f24617 ps331	Auckland v Otago
	Plunket Shield 1962/63
Venue	Eden Park, Auckland on 3rd, 4th January 1963 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Otago won the toss and decided to field
Result	Auckland won by an innings and 28 runs
Points	Auckland 10; Otago 0
Umpires	EM McLeod, WGC Sewell
Close of play day 1	Otago (1) 33/6 (Semple 0*, Alabaster 2*)

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Auckland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SG Gedye	c Pearson b Alabaster	22
WB Norman	c Hendry b Cameron	51
WR Playle	b Hill	20
*JT Sparling	b Alabaster	1
PPW Morris	b Alabaster	8
JG Kemp	c McGregor b Hill	72
RW Morgan	b Hill	45
+SR Speed	b Alabaster	0
RS Cunis	b Cameron	14
JM McIntyre	b Cameron	12
RE Sutton	not out	1
Extras	(2 b, 10 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 108.4 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-53, 2-84, 3-97, 4-101, 5-119, 6-226, 7-231, 8-233, 9-249, 10-258 (108.4 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cameron	26.4	8	53	3	-	-
Anderson	8	2	28	0	-	-
Hill	32	10	70	3	-	-
Alabaster	34	9	69	4	-	-
Pearson	6	2	15	0	-	-
Semple	2	0	11	0	-	-

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Holloway	b Cunis	10
L Watt	c Sparling b McIntyre	16
R Hendry	b Cunis	0
SN McGregor	c Speed b Sutton	1
LR Pearson	b Sutton	2
+NR Thompson	c Morris b McIntyre	1
PC Semple	c Playle b Sutton	12
*JC Alabaster	c Playle b Sutton	7
FJ Cameron	c McIntyre b Sutton	4
RG Anderson	not out	4
J Hill	b Sutton	0
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 39.4 overs)	59
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-14, 3-15, 4-17, 5-24, 6-31, 7-40, 8-44, 9-55, 10-59 (39.4 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cunis	19	4	38	2	-	-
Sutton	14.4	8	14	6	-	-
McIntyre	5	3	5	2	-	-
Sparling	1	1	0	0	-	-

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Otago second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Holloway	b Cunis	0
L Watt	lbw b Sutton	0
R Hendry	not out	66
SN McGregor	b Cunis	44
LR Pearson	c Norman b Sparling	0
+NR Thompson	b Sparling	0
PC Semple	c Gedye b Sparling	20
*JC Alabaster	b Sparling	19
FJ Cameron	c Playle b Sparling	0
RG Anderson	b Sutton	4
J Hill	b Cunis	10
Extras	(3 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 93.1 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-79, 4-80, 5-80, 6-107, 7-134, 8-134, 9-143, 10-171 (93.1 ov)

Auckland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cunis	16.1	7	35	3	-	-
Sutton	19	11	20	2	-	-
McIntyre	19	12	20	0	-	-
Sparling	33	13	81	5	-	-
Norman	6	4	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> JM McIntyre (1) passed his previous highest score of 11 in Plunket Shield matches
--> JM McIntyre (1) equalled his previous highest score of 12 in first-class matches
--> R Hendry (2) passed his previous highest score of 59 in first-class matches
--> R Hendry (2) passed his previous highest score of 59 in Plunket Shield matches
--> NR Thompson made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> NR Thompson made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> FJ Cameron reached 250 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Auckland first innings
--> RE Sutton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Otago first innings (previous best was 4-43)
--> RE Sutton achieved his first five wickets in an innings in first-class matches in the Otago first innings
--> RE Sutton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago first innings (previous best was 4-43)
--> RE Sutton achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago first innings

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