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Otago v Canterbury
Plunket Shield 1924/25
VenueCarisbrook, Dunedin on 6th, 7th, 9th February 1925 (timeless match)
Balls per over8
TossCanterbury won the toss and decided to bat
ResultOtago won by 9 wickets
PointsOtago 1; Canterbury 0
UmpiresWP Butler, EA Hamel
Close of play day 1Otago (1) 68/1 (Worker 23*, Knight 16*)
Close of play day 2Canterbury (2) 112/5 (Oliver 27*, Boon 2*)

Canterbury first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RC Bluntlbw b Dickinson11     
EA Gassonb Dickinson0     
RO Talbotb Dickinson12     
CG Crawfordb Blamires37     
CJ Oliverc Galland b Dickinson10     
*WR Patricklbw b Dickinson49     
+MK Boonc Knight b Blamires0     
DM Sandmanb Blamires0     
RJ Readrun out3     
DJ McBeathb Dickinson2     
WHR Cunninghamnot out0     
Extras13
Total(all out, 47.2 overs)137
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Gasson), 2-23 (Talbot), 3-28 (Blunt), 4-45 (Oliver), 5-132 (Crawford), 6-132 (Boon), 7-132 (Patrick), 8-132 (Sandman), 9-137 (McBeath), 10-137 (Read, 47.2 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dickinson18.24436--
Torrance13   3400--
Alloo6   3150--
Shepherd4   2120--
Blamires6   3143--

Otago first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JSF Shepherdc Oliver b Cunningham21     
RVD Workerst Boon b McBeath42     
AR Knightb Blunt38     
AW Alloob Blunt18     
JJM McMullanb Cunningham12     
*EO Blamiresb McBeath26     
RWH Cherryc Boon b McBeath26     
+A Gallandnot out25     
H Duncanc Oliver b McBeath1     
GR Dickinsonc Crawford b McBeath12     
RC Torrancec Patrick b McBeath4     
Extras13
Total(all out, 78.1 overs)238
Fall of wickets:
1-39 (Shepherd), 2-102 (Knight), 3-116 (Worker), 4-140 (McMullan), 5-142 (Alloo), 6-190 (Blamires), 7-195 (Cherry), 8-197 (Duncan), 9-221 (Dickinson), 10-238 (Torrance, 78.1 ov)
Canterbury bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cunningham29   1902--
Read21   3580--
McBeath16.17326--
Blunt11   0392--
Talbot1   060--

Canterbury second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RC Bluntc Galland b Dickinson0     
EA Gassonc Galland b Dickinson18     
RO Talbotb Shepherd35     
CG Crawfordrun out23     
CJ Oliverb Torrance39     
*WR Patrickc Galland b Torrance4     
+MK Boonc Alloo b Dickinson12     
DM Sandmanb Alloo2     
RJ Readc Alloo b Dickinson2     
DJ McBeathnot out10     
WHR Cunninghamlbw b Dickinson0     
Extras9
Total(all out, 73.4 overs)154
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Blunt), 2-35 (Gasson), 3-60 (Talbot), 4-89 (Crawford), 5-110 (Patrick), 6-132 (Boon), 7-136 (Oliver), 8-139 (Read), 9-153 (Sandman), 10-154 (Cunningham, 73.4 ov)
Otago bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dickinson26.413465--
Torrance24   9492--
Alloo13   5331--
Shepherd10   7171--

Otago second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JSF Shepherdc Boon b Cunningham27     
RVD Workernot out16     
*EO Blamiresnot out9     
AR Knightdid not bat      
AW Alloodid not bat      
JJM McMullandid not bat      
RWH Cherrydid not bat      
+A Gallanddid not bat      
H Duncandid not bat      
GR Dickinsondid not bat      
RC Torrancedid not bat      
Extras2
Total(1 wicket, 15 overs)54
Fall of wickets:
1-44 (Shepherd)
Canterbury bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cunningham7   2221--
Read3   080--
McBeath5   1220--

Notes
--> H Duncan made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> H Duncan made his last appearance in Plunket Shield matches
--> CG Crawford (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Plunket Shield matches
--> A Galland (1) passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 22
--> DJ McBeath reached 150 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed GR Dickinson, his 5th wicket in the Otago first innings
--> GR Dickinson reached 50 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed MK Boon, his 3rd wicket in the Canterbury second innings