CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1929, Page 5

CRICKET.

G.WTERDDiIY V. WELLINGTON. ( Rv Telegraph—- Press Association!. CIIIMSTCII I’RCII. January H. D'lmiket Shield cricket.—( anicrluny U-for Htil /(': unlitgliam mil; out <i, Rums nut out IU). Canterliiiry resumed with HHii for i wi. lie’s, Merritt (HIM and Read (7), taking strike. Tile veathi r was threatening. "Henderson and Hope took up the tittin k. The ILrst score was a leer t> !* c 1 off I • • . ! -iwi v t'i -11 made, quick changes in the bowling. .Merritt did not settle down and at Hid! Hoar limit him Imdly. Ihe batsman hr.d played at traclively inr -10. taking 88 minutes. Durns took twenty minutes to lireak his duck, i lenclersiui cl. an Howled Read, with an iff hr-alt. Cunningham ioined Darns and H7j was hoisted. The innings clii ed for Cij! when Durns lapped one I,a. k to I ioar. Canterbury being (iU boiliml. Foley and Dempster began Wi !iin./.toil's second innings.

OTAGO V. AKCKKANM). DUNEDIN. Jan. 3. Heavy rain overnight again soften\l the wicket, at Caris'hrook for tlie Pluuket Shield game, Auckland y. Otago. For tin* reason that a draw ivav regarded as a certainty little in-ter-m was taken in the last day’s play am! tlie attendance was small. V. eir (30) and Allcott (2). resumed Auckland's iirst innings, opening to Aloiik and Kastman. The bowling showed a ue bled im])rovement over the standard set yesterday and Kastman after being vigorously driven to tlie on la:- 1 Hilary fence by Alleott sent tin a Leaiitiful It g Ineak which the lolthamier played on to the stumps. -I for ■Jo-l. H-.illespie came next hut lor r. tina* Weir, who was having a go fit anything loose, monopolised the howling. Gillespie, however, soon got his (bailee and showing distinct partiality for A. W. AlUto, who had replaced Monk, sent liini twice in succession to the leg huniidary. When Weir was (;!) he was dropped ’by 11. C. 'Alloo at mid-on and the batsmen continued to score freely. Gillespie winning ({audits with a sizzling off drive to the boundary. Zimmerman began trundling in place of Alloo and two overs later Blunt came on and had .ml v one scored oil Ins first session. Zimmerman went down to the other end. Weir began to lift them up all over the paddock, only good fielding stooping a succession ol lioinulaiies, (i i'ile-pic too was giving a dashing display. The score at 12.10 was Ml lor ■! wickets. Alleott. h. Kastman (i. Weir (not out) 5)1. (lillespio (not- out) 3S.

THIRD TEST COMMENT. (Received this day at 12.2 b. p.m./ LONDON, Jan. 2. “T||,. Australians have a chance of victory. They arc fighting desperately, and will continue to light.” says "Warner. lie admits that the English hatting is disappointing for the first time in the tour. Tt definitely disclosed the tail. The Australian howling is the best yet Blaekie is old to begin playing in tests, but lias proved Australia’s best, bowler, always extraordinarily fit nnd able to keep on. however trying the temporal are. Like Trumble he deceives Hie batsmen even when thoroughly set, by tbe flight of the ball ( lem Hill regards the odds in Australia’s favour. Hammond is the nearest. approach to Trtimper. the greatest hutsmaii who ever lived. I take nfl mv hat. for he belongs to the ranks of the greatest batsmen of all time. Alav he eclipse Sntelitie’s test record of 7:11 in one season in Australia. Lie still thinks Tate is ilio one bowler Australia lias to fear. Larwood showing nothing like his previous pace. Tennyson describes England’s innings , |t . ~ o'te man show. ,»ven remembering s!|ji,.|i ff(i end .Tardim'. Surely Rhodes |] l( . oldv ether veteran in the world ....mn-c-dile l-> III" ever-greell Blaekie. lie com moots on the excellent wicket

keepers’ five byes between them; this nre-J he another world’s record. He will hi* gro.M-ly surnrised if the indomitable Wood fill does not score heavy.