FOR THE SHIELD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 3

FOR THE SHIELD.

THE CANTERBURY-AUCKLAND MATCH. DEFENDERS BATTING. (By Tele E* r<iyth IV cs s !j jn.l GliristchUfclr, January 23. For tlic third time this season Can* lei-bury were called on to make good th w right to hold tho Plmiket Shield, Ilk) challengers being Auckland. Heavy v rain fell beloro tho match, and tho v.'leket wjis slow. Messrs.. ,'Hnndford . and Spencer were (iif umpires. I'ho Auckland' captain won the insr, and sent Canterbury in. ' Clark started the attack with four terribly loose bails to kg, the last of which 'Wliitta sent •or a pair. Taylor bowled from the other end, and, just as the first ten wejit.np, Clark, who was not very well, gavo the ball to Daere.' Whittii" at once lifted him to the on for 4; Each batsman reached doubles with sharplvnil! singles, and then AVhitta sent the easiest of catches to Taylor at luki-on. .but it was dropped. Bfook relieved. Jitylor at 25.; and, at 39, a fifth bowler was tried, Woods relieving Dacre. Tho half-century went up in .15 minutes, and, at to, Horspoof replaced Brook. Woods sent 70 up witli a ftno onnlrivo' to tho fonce. This was Jiis last- scoring ■ Stroke, however, for, in Woods's, next ' over, tho Sydenham man bit olio tn laylor at niid-off. • 72—1—39, He had been at the wicket, for an hour and tea minutes. Hayps partnered W : hitt.a. and got a single off an uppish strokej but then put oiio into, tho point's hands. "G—2—l. Bishop followed, «nd at oncc* gave a very difficult chalico in tho slips. Whitta sent R) up with a, beautlfnl. square cut, and reached his 50 with W couplo_of line fours to ttib on.' At 9S Brook-Smith relieved Horspool with tho ball, and Bishop sent .100 up irith a fmei4to leg. Tho century l.ia.d taken)' an hour and a half. Tho same, batswaa, presently gavt ft. KSjxl catch at thol wicket, and _ play slowed down Bsmo-; what, tho wicket now appeasing to bw getting difficult. With tho total standing at 114, Brook relieved .Woods, and \Vhitta at once got him prettily to "thiV leg fence. Dacro relieved Brook-Smith'' at* 120, and, shortly afterwards, tho : players adjourned for aftonwo'ii. tea. <

. Oil resuming-, Clark fowled from tlrni north' end. and Bishop cut his third hall; into Brook's hands at extra slip. I2fi' —3—15. Caygill was the ingoer, and'at, omen off-di'o've Woods for 4, and quickly, ran into doubles.. Taylor relieved Clark, at 1 (0, and with tlio total at 357 Cn,vgiU\ repeated Bishop's stroke. 357—4—14.j 13eal joined Whitta, and Borspool bawled.l from the smith 'end. Whitta. got liiau.3 nicely to the on for 4. tut him for 3.! and a single took him to 00. Beal haflj two narrow" escapes from being .run onb through Whitta re-fusing his call. Ab 178 Dnero took the ball from B-oi'spool, and Woods relieved Taylor. Ileal' broker his string wit-h »lovely oiHnill 1 for 4, and tllen monopolised the Trawling, for'three overs, with'Whitta at 98, hut the Ricearton man at last pot Daero to leg for 3, bringing him his ■ century amid loud applause. Then Boal called: him for the. easiest of singles, but Whitta refused, ami Real was left in the middle of the pitch. 103— 5—13. Patterson followed, and the scrond century went up for three hours'2(l minutes' play. Bvonk-Smith relieved Raere. but tile dissolution Mine from tlie other end, Wends clean bowling. Patterson. 200— I G—6. Watsou followed, and started by lifting oi.io to. a tremendous !iei«hi. Clark was right it, but made a noov attempt ai tlm catch. The, same batsman not- a' 4 for a- • powerful off-drive. Tuvlor relieved Brook-Smith, and at 2'22 Brook also ve- ; placed Woods, and Horspool had an- , other over just before time was called. The total stood at 228 when the players went off. .Scores: — Batvterburs!.—First innings, H. B. Whitta, not nut 121 I<\ Woods, e. Taylor, b. Woods 39 W. Haves, c. Wright, b..Woods 1 H. A. Bishoa c. Brook, b. Clark ... 15 E. R. Caygill, e. Brook, b. Taylor ... J4. ( C. 15. ileal, run. out I'l ' •T. L. Patcreon, h- Woods <> 11. Wntscn, not out 1Extras |\ , Total for sis wickets ............ 228 " Bowling Analysis.J-Clark took one wlrket for 11 runs'; Taylor, one tor 22 • Dac-re. none for 29- Brook, none (or _'K; Woods, threo for. CO; Horspoiil.'ispn-c !oi , 10; Brook-Smith, none f0r.23. •