BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robert Vance	c †Petrie b Brown	36	-	-	-	-	-
Peter McCaw	st †Petrie b Bell	51	-	-	-	-	-
Douglas St John	run out	15	-	-	-	-	-
John Reid (c)	c †Petrie b Brown	27	-	-	-	-	-
Trevor Barber	b Bell	6	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Mooney †	c Postles b Rabone	87	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Sergent	b Tapping	10	-	-	-	-	-
Leslie Butler	c & b Bell	0	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Fisher	run out	68	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Blair	b Rabone	12	-	-	-	-	-
William Perkins	not out	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 4, nb 5)	9
TOTAL	136.1 Ov (RR: 2.37)	323
Fall of wickets: 1-72, 2-100, 3-113, 4-121, 5-141, 6-158, 7-162, 8-299, 9-321, 10-323

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Don Clarke	31	4	99	0	3.19	-	-	-
Jack Brown	40.1	11	100	2	2.48	-	-	-
Geoff Rabone	17	3	40	2	2.35	-	-	-
Bill Bell	41	15	70	3	1.70	-	-	-
Harry Tapping	7	4	5	1	0.71	-	-	-

Auckland 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Verdun Scott	c †Mooney b Blair	11	-	-	-	-	-
John Worrall	b Reid	0	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Coleman	c †Mooney b Blair	31	-	-	-	-	-
John Morris	lbw b Butler	12	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Rabone (c)	c Vance b Fisher	75	-	-	-	-	-
Bryce Postles	c †Mooney b Blair	1	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Petrie †	c Vance b Reid	21	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Tapping	not out	13	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Bell	c Sergent b Fisher	0	-	-	-	-	-
Don Clarke	c Vance b Fisher	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Brown	st †Mooney b Fisher	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 3, nb 3)	13
TOTAL	109.1 Ov (RR: 1.62)	177
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-18, 3-49, 4-55, 5-57, 6-109, 7-177, 8-177, 9-177, 10-177

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Blair	24	8	30	3	1.25	-	-	-
John Reid	25	9	37	2	1.48	-	-	-
Brian Sergent	13	3	24	0	1.84	-	-	-
Leslie Butler	23	12	18	1	0.78	-	-	-
William Perkins	13	1	29	0	2.23	-	-	-
Eric Fisher	11.1	3	26	4	2.32	-	-	-

Wellington 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robert Vance	b Clarke	9	-	-	-	-	-
Peter McCaw	b Brown	16	-	-	-	-	-
Douglas St John	c Coleman b Rabone	29	-	-	-	-	-
John Reid (c)	b Clarke	14	-	-	-	-	-
Trevor Barber	c †Petrie b Brown	0	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Mooney †	c †Petrie b Brown	37	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Sergent	b Rabone	2	-	-	-	-	-
Leslie Butler	c Clarke b Rabone	19	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Fisher	not out	19	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Blair	not out	8	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, nb 1)	3
TOTAL	68 Ov (RR: 2.29)	156/8d
Did not bat: William Perkins
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-28, 3-59, 4-60, 5-81, 6-93, 7-117, 8-137

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Don Clarke	21	2	53	2	2.52	-	-	-
Jack Brown	16	2	37	3	2.31	-	-	-
Geoff Rabone	18	6	26	3	1.44	-	-	-
Bill Bell	3	0	14	0	4.66	-	-	-
Harry Tapping	10	2	23	0	2.30	-	-	-

Auckland 2nd Innings (T: 303 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Verdun Scott	c McCaw b Sergent	37	-	-	-	-	-
John Worrall	run out	32	-	-	-	-	-
Donald Coleman	c Fisher b Reid	18	-	-	-	-	-
John Morris	c sub b Fisher	33	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Rabone (c)	c sub b Fisher	22	-	-	-	-	-
Bryce Postles	c Reid b Fisher	18	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Petrie †	c Reid b Fisher	44	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Tapping	c Reid b Fisher	5	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Bell	b Fisher	0	-	-	-	-	-
Don Clarke	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Brown	c Perkins b Fisher	3	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 10, lb 3, nb 1)	14
TOTAL	99.5 Ov (RR: 2.26)	226
Fall of wickets: 1-72, 2-74, 3-127, 4-128, 5-164, 6-171, 7-203, 8-203, 9-222, 10-226

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Blair	12	2	26	0	2.16	-	-	-
John Reid	25	8	47	1	1.88	-	-	-
Brian Sergent	15	4	31	1	2.06	-	-	-
Leslie Butler	14	4	22	0	1.57	-	-	-
William Perkins	7	1	38	0	5.42	-	-	-
Eric Fisher	26.5	11	48	7	1.78	-	-	-

CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 25 Dec - day 1 - Wellington 1st innings 159/6 (Frank Mooney 10*, Leslie Butler 0*)

Fri, 26 Dec - day 2 - Auckland 1st innings 81/5 (Geoff Rabone 18*, Eric Petrie 6*)

Sat, 27 Dec - day 3 - Wellington 2nd innings 129/7 (Leslie Butler 13*, Eric Fisher 6*)

Sun, 28 Dec - rest day

Mon, 29 Dec - day 4 - Auckland 2nd innings 226 (99.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH DETAILS

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	Wellington, elected to bat first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	1952/53
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Jock McLellan Robin Currie
Points	Wellington 8, Auckland 0

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Auckland Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
RW Blair	12	2	26	0	2.16
JR Reid	25	8	47	1	1.88
BWH Sergent	15	4	31	1	2.06
LC Butler	14	4	22	0	1.57
WR Perkins	7	1	38	0	5.42
FE Fisher	26.5	11	48	7	1.78

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