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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield – Wellington v Canterbury

Description: This image was taken (but not published) by the Evening Standard between the 30th and 31st of December 1980. It depicts a moment of action from the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2-day match between the Canterbury and Wellington women’s cricket teams. The match was drawn.

Canterbury 1st Innings
Score – 144
Top score – L. J. Shankland 57
Best bowling – M. H. Peters 2/36

Wellington 1st Innings
Score – 226
Top score – B. L. Bevege 77
Best bowling – K. L. Gilray 3/88

Canterbury 2nd Innings
Score – 221
Top score – S. J. Rattray 55
Best bowling – D. A. Atterton 2/36

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).