CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1928, Page 1

CRICKET

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) QUEENSLAND V. N.S.V. SYDNEY, Jan. 4. The weather was Tine and the wicket good, but late in the afternoon rain commenced. The batsmen dug themselves in, playing very carefully in order to avoid an innings defeat. 'When that danger was removed, the cricket brightened. and the score mounted at a fairly last rate, despite a great number of changes in the bowling. Rowe played a sound and careful innings, but an easy chance of slumping him when 51 was missed by Love. Details are as follows: Queensland , second innings 590 (Higgins 179, O’Connor 32, Rowe 1-1 1, Oxcnham 50, Gough 42). Bowling analysis: MeNamee 2 for 110, Morgan 2 for 95. Bradman 2 for 41. New South Wales lost one wicket for four runs. HAWKE CUP. WANGANUI. Jan. 4. Wanganui in the second innings made 383. leaving Poverty Bay to make 340 to win. At luneh the Bayhad 3 wickets down for 81. WANGANUI, Jan. 4. Wanganui suceessfully staved off the Poverty Bay challenge for the Hawke Cup, winning by 90 runs.

CANTERBURY DEE BATED. WELLINGTON, Jan 7 3. Canterbury made 251 ami 261, Wellington 405 and 110 for live wickets. Canterbury’s uphill fight in tho Plunkot Shield match with Wellington at the Basin Reserve was concluded to-day. Wellington won by five wickets. Since yesterday there had been a marked change in the weather, a keen southerly, giving the conditions an unpleasant touch for the third day’s play. Rain early this morning had hut. little effect upon the ground and the wicket, which were still in good order. The position for the resumption of play was that Canterbury in their second innings had three wickets in hand with an aggregate score which exceeded Wellington’s first Innings total by only 54 runs. This credit balance was almost doubled before the innings terminated to-day, the tail end batsmen holding out quite well. Wellington were left with 108 runs for a win, and this looked easy for the home team. Matters, however, took a sensational turn when Dempster was caught off the second ball of the innngs, and again when Lowry was dismissed with the total at S. It was a had start for Wellington. The runs were then knocked off with the loss of two more wickets.