PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 4, 6 January 1936, Page 9

PLUNKET SHIELD

MATCH AT AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day.

The Plunket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Canterbury was resumed half an hour earlier as stumps are to be drawn at 5.30 this evening. After an hour's play today, Canterbury, who had lost four wickets for 156 runs on Saturday, had taken their total to 237 for seven wickets. At the luncheon adjournment Canterbury's score was 312 for nine wickets. ... ... It was not till the sixth over of the Matheson-Cowie attack. that Hadlee (56) added a single, but his partner, O'Brien, was playing freely, and added 11 in the same period. Townsend relieved Cowie, and Hadlee, playing back, nearly fell into a leg-trap. After half an hour's play the score reached 195, the partnership having put on 100. PARTNERSHIP BROKEN. Vivian relieved Matheson, and in his first over broke the partnership, O'Brien walking out, missing, and being bowled. His innings had been characterised by forceful driving and excellent footwork. 203—5—54. In his next over Vivian bowled Hadlee with a full-tosser, which the batiman tried to slam. Roberts, and Cobden also, attacked Townsend's bowling, lifting him to the boundary and bringing 220 up. Despite a new ball, the batsmen quickly put on 50 runs at the expense of Cowie and Matheson. The resumption of the Townsend-Vivian attack slowed up the scoring, and Merritt's useful stand ended when he hit all over a ball in Townsend's second over. 265—8 —29. Jackman failed to score, cocking Vivian up to Whitelaw at point. Cobden and Graham carried on, the j former hitting 14 off Vivian in one over, including a "sixer." Three hundred runs were hoisted when Graham, who was stonewalling, cut Townsend to the boundary. The next ball he was dropped by Matheson in the slips. At the luncheon adjournment this pair were still together. Canterbury were all out for 349. Auckland require 268 runs for an outright win. AUCKLAND'S BAD START. Auckland opened badly, Postles being bowled by Merritt for 6 and Mills by Cromb for 14. Auckland had two wickets down for 22 runs.

AUCKLAND.

Bowling.—-Vivian, six wickets for 92 runs; Townsend, three for 105; Matheson, one for 75; Cowie, none for 56; Weir, none, for, 1.

First innings *°* CANTERBURY. First Innings 322 Second Innings. Kerr, c Whitelaw, b Townsend .. 42 Bellamy, b Matheson 2 Cromb, hit wicket, b Vivian .... 9 Butterfleld, lbw, b Vivian 3 Hadlee, b Vivian 79 O'Brien, b Vivian 1.... 54 Roberts,,b Townsend ..' 1 Merritt, b Townsend 29 Jackman, c Whitelaw, b Vivian .. 0 Cobden, c Hook, b Vivian ..' 79 Graham, not out 30 Extras • 21 Total 34'J