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Nelson v Taranaki
Hawke Cup 1983/84 (Challenge Match)
VenueTrafalgar Park, Nelson on 24th, 25th, 26th March 1984 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossTaranaki won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn (Nelson won on first innings)
UmpiresBI Blommaart, BV Denison
Close of play day 1Taranaki (1) 268/8 (Plumtree 33*, Kirk 4*)
Close of play day 2Nelson (1) 404/3 (Hayward 89*, Hodgson 107*; 109 overs)

Taranaki first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*IR Snookc Hodgson b Gill1  -- 
BM Lahoodlbw b Gill59  8- 
BC Richardsc Rackley b Visser8     
P Walshb Visser0  -- 
MG O'Neilllbw b Gill74     
AE Sailb Walton0  -- 
+PM Blackbournlbw b Saunders69     
GK Robertsonc Saunders b Walton11     
PW Plumtreec Guthardt b Walton33     
CM Kirknot out12     
KW Martinc Hayward b Walton25  22 
Extras(2 b, 4 lb, 4 nb)10
Total(all out, 122.2 overs)302
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Snook), 2-11 (Richards), 3-11 (Walsh), 4-139 (O'Neill), 5-142 (Sail), 6-160 (Lahood), 7-175 (Robertson), 8-255 (Blackbourn), 9-270 (Plumtree), 10-302 (Martin, 122.2 ov)
Nelson bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Visser22   10482--
Gill39   13863--
Saunders21   6521--
Walton35.210984--
Pierce5   380--

Nelson first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CJP Smithb Martin5     
JS Rackleyc and b Sail12115918418- 
RA Piercec Blackbourn b Robertson61     
*RE Haywardc Plumtree b Kirk89     
WG Hodgsonb Kirk2652222852315 
GN Edwardsc Blackbourn b Kirk23 2031 
+DJ Guthardtc Walsh b Martin15     
GW Waltonnot out31     
SJ Gilldid not bat      
GR Saundersdid not bat      
PJ Visserdid not bat      
Extras(11 b, 8 lb, 11 nb, 1 w)31
Total(7 wickets, 125.5 overs)641
Fall of wickets:
1-31 (Smith), 2-178 (Pierce), 3-196 (Rackley), 4-412 (Hayward), 5-459 (Edwards), 6-530 (Guthardt), 7-641 (Hodgson, 125.5 ov)
Taranaki bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Robertson29   41381--
Martin30   41402--
Sail19   1931--
Kirk35.531513--
O'Neill4   0310--
Richards5   0330--
Snook3   0240--

Notes
--> JS Rackley (1) 50 in 56 balls, 63 minutes
--> WG Hodgson (1) 100 in 105 balls, 132 minutes

BM Lahood and MG O'Neill added 128 for the fourth wicket in the Taranaki first innings
JS Rackley and RA Pierce added 147 for the second wicket in the Nelson first innings
RE Hayward and WG Hodgson added 216 for the fourth wicket in the Nelson first innings
WG Hodgson and GW Walton added 111 for the seventh wicket in the Nelson first innings
12th Men: BM Woodward (Nelson), SE Urbahn (Taranaki)
Nelson's innings was the highest score made in the Hawke Cup, surpassing their own 632 v Waikato in 1963/64
The match, which was also the final of the Chapple Cup, finished when the captains shook hands after Hodgson was bowled by the second to last ball before the lunch interval on the third day