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'He's seeing it like a beach ball!' – Colin Munro steals the show as Auckland thrash Canterbury

By Guy Heveldt, 1News Sport Reporter
December 6, 2017

Munro got the better of Ben Stokes, with his century lifting Auckland to victory. (Source: Other)

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