f21179 ps233	Central Districts v Otago
	Plunket Shield 1955/56
Venue	Sportsground, Palmerston North on 14th, 16th January 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Central Districts won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Central Districts won by an innings and 35 runs
Points	Central Districts 8; Otago 0
Umpires	GS Glenday, HEB Newton
Close of play day 1	Otago (1) 50/8 (Watson 23*, Berry 0*)

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Central Districts first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AA Hunter	c Cameron b Watson	76
EM Meuli	c Berry b Cameron	10
KFH Smith	c Aim b Watson	37
DS Kivell	b Frame	4
*DW Bowden	b Haig	26
BA Turner	c Cameron b Watson	33
DV Spence	c Alabaster b Haig	61
DD Beard	c Haig b Berry	11
RW Blair	b Berry	9
CW Barclay	lbw b Berry	6
+IA Colquhoun	not out	10
Extras	(18 b, 7 lb, 3 nb)	28
Total	(all out, 102.4 overs)	311
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-80, 3-86, 4-140, 5-192, 6-217, 7-249, 8-265, 9-275, 10-311 (102.4 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cameron	23	7	55	1	-	-
Frame	12	2	43	1	-	-
Berry	16	2	49	3	-	-
Smith	14	2	37	0	-	-
Watson	23	6	68	3	-	-
Haig	11.4	1	25	2	-	-
Graham	3	0	6	0	-	-

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GM Aim	b Blair	0
+JA Gill	c Turner b Beard	3
EA Watson	c Blair b Beard	60
WS Haig	c Colquhoun b Beard	0
GD Alabaster	lbw b Beard	0
L Watt	b Beard	0
*LD Smith	c Spence b Blair	4
CG Graham	lbw b Blair	9
FJ Cameron	lbw b Spence	7
AE Berry	not out	30
WD Frame	b Beard	0
Extras	(8 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 48.2 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-12, 7-33, 8-49, 9-114, 10-121 (48.2 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blair	19	2	68	3	-	-
Beard	23.2	14	26	6	-	-
Spence	6	2	19	1	-	-

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Otago second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+JA Gill	b Blair	2
EA Watson	lbw b Beard	3
WS Haig	c Hunter b Beard	17
L Watt	b Beard	38
*LD Smith	b Blair	20
GD Alabaster	c Colquhoun b Blair	0
CG Graham	b Blair	0
GM Aim	c Turner b Beard	41
AE Berry	c Meuli b Blair	8
FJ Cameron	not out	17
WD Frame	b Meuli	0
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 68.3 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-16, 3-25, 4-81, 5-85, 6-85, 7-87, 8-98, 9-154, 10-155 (68.3 ov)

Central Districts bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blair	21	5	52	5	-	-
Beard	24	11	38	4	-	-
Spence	8	1	21	0	-	-
Barclay	5	1	21	0	-	-
Smith	6	3	9	0	-	-
Meuli	4.3	2	5	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> CW Barclay made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CW Barclay made his debut in Plunket Shield matches
--> AA Hunter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AA Hunter made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> CW Barclay made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CW Barclay made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> DV Spence (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in First-Class matches
--> DV Spence (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Plunket Shield matches
--> GM Aim (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Plunket Shield matches
--> GM Aim (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in First-Class matches
--> AE Berry achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 2-30)
--> AE Berry achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Central Districts first innings (previous best was 2-30)
--> DD Beard achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Otago first innings (previous best was 4-39)
--> DD Beard achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Otago first innings
--> DD Beard achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago first innings (previous best was 4-39)
--> DD Beard achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Plunket Shield matches in the Otago first innings

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