Hammond made a shaky start and poked around for fully 20 minutes before opening his account. After that, however, he delighted with fine driving.
The batsmen sent the 100 up after play had been in progress 112 minutes, while Gibb reached his half century in 127 minutes.
The stand produced 100 runs after 112 minutes, and at the close Gibb had 56 to his credit and: Hammond 54, the score-board reading 181 for two. The teams taking part in the match are:
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