f21633 ps250	Otago v Wellington
	Plunket Shield 1956/57
Venue	Carisbrook, Dunedin on 25th, 26th January 1957 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Otago won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wellington won by 10 wickets
Points	Otago 0; Wellington 8
Umpires	WJC Gwynne, EW Proctor
Close of play day 1	Otago (2) 72/0 (Watson 48*, Thompson 14*)

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Otago first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EA Watson	c Dempster b Blair	2
WS Haig	c Curtis b Morrison	10
NR Thompson	b Blair	2
*JR Reid	c Cook b Blair	0
B Sutcliffe	c Dempster b Blair	0
SN McGregor	b Morrison	0
AE Dick	b Blair	8
GD Alabaster	b Blair	4
JC Alabaster	c Blair b Morrison	4
+T Flaws	b Morrison	1
FJ Cameron	not out	1
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 27.4 overs)	34
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-14, 3-14, 4-14, 5-14, 6-14, 7-25, 8-30, 9-33, 10-34 (27.4 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blair	14	7	13	6	-	-
Morrison	13.4	6	19	4	-	-

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Wellington first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LSM Miller	not out	81
AH Preston	c Thompson b Cameron	11
BW Sinclair	lbw b Cameron	13
RA Vance	hit wkt b JC Alabaster	15
*RT Barber	c Watson b JC Alabaster	4
JEF Beck	c Watson b JC Alabaster	1
EW Dempster	c McGregor b Haig	4
AJ Cook	b Haig	4
RW Blair	b Haig	0
+WM Curtis	b Haig	6
BD Morrison	b JC Alabaster	8
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 63.4 overs)	154
Fall of wickets:
1-45, 2-75, 3-100, 4-104, 5-116, 6-123, 7-127, 8-127, 9-139, 10-154 (63.4 ov)

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cameron	11	1	59	2	-	-
Reid	3	0	16	0	-	-
JC Alabaster	29.4	12	60	4	-	-
Haig	20	17	12	4	-	-

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Otago second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EA Watson	c Barber b Morrison	48
WS Haig	c Sinclair b Morrison	4
NR Thompson	lbw b Blair	14
B Sutcliffe	c Sinclair b Morrison	39
SN McGregor	c Barber b Blair	11
AE Dick	b Blair	4
GD Alabaster	b Preston	3
JC Alabaster	c Cook b Preston	0
+T Flaws	b Blair	5
FJ Cameron	not out	1
*JR Reid	absent hurt
Extras	(8 b, 7 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 91.3 overs)	144
Fall of wickets:
1-72, 2-72, 3-74, 4-89, 5-99, 6-124, 7-124, 8-143, 9-144 (91.3 ov)

Wellington bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blair	29.3	16	32	4	-	-
Morrison	25	16	33	3	-	-
Dempster	21	10	23	0	-	-
Preston	13	4	32	2	-	-
Cook	3	0	9	0	-	-

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Wellington second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LSM Miller	not out	15
AH Preston	not out	9
BW Sinclair	did not bat
RA Vance	did not bat
*RT Barber	did not bat
JEF Beck	did not bat
EW Dempster	did not bat
AJ Cook	did not bat
RW Blair	did not bat
+WM Curtis	did not bat
BD Morrison	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(no wicket, 6 overs)	25

Otago bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cameron	3	0	11	0	-	-
JC Alabaster	3	0	13	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> AJ Cook made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AJ Cook made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> WS Haig (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> RW Blair reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Otago first innings
--> WS Haig achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Wellington first innings (previous best was 3-33)
--> WS Haig achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Plunket Shield matches in the Wellington first innings (previous best was 3-33)
--> WS Haig bowled 15 consecutive maidens in the Wellington first innings
--> WS Haig retired hurt in the Otago second innings (team had lost 0 wickets) - he returned when the score was 72/1

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