CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1929, Page 5

CRICKET

OTAGO V. CANTERBURY. BY TEUEGRAPI!—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. DUNEDIN, Fob. 22. V The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury commenced today in ideal weather conditions. The wicket was in. good order for the batsmen, but they did not make the best use of it. Otago batted first and made 273, Canterbury at the drawing of stumps having lost four wickets for 217 runs. Scores: — OTAGO—First Innings. Shepherd, st. Burns, b Merritt 34 Blunt, c Burns, b Newman ... ... 9 McMullan. st. Burns, ,b Merritt ... 25 Eastman, c Jacobs, b Newman ... 18I’. Monk, b Merritt 11 Dickinson, c Merritt, b Cunningham 25 Cavanagh, b Roberts ... 78 Galland, c Roberts, b Harris ... 32; A. W. Alloo, b Roberts ... 6 IT. C. Alloo, c Cunningham, b Roberts ... ... ... ... 20 Heenan, (not out) ..._ 0 Extras ... ... ... A. : -..A* 15 Total ... ..7 273 Bowling analysis: Cunningham 1 for 64, Roberts 3 for 4. Newman 2 for 83, Merritt 3 for 86, Page 0 for 14, Har- . ris 1 for 9. CANTERBURY —Fir st Innings. page, c Heenan, b Dickinson ... 43 Hamilton, 1.b.w., b Alloo 77, A. W. Roberts, (not out) ... ... 39Harris, c Galland. b Eastman ... : 4V Newman, 1.b.w., 5 Eastman 18 Allen, (not out) ... 7; Extras * ... ... ••• 29, Total for four wickets j.. 217, Bowling analysis: Dickinson ■ 1 for 39, Monk 0 for 26, Blunt 0 for 33, Shepherd 0 for 20, A. W. Alloo 1 for 22, Eastman 2 for 48. ENGLISHMEN WIN AT BATHURST. SYDNEY, Feb. 22. In the cricket at Bathurst, the Western Districts In the first innings made 127. Ewers scored 44. Bowling, « Larwood took 5 for 17, Tate 2 for 29, and Freeman 3 for 55. Following on, the Westerners in the second innings made 81, Ewers scoring 37. In the bowling Freeman took 8 for 31. The Englishmen won by an innings and 111 runs.

QUEENSLAND V. S. AUSTRALIA.

BRISBANE, Feb. 22.

In the Sheffield Shield match, South Australia won the toss and batted against Queensland. The wicket was good. South Australia in the'first innings were dismissed for 185. Harris scored 61, and Alexander 66. Oxenham took for for 3ft, off nineteen overs, Tliurlow 2 for 40. Hornibrook 2 for 48, and Nothling 1 for 21. Stumps were drawn.