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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16430, 25 January 1919, Page 10

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♦" > PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. t j CANTERBURY'S SPLENDID WIN. i i (FP.ESS association telegram.) y WELLINGTON, January 23. 1 The match for the Plunket Shield was • concluded to-day in fine weather, and.on a ' good wicket. It resulted in a win for Cah--8 terbury by seven wickets. When play ceased on the piovioua day, Canterbury had made 129 for two wickets in ' their second innings, which • left them 170 runs to get to win the match, and recover the Shield, Wellington's grand total being <86. Jones and Patrick, the not out men, had made 67 and 21 respectively. Jones increased his scoro to 83, and was then bowled by Hiddlestone. Thomas joined Patrick, and 1 these two set out to run up the necessary ecore. This they succeeded in doing, by consistently good batting, Patrick making 87 not out, and Thomas 72 not out. 1 Wel'ington's bowling was not strong, and, escept for Hiddlestone and "Marris, the Wellington fielding was poor. ' When tho game had been in progress for s half-an-hour, 100 showed on the. board. Janes here g&vG tv chanc©, but Lanibort couid not reach it. A few minutes later Jones was bowled by Hiddleatone, and three wickets were down for 172. After an hour's play, Canterbury hoisted 200, of which Patrick had made 51. Canterbury now needed 98 to win Patrick sent a high one to the boundary off Hiddlestone, which Baker took but failed to hold. At the hour and a half, Canterbury were 241 on. Shortly, after 1 o'clock Patrick made the. winning hit. Then Thomas scored a boundary, and the game closed, Canterbury haying won by., seven wickets, and recovered tho Shield, bcoroe • WELLINGTON. First Innings. Wilson, thrown out .. •• 23 •Hiddleston st Brunton, b McEwm .. 68 Beechey, lbw, b Patrick .. ..10 Burton, o Jones, b McEwin .. .;. 55 Baker, b Howell •• _ •• ' ..32 Lambert c Patrick, b McEwin. ~. 43 McGirr, b Howell •• i.. 10 Condliffe, c Brunton, b Howell 5 Hutching*, not out .. • * ..35 Patrick, c Jones, b McEwin_ «•: .. ■ 5 I Morris, c Mcßeth, b McEwin ..i 15 Extras .. .. ... 21 Total .. .. V. ... 323 Bowling.—Howell took 3 wickets for 67 runs, Mcßeth none for 65, Thomas hone f&r 23, McEwin 5 for 108, Patrick-J. fox 18, and Gray none for 1-1. Second Inninga. Wilson, at Brunton, b McEwin 18 Hiddlestone, b McEwin . 9 Baker, run out .. ... 0 Beechey, b Mcßeth .. .. .. 13 Burton, 0 Guiney,..b Mcßeth ... .. 20 I Lambert, c Jones, b Howel) ... ~.48 "Hutchings, o Howell,* b McEwii 29 McGirr, o Jones, b MoEwin .. 4 Condliffe, c Patrick, b Howell ... o ■Patrick, at Brunton, b' McEwin 16 Morris, not out . ..■• ... j Extras 1. .. .. ... g Total .. v -. . # jgg Bowling.—McEwin took. 5 ■ wioketei fo' r 87 cuns, MoßetH 2 for 46, Howell 2 for 27 CANTERBURY. First Inninga. Foster, o Hiddlestone," ,b Marris ... 31 Jones, b Hiddleatone .. .. ... 15 "Wood, o Hiddlestone, b Marris .. 29 Patriok, o Beechey, b Hiddleatone .. 43 Guiney, b Marris .. .. ~.11 Gray, o and b Hiddlestone ~ ..... 4 Thomas, played on, b Hiddles'one . .. 2 Brunton, st Condliffe, b Hiddlestone .. 23 Howel J, o and b.!Morris .. 1 McEwin, c Beechey, b Marris ... • 12 Mcßeth, not out • 4 Extras .. , ... , t * 13 Total • ... v. • ' i'BB. Bowling.—McGirr took •no wifckets -for 18 runs, Hiddleatone • 5 for 75, Patrick none . for 33, Marris 5 for 50. ' ' Second Innings'. Foster, lbw, b Hiddlestoio .. • 13 Jones;', b' Hiddleatone . . .'! • 88 Brunton, c Beechey, b Hufchinga ■ , '.!• 25 Patrick, not out- ... •' 87Thomas, not out ~ .. V 72 ' Extras' .. . ../ is ■ Total " for three wickets* • .. 303 ' Bowling.—HifldJestono took Iho wickets for 78, Marris none for 78, McGirr none for' 41, Patrick /noiie for \37, Lambert none • for 11,'Hutchings'-ono for 34, Beechey none ; for C.' ■ ' _ •