A Civil Service cricket team made just one appearance in
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, when they played the touring
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in 1927. The New Zealanders proved too strong for their hosts, winning by an innings and 15 runs, although the result might have been different had
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For the Civil Service, the best performer with the bat was Edwin Bennett, who hit 73 and 60, while the best bowling came from Allinson Chapman, playing his one and only first-class match, who claimed 3-73 from his 21 overs. The team was captained by Reginald Collins, the brother of the
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captain
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in 1928, both matches being of two days' duration and not first-class.CricketArchive /ref>