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Nelson v Hawke's Bay
Hawke Cup 1961/62 (Challenge Match)
VenueTrafalgar Park, Nelson on 26th, 27th, 29th January 1962 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNelson won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNelson won by 357 runs
UmpiresCI Blommaart, JR Upton
Close of play day 1Hawke's Bay (1) 12/1 (Knight ?*, Burns ?*)
Close of play day 2Nelson (2) ?/2 (Congdon ?*, BL Hampton ?*)

Nelson first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LB Readec Small b Haynes16 48   
GE Lowansc Mckenzie b Haynes106 2406- 
BE Congdonlbw b Totty44 782- 
BL Hamptonb Shrimpton16     
IB Leggatb Shrimpton0     
*DV Spencerun out (Small)30 35   
IR Hamptonrun out (Larmer)1     
KAW Bakerc Larmer b Dunning21     
+RD Wilsonnot out24     
AB Careylbw b Totty46 5322 
RCT Leedslbw b Small0     
Extras(2 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)7
Total(all out, 119.4 overs)311
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Reade), 2-105 (Congdon), 3-138 (BL Hampton), 4-138 (Leggat), 5-188 (Spence), 6-190 (IR Hampton), 7-227 (Lowans), 8-243 (Baker), 9-310 (Carey), 10-311 (Leeds, 119.4 ov)
Hawke's Bay bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dunning23   6521--
Haynes32   4742--
Totty31   10582--
Sergent7   0250--
Shrimpton16   2512--
Small10.41441--

Hawke's Bay first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HW Larmerlbw b BL Hampton4     
PS Knightc Leggat b Baker30     
DG Burnsc Leggat b Leeds21     
RG Smallrun out (Lowans)6     
MJF Shrimptonc Congdon b Spence17     
WAL Tottyc Wilson b Baker6     
*JG Martinb Baker0     
RE Haynesc IR Hampton b Baker41  31 
BWH Sergentb Leggat38 3861 
KE Dunninglbw b Leggat1     
+IGS Mckenzienot out0     
Extras(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)6
Total(all out, 90.3 overs)170
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Larmer), 2-33 (Burns), 3-39 (Small), 4-68 (Knight), 5-83 (Shrimpton), 6-86 (Martin), 7-89 (Totty), 8-148 (Sergent), 9-150 (Dunning), 10-170 (Haynes, 90.3 ov)
Nelson bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
BL Hampton15   7201--
Leeds12   5251--
Baker32.312684--
Leggat20   7232--
Spence11   5281--

Nelson second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LB Readelbw b Small70 1434- 
GE Lowanslbw b Burns47     
BE Congdonc Haynes b Totty131 173132 
BL Hamptonc Larmer b Small38     
IB Leggatb Totty15  3- 
*DV Spencenot out24     
IR Hamptonb Totty21     
KAW Bakerlbw b Totty14     
+RD Wilsonnot out6     
AB Careydid not bat      
RCT Leedsdid not bat      
Extras(15 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)18
Total(7 wickets, declared, 335 minutes, 130 overs)384
Fall of wickets:
1-104 (Lowans), 2-152 (Reade), 3-256 (BL Hampton), 4-308 (Congdon), 5-325 (Leggat), 6-348 (IR Hampton), 7-364 (Baker)
Hawke's Bay bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dunning14   5340--
Haynes18   2530--
Totty39   71184--
Sergent5   180--
Shrimpton21   8490--
Small24   4762--
Burns6   0271--
Knight3   210--

Hawke's Bay second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HW Larmerc Reade b Leeds4     
PS Knightlbw b BL Hampton3     
DG Burnsc Congdon b Baker72  11- 
RG Smalllbw b Baker22     
BWH Sergentb Baker1     
RE Haynesc BL Hampton b IR Hampton13     
MJF Shrimptonb IR Hampton0     
WAL Tottyc IR Hampton b Baker0     
*JG Martinb IR Hampton0     
KE Dunninglbw b IR Hampton32  51 
+IGS Mckenzienot out11 59   
Extras(2 b, 8 lb)10
Total(all out, 81 overs)168
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Knight), 2-9 (Larmer), 3-64 (Small), 4-86 (Sergent), 5-117 (Haynes), 6-120 (Shrimpton), 7-121, 8-121, 9-121, 10-168 (81 ov)
Nelson bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Leeds7   0191--
BL Hampton11   2181--
Carey13   7250--
Baker25   15344--
Spence4   0250--
Lowans6   4170--
IR Hampton15   9204--

Notes
--> Nelson first innings: 50 in 65 minutes
--> Nelson first innings: 100 in 119 minutes
--> Nelson first innings: 200 in 219 minutes
--> Nelson first innings: 300 in 325 minutes
--> Nelson second innings: 50 in 57 minutes
--> Nelson second innings: 100 in 108 minutes
--> Nelson second innings: 150 in 144 minutes
--> Nelson second innings: 250 in 256 minutes
--> Hawke's Bay second innings: 50 in 62 minutes
--> LB Reade (2) 50 in 103 minutes
--> BE Congdon (2) 100 in 158 minutes

In the Nelson first innings DV Spence was run out by the bowler, RG Small, who stopped before delivering the ball and took the bails off with Spence, who was backing up at the non-strikers end, out of his ground
LB Reade and GE Lowans put on 104 in 104 minutes for the first wicket in the Nelson second innings
BE Congdon and BL Hampton added 104 in 98 minutes for the third wicket in the Nelson second innings
Hawke's Bay were given 255 minutes to score 526 to win the Hawke Cup
Nelson created a Hawke Cup record by winning this game, the 16th consecutive successful defence of the Cup. Manawatu held the previous record of 15 set between 27 December 1934 and 14 February 1938.