CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1928, Page 4

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD. CANTERBURY DEFEATS AUCKLAND. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 9. With the issue in doubt right up to the fall of the last wicket, Canterbury beat Auckland by eleven runs, at Eden Park to-day, and in so doing won two out of three of the Plunkct Shield matches. After a bad start. Mills going

cheaply. Bowloy and Cooper made a determined stand, but Bowloy and Anthony went in rapid succession. Gillespie played bright cricket for 22, and then followed a sparkling partnership between Dane and Cooper. Dncre was at bis best, and scored rapidly with good shots all round the wicket. He scored 76 and Cooper 80. They left Auckland with 70 to get. but Read came to light with a new ball, and his fine ltowling, coupled with the foolishness of Mat be son, uho tried a big hit off Merritt when lie and Player were batting well, and needed only 22. meant Auckland’s downfall. Canterbury deserved the victory, but Auckland, although beaten, were not disgraced Scores: CANTERBURY—Ijkt Innings. Gregory, run out 67 Hamilton, l.b.w. b Anthony ... 27 Jacobs, h Bowloy 1 Page, e Dacre, b Anthony 0 Newman, c Weir, b Bowlcy 21 Nixon, c Seoft, b Anthony 13 Hayes, b Anthony 0 Merritt, e and b Weir 37 Evans, c Player, b Dacre 40 Read, <• and b Dacre 29 McEwin, (not out) 2 Extras ... 4 Total 244 Bowling analysis: Anthony I for 06, Dacre 2 for 12. llowley 2 for 60. G. T>. Weir 1 for 21. Player 0 for 17. Garrard 0 for 19. Matheson 0 for 36. CANTERBURY.—Second Innings.

(I. R. Gregory, c Bowlev, b An tlionv I. M.. Hamilton, b Weir 26 M, L. Page, 1.b.w., b Cooper ... 76 W. H. Merritt, b Matheson ,). Newman, b Weir 13 J. Jacobs, e Anthony, b Weir ... 23 I). C. Nixon, e Gillespie, b Matheson 44 W. Hayes, c Matheson, b Weir ... 11 C. E. Evans, b Bowlcy 24 It. Rend, e Matheson, b Player ... J. McEwin (not out) Extras Total 7. 221 Bowling analysis.—G. L. Weir, 1 for 48; Matheson. 2 for 70; Cooper, 1 for 18; Bowlcy, 1 for 2->; Anthony, 1 for 33; Player, 1 for 32; Garrard, 0 for 7; Dacre, 0 for 7. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Bowlev. c and b Merrill 29 Mills, c Hayes, b Read 04 Anthony, b Merritt 0 Dacre, 1> Newman 19 Cooper, b Merritt 40 Gillespie, b Merritt ... 0 Garrard, b Read 0 Player, e Hamilton, b Read I Weir, c Hayes, b Read 9 Matheson, b Merritt 10 Scott (not out) 9 Extras 8 Total 198 Rowling analysis:—Merritt, 2 for 69; Read. I for 27; Newman, 1 for 49; Nixon. 0 for 15.

SECOND INNINGS. Rowley, b McEwin ... 11 Mills,C Page, b Read 7 CooiM.-r, b Read 80 Anthony, b Read 4 Gillespie, e Page, b Nixon 24 Dacre. e Hamilton, b Read 76 Garrard, b Newman 1 Player, (not out) 16 Weir, b Newman t Matheson, b Merritt 12 Suitt., b Read 8 Extras 13 Total 286 Bowling analysis: Read 2 for 77. Newman 2 for 62, McEwin 1 for 30. Nixon 1 for 39, Merritt 1 for 62. Newman howled two no balls, McEwin two, and Nixon one BRICK’S NOTABLE DISTINCTION. WELLINGTON. Jan. 9. By taking live, wickets in the recent Canterbury v. Wellington match at the Basin Reserve. W. S. Brine, the Wellington captain, achieved a notable distinction for Pliinkcl Shield cricket. At the end of last season, his bag of' wickets for Shield games totalled 92, so that lie lias now reached the one hundred mark, a feat which has been performed’ by only one other player - S. G. Smith (Auckland). Brice’s figures for the match with ’Canterbury were: One for 42. and four for 44. giving him a grand total of 100 wickets for 2106 runs.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. N.S.W. SYDNEY, January 9 The weather was fine, hut after the heavy rain yesterday, the wicket was (lead. The hatsmen, with Hie exception of Bradman, did not offer much resistance to the howlers. Both Ratcliffe and .Jackson were no sooner in than they were out. Bradman played a sparkling innings and partnered with Jordan, completely altered the aspect of the game. Bradman’s innings was one of the best seen on the crteXet ground for some time. He scored at the rate of almost a run a minute, us-, ing his feet well, and making capital boundary shots all round the ground. He knocked up 18 in one over from •Grimmett. Kout'li Australia com in cured cautiously. runs coming very slowly. Schneider and Richardson were the only batsmen to display confidence. Details are as follows:—

New South Wales, second innings 368 (Jackson 122, Rateliife 30. Jordan 31. Bradman 73). Bowling analysis: Scott 5 for 108. Grimmett 4 for 137. South Australia lost 6 wickets ior 189 runs (Schneider 54, V. Richardson 86). Stumps were then drawn.

CAPETOWN. Jan. 9. Eastern Provinces in second innings made 98. Bowling, Peebles took 4 for 24. Staples 3 for 21. Marvlebone second innings 187 for no wickets (Sutcliffe not out 79, Alya, not out 101). Marvlebone won by ton wickets. WESTLAND SOUTHERN SUB-UNION Owing to the railway excursion clashing with the fixtures for the first round an amended drawing lias been decided on as follows: January 15.—Hokitika v. Rimu, at Hokitika ; Ross v. Kanieri, at Ross. Kuatapu a bye. January 22. —Ruatapu v. Kanieri, at Kuatapu; Hokitika v. Ross, at Hokitika ; Rimu a bye. January 29.—Rimu v. Ruatapu, at Rimu ; Hokitika v. Kanieri, at Kanieri; Ross, a bye. February s.—Ross v. Rimu, at Ross; Hokitika v. Ruatapu. at Ruatapu; Knniori, a byo,