BRABIN SHIELD.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 12

BRABIN SHIELD.

CANTERBURY JUNIORS PLAY WELLINGTON. (FJUtSa MWOCUTIO* TSUE9EAM.) WELI/INGTON, Hueh 9. The annual match for the Brabin Shield) between junior teams representing: Canterbury and Wellington, opened in ideal leather to-day. Canterbury batted first, and totalled 171. Hill played a confident innings forM not oat. finding the boundary ten times, and witn Wall (17), he put on 88 for the last Wicket. Stevens, Mallard, and Ouffjr .bowled well for the home side. Mallard, a 14-yearmold googly specialist, secured three wickets lor 40,- and Stevens three for 26. ; . Wellington replied with 289, Ell-scoring 50, Donald 44, Bobinson 88, Dufty 28, and Reynolds S3. Maunsell three for 66, Mar* riott two for SB, Cobden one for 18, Patrick dne for 48, and Wall one for 16, took wiokets for Canterbury. The match will be' concluded to-morrow. ,j ODDFELLOWS', MATCH. ; A friendly match was played at St. Albans Park on Saturday afternoon between the boyal Benevolent and I<oyal Addlnftqn j Udies, M.U., 1.0.0.F,, and resulted in a win | for Addington by. 14,0 rrtnt. Benevolent bat-1 ted first, and wn' S* runs /Longley 18). L. A. Oourlay took ekht wickets ipr 13 runs (including fair wickets with succeisiTe belli), M. Tamil, two crickets for 0 nil. Addington replied with 17* runs (SV. Imo 30, L. A. Gonrlay-72, Stuck 22, K. Tamil 17, li. Richards 1«). 8. HJllsdon three for 16, T. Hillsdon two for 28, Sutherland two for 18, and Lane two for 6 took the wickets for Benevolent. . Afternoon tea was' served by the ladies. .

port levy y,. Death and ,co. , An enjoyable game was played at Port Levy on Sunday between the, Argyle House cricket team and a losal eleven. The visitor* Who journeyed .by motor-launoh to the bay, won a keen ' match by five wickets. Their Hide included J. L. Kerr, of the New Ze«Ui>d team to tour England, and much Interest w«s taken in his play. , Thejop scorers were: For Argyle House, 3. L. Kte 52 and ft. Taylor 28; for Port Levy, J. Tainui.4o and J. Xi. Grant 25. The weather was perfeet. ' The cricket match between Dalgety and Company's and P. D. Mansell'9 teams will be played at Ha*ley Park at 1 p.m. to-day. »