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Central wins deaf title hands down

The combined Wellington-Manawatu Central Districts team and the first national deaf cricket tournament in Upper Hutt this week thrashed Canterbury by nine wickets in the final, passing its total of 98 after only 13 of the allocated 50 overs.

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Taonga source:
The Evening Post
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1999-003
Bibliographic source:
The Evening Post, 8 January 1999
Author:
Gary Morley
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