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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield – North Shore [Northern Districts] v Central Districts

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Description: This image was taken (but not published) by the Evening Standard between the 27th and 29th of December 1980. It depicts a moment of action from the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2-day match between the Central Districts and North Shore women’s cricket teams. The match was drawn.

Match report by David Ogilvie: “Central Districts found its own personal heroines in yesterday’s second day of the Hallyburton Johnstone national women’s cricket tournament.

Sixteen-year-old Sally Groves, playing in her first HBJ match, produced a stunning innings of 33 not out in the final hour and a bit to thwart North Shore's hope of an outright and to give her team back its self-respect after a disastrous first day and a half at only its second tournament. Her able partner was Liz Signal and the pair batted through the last 24-overs to save the game.”

North Shore 1st Innings
Score – 209
Top score – E. A. Badham - 54
Best bowling – J. Blair 3/66

CD 1st Innings
Score – 82
Top score – C. M. Leighton - 31
Best bowling – E. A. Badham – 4/28

CD 2nd Innings (Following on)
Score – 127
Top score – S. L. Groves - 33
Best bowling – E. A. Badham – 4/39

From New Zealand Cricket: The Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was New Zealand's first women’s domestic competition, and it began in the 1935/36 season. It evolved in 1946/47 to become a robin formatted competition and is still contested today between the six major regions: Northern Districts, Auckland, Central Districts, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago (including Southland).