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Begins with "Greetings and a big cheerio to the boys overseas from an old timer in the cricket life of New Zealand..." The match was played over the 7th and 8th March, 1941 on the Basin Reserve, Wellington.
Auckland's Team
Tony Anthony (Captain)
W. Goddard
W.J. Dunning
C.A. Seddon
Ces [Decca]
Hugh Duncan
Dick Rowntree
W.J. Coates
Norm Jacobson
A. Williams
Wellington's Team
Dave Collins
Willie Baker
F.W. Gilligan
Alec Bruce
Wally Kristofferson
Alf Duncan
W.R. Barclay
A. Ronaldson
A.E. Donahue
Bob White
E.O. Blemires (Wellington Skipper)
Fortunate weather with an enthusiastic public in attendance. 700 runs with 80 or 90 per hour. Wellington won.
Blemires ends with, "And the veterans feel they are helping to keep the good old game going 'til the boys come home from victories we trust won on far more important fields than those of cricket. Goodbye everyone, cheerio."