, Blamires 1*)
Close of play day 2Canterbury (2) 261/5 (Boon 21*, Nixon 35*)
Canterbury first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DC Nixonlbw b Dickinson4     
RO Talbotb Blunt26     
CG Crawfordc Blair b Torrance6     
*ML Pageb Alloo73     
CJ Oliverc Blunt b Dickinson19     
IM Hamiltonb Torrance8     
+MK Boonb Alloo18     
CE Evansb Shepherd9     
WE Merrittb Alloo5     
RJ Readnot out35     
WHR Cunninghamb Torrance14     
Extras25
Total(all out, 65.6 overs)242
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Nixon), 2-15 (Crawford), 3-63 (Talbot), 4-106 (Oliver), 5-123 (Hamilton), 6-169 (Boon), 7-184 (Evans), 8-189 (Merritt), 9-192 (Page), 10-242 (Cunningham, 65.6 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dickinson16   0752--
Torrance14.62463--
Blunt11   0471--
Alloo18   3373--
Shepherd6   0121--
Otago first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RC Bluntnot out131     
AR Knightc Nixon b Read18     
JJM McMullanc Page b Read0     
SF Duncanc and b Merritt8     
AW Alloolbw b Nixon4     
*EO Blamireslbw b Merritt21     
JSF Shepherdc Evans b Merritt0     
GR Dickinsonc Page b Merritt7     
JR Blairc and b Merritt0     
RC Torrancec Cunningham b Talbot2     
+AE Symondsb Talbot5     
Extras8
Total(all out, 76.3 overs)204
Fall of wickets:
1-54 (Knight), 2-54 (McMullan), 3-86 (Duncan), 4-101 (Alloo), 5-146 (Blamires), 6-148 (Shepherd), 7-186 (Dickinson), 8-189 (Blair), 9-194 (Torrance), 10-204 (Symonds, 76.3 ov)
Canterbury bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cunningham16   0500--
Read23   7512--
Talbot7.31192--
Merritt19   2485--
Nixon11   0281--
Canterbury second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*ML Pagec Duncan b Dickinson8     
CG Crawfordc Blunt b Dickinson45     
RO Talbotrun out9     
IM Hamiltonb Blamires48     
CJ Oliverc Dickinson b Alloo66     
+MK Boonb Alloo26     
DC Nixonc Symonds b Alloo39     
RJ Readb Dickinson1     
CE Evansb Alloo62     
WE Merrittc Blunt b Torrance18     
WHR Cunninghamnot out22     
Extras35
Total(all out, 99.5 overs)379
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Page), 2-52 (Talbot), 3-73 (Crawford), 4-196 (Hamilton), 5-198 (Oliver), 6-270 (Boon), 7-271 (Nixon), 8-271 (Read), 9-317 (Merritt), 10-379 (Evans, 99.5 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dickinson27   4963--
Torrance24   2721--
Blunt3   0210--
Alloo25.52914--
Shepherd6   1270--
Blamires14   3371--
Otago second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AR Knightlbw b Cunningham11     
*EO Blamiresb Read2     
AW Alloob Read27     
RC Bluntb Cunningham0     
JJM McMullanb Read45     
JR Blairst Boon b Merritt10     
SF Duncanc Page b Merritt1     
GR Dickinsonb Read22     
JSF Shepherdb Merritt18     
RC Torranceb Read5     
+AE Symondsnot out0     
Extras16
Total(all out, 47.1 overs)157
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Knight), 2-33 (Blamires), 3-42 (Blunt), 4-58 (Alloo), 5-71 (Blair), 6-78 (Duncan), 7-124 (McMullan), 8-151 (Dickinson), 9-157 (Shepherd), 10-157 (Torrance, 47.1 ov)
Canterbury bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cunningham18   4412--
Read19.14635--
Merritt6   2203--
Nixon4   1170--
Notes
--> DC Nixon made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> DC Nixon made his debut in first-class matches
--> IM Hamilton made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> IM Hamilton made his debut in first-class matches
--> WE Merritt made his debut in first-class matches
--> WE Merritt made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> JR Blair made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> JR Blair made his debut in first-class matches
--> AE Symonds made his debut in first-class matches
--> AE Symonds made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> MK Boon made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> SF Duncan made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> EO Blamires made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> EO Blamires made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> JR Blair made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> JR Blair made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> AE Symonds made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> AE Symonds made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> RC Blunt (1) passed his previous highest score of 116 in Plunket Shield matches
--> AR Knight (1) passed 500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 7
--> EO Blamires (1) passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 8
--> CG Crawford (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in Plunket Shield matches
--> CE Evans (2) passed his previous highest score of 39 in Plunket Shield matches
--> CE Evans (2) passed his previous highest score of 39 in first-class matches
--> AW Alloo reached 50 wickets in Plunket Shield matches when he dismissed WE Merritt, his 2nd wicket in the Canterbury first innings
--> AW Alloo reached 100 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed MK Boon, his 1st wicket in the Canterbury first innings
--> WE Merritt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in first-class matches in the Otago first innings
--> WE Merritt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago first innings
--> RJ Read reached 150 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed JJM McMullan, his 3rd wicket in the Otago second innings