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Hallyburton Johnstone Shield – Central Districts v Wellington

Description: This image was taken (but not published) by the Evening Standard over the weekend of 3/4 January 1981. It depicts a moment of action from the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2-day match between the Central Districts women’s side and the Wellington women’s side. Wellington won by 135 runs.

Wellington 1st Innings
Score – 176
Top score - M. W. Harris – 37
Best bowling - C. M. Leighton – 6/43

CD 1st Innings
Score – 170
Top score - R. J. Signal - 64
Best bowling – M. Peters – 3/40

Wellington 2nd Innings
Score – 237
Top score – P. J. Hyman - 79
Best bowling - C. M. Leighton – 3/52

CD 2nd Innings
Score – 108
Top score - R. J. Signal - 47
Best bowling – L. M. Fraser – 5/45

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).