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Victoria v New Zealand
Vehicle and General Knockout Cup 1969/70 (Final)
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 1st January 1970 (40-over match)
Balls per over8
TossVictoria won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNew Zealand won by 6 wickets
UmpiresJR Collins, WJ Smyth
ScorersBW Bright (Victoria), MP Ringham (New Zealand)
Player of the MatchBE Congdon

Victoria inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
KH Eastwoodb Collinge8     
*RM Cowperb Burgess23     
LR Joslinrun out29     
PLA Bedfordb Cunis2     
GD Watsonb Cunis3     
WJ Scholesb Cunis11     
JD Swansonb Howarth14     
+NM Carlyonnot out22     
RK Rowanc Collinge b Howarth0     
BM Campbellc Hadlee b Howarth13     
AL Thomsonb Collinge0     
Extras(3 lb, 1 nb)4
Total(all out, 180 minutes, 34.6 overs)129
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Eastwood), 2-52 (Cowper), 3-61 (Bedford), 4-64 (Joslin), 5-70 (Watson), 6-83 (Scholes), 7-97 (Swanson), 8-97 (Rowan), 9-124 (Campbell), 10-129 (Thomson)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Collinge6.61172--27.002.52
Hadlee6   1260---4.33
Cunis8   1253-121.333.12
Burgess3   0151--24.005.00
Howarth8   1263--21.333.25
Congdon3   0160---5.33

New Zealand inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
*GT Dowlingc Watson b Thomson4     
GM Turnerc Joslin b Thomson2 2-- 
BE Congdonlbw b Bedford691331345-51.88
BF Hastingsc Cowper b Swanson13 47   
BW Sinclairnot out34 65   
MG Burgessnot out111--100.00
+KJ Wadsworthdid not bat      
DR Hadleedid not bat      
HJ Howarthdid not bat      
RO Collingedid not bat      
RS Cunisdid not bat      
Extras(2 b, 1 lb, 4 nb)7
Total(4 wickets, 139 minutes, 31.4 overs)130
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Turner), 2-18 (Dowling), 3-56 (Hastings), 4-129 (Congdon)
Victoria bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Thomson8   0442-432.005.50
Rowan8   2160---2.00
Swanson8   2291--64.003.62
Campbell5   0260---5.20
Watson2   060---3.00
Bedford0.4021--4.004.00

Notes
--> BW Sinclair made his debut in List A matches
--> RM Cowper made his last appearance in List A matches
--> LR Joslin made his last appearance in List A matches
--> NM Carlyon made his last appearance in List A matches
--> BM Campbell made his last appearance in List A matches
--> LR Joslin equalled his previous highest score of 29 in List A matches
--> JD Swanson equalled his previous highest score of 14 in List A matches
--> NM Carlyon passed his previous highest score of 13 in List A matches
--> BE Congdon passed his previous highest score of 22 in List A matches
--> RS Cunis achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches when he dismissed PLA Bedford in the Victoria innings (previous best was 0-23)

12th Men: E Shade (Victoria) and GE Vivian (New Zealand).
Attendance: 14,238