f29479 ps489	Otago v Wellington
	Plunket Shield 1972/73
Venue	Carisbrook, Dunedin on 9th, 10th, 11th January 1973 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Wellington won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Otago 6 (Batting 4, Bowling 2); Wellington 4 (Batting 3, Bowling 1)
Umpires	DE Currie, ASH Cutler
Close of play day 1	Otago (1) 25/0 (Blair 6*, Turner 19*)
Close of play day 2	Wellington (2) 2/0 (Murray 1*, Newdick 1*)

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Wellington first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BAG Murray	b Andrews	15
GA Newdick	b Powell	4
RW Smith	b Andrews	17
JFM Morrison	b Andrews	0
JV Coney	c Lees b Powell	94
*BR Taylor	lbw b Congdon	173
BD Smith	not out	14
RO Collinge	did not bat
AR Hounsell	did not bat
+IJ Therkleson	did not bat
WA Greenstreet	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 85.1 overs)	322
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-34, 3-35, 4-42, 5-297, 6-322 (85.1 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Andrews	30	3	110	3	-	-
Powell	24	5	93	2	-	-
Congdon	13.1	2	38	1	-	-
Dickel	8	2	24	0	-	-
Alabaster	10	1	52	0	-	-

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GM Turner	c and b Hounsell	131
WL Blair	c Therkleson b Hounsell	8
RW Anderson	c sub b Collinge	7
BE Congdon	not out	173
KO Campbell	c Morrison b Hounsell	16
NW McKenzie	b Hounsell	0
+WK Lees	not out	0
*GD Alabaster	did not bat
CRW Dickel	did not bat
GA Powell	did not bat
B Andrews	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 nb)	3
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 85 overs)	338
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-45, 3-258, 4-325, 5-337

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Collinge	22	2	72	1	-	-
Hounsell	24	4	76	4	-	-
Greenstreet	18	4	75	0	-	-
Murray	6	1	25	0	-	-
BD Smith	5	0	28	0	-	-
Morrison	4	1	20	0	-	-
Coney	6	0	39	0	-	-

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Wellington second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BAG Murray	not out	1
GA Newdick	not out	1
RW Smith	did not bat
JFM Morrison	did not bat
JV Coney	did not bat
*BR Taylor	did not bat
BD Smith	did not bat
RO Collinge	did not bat
AR Hounsell	did not bat
+IJ Therkleson	did not bat
WA Greenstreet	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 3 overs)	2

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Andrews	2	0	2	0	-	-
Powell	1	1	0	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> Wellington score at 65 overs in the first innings was 212-4
--> Otago score at 65 overs in the first innings was 232-2
--> NW McKenzie made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> NW McKenzie made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> B Andrews made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> BAG Murray made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> BAG Murray made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> WA Greenstreet made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> JV Coney (1) passed his previous highest score of 63 in First-Class matches
--> JV Coney (1) passed his previous highest score of 63 in Plunket Shield matches
--> BR Taylor scored a hundred batting with a runner in the Wellington first innings
--> BR Taylor (1) passed his previous highest score of 129 in First-Class matches
--> BR Taylor (1) passed his previous highest score of 129 in Plunket Shield matches
--> GM Turner (1) passed 12500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> AR Hounsell reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Otago first innings

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