AUCKLAND'S STRONG SHIELD POSITION

Chronicle (Levin), 11 January 1947, Page 7

AUCKLAND'S STRONG SHIELD POSITION

BRLLLIANT INNINGS BY CANTBEBURY COLT AUCKLAND, Jan. IU. The cricket. match betwecn Auckland and Canterbury still remains iu a most interesfing position. At the couclusion of tlie third day of play today with all its wickets intact Auckland, which was 41 ruus beliind 011 the iirst innings, now requires 214 runs for an outright victory. Weather conditions1 when tlie match was resumed this moming wero iine, but ovemight rain had mado the wickel soft. Auckland added anolher 45 runs to its ovcrnight total, cliiefly tlirougli tlie aggrossive batting of B. Butcliil'e who was unbealen 011 ihe previous day for 7G. yutclill'e scored a century in 205 minutes. With six down for 38 Canterbury was saved from a total collapse by a great innings by the colt, F. B. vSiuith for I0(j iu 1.12 minutes. Scores: — CANTERBURY kirai innings 299 Second innings L. B. Cromb, c Bcott b JSneddoii . . 0 J. H. Burkes, c Wiles )i tSucdden (j T. B. Burtt, c hwott b Bnodden . . 2 W. Anderson, b Snedden 18 R. II. fScott, c Wallace b Burke .. (j W. Pollitt, c Taylor b fSnedden .. 0 R. C. Shand, c Scott I) Sutclifl'e .. 7 F. B. ymitli, c Cowie b Sutcliffc 100 A. Burgess, c lvont b Burke .... 32 A. E. L. Britton, c Wiles li Bnedden 8 1 C. Garston, not out 0 I Extras 9 1 • - — Tol-al 194 Bowling: C. A. Bnedden six for 59, B. Hutclifle two for 25, C. Burke two for 54, J. Cowie none for 27, A. V. Wiles none for 20. AUCKLAND. First innings P. E. Wliitelaw, b Parks* ; . .. 18 G. C. Burgess, b Parks 8 V. J. Scott, run out .... 42 W. M. Wallace, e Britton b Parks 15" B. Butcliife, c Hliand b Burtt . v ..111 D. D. Taylor, Ibw *b Parks ...... 1 A. V. Wiles, c autl b Cromb .» ... 30 C. Burke, not oiit ... . . . » . . . ' . ■ IS J. Cowie, 1) Burtt .. vi . . .. . . . 0 L. A. Kent, c Cromb bvBurtt 0 C. A. iSnedden, b Burrt .. .. . * '■ 0 Extras .. .: .. ;. ...... 15 Total . .. .... . . 258 Bowling: J. H. Parks" four for 93, T. B. Burtt four for 43, Iv B. Ci'omb oue for 22, C. Garston nonq fpr 23, R. H, Scott none 'i'or (33, 'W. Pollitt none for

Second innings . P. E. Wliitelaw, nqt . out... .. 1 G. C. Burgess, not out . . .. .. .. 10 Extras 5 Total for no wickets 22