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Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1930, Page 3

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CANTERBURY’S VICTORY. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.V CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 29. No more thrilling finish has ever been seen to a cricket match, than that between Canterbury and Auckland at Lancaster Park to-day. Canterbury won by four wickets, the winning hit being made five minute's before the time for the drawing of stilmps. Scores: — AUCKLAND—Ist Innings. J. E. Mills, b Burrows 11 A. Postles, run out 15 H. G. Vivian, run out 3; G. L. Weir, c Dorreen, b Merritt 0 H. D. Gillespie, st. Dorreen, b Lester ... ... ... 20 C. W. Allcott, c Cromb, b Lasttfr 3 A. F. AVensley, b Burrows ... ... 39 A. W. Al’Coy, c Cromb, b Merritt. 6 A. M. Matheson,-- st. Dorreen, b Lester ... 11 D. Cleverley, c Hamilton, b Lester 6 H. Hunt, (not out) 0 Extras 1® Total ... 164 Bowling analysis: J. T. Burrows 2 for 29, R. 0. Talbot 0 for 38, W. E. Merritt 2 for 63, S. G. Lester 4 for 21. Merritt and Lester each bowled two no balls. CANTERBURY, First Innings. J. L. Kerr, c McCoy, b Cleverley 29 J. M. Hamilton, b Wensley 40 A. W. Roberts, b Cleverley 17 J. Jacobs, c and b Mattlieson 52 R. 0. Talbot, c Weir, b Wensley ... 1 J. B. Cromb, 1.b.w., b Wensley ... 0 M. L. Page, c Gillespie, b Cleverley 12 S. G. Lester, stpd. Hunt, b. Wensley 35 W. E. Merritt, b AVensley 7 N. Dorreen, c Weir, b Cleverley ... 4 J. T. Burrows, not out 5 Extras 27 Total 228 Bowling analysis—A. M. Matheson, or.e for 55, A. F. AVensley 5 for 86, D. Cleverley 4 for 58, C. F. Wallcott 0 for 3. AUCKLAND—2nd Innings. J. E. Mills, 1> Cromb 66 A. Postles, c Dorreen, b Lester ... 13 H. G. Vivian, b Lester ... ... 81 G. L. Weir, b Roberts .. ... ... 134 H. D. Gillespie, b Talbot 10 A. J. AVensley, 1.b.w., fc Cromb ... 20 C. AV. Allcott, b Merritt 65 A. AAL McCoy, b Talbot 21 M. Mathieson, . (not out) ... 94 D. Cleverley, c Dorreen, b Burrows 4 H. Hunt, c Dorreen, b. Burrows 0 . r Total"'- • /673 Bowling analysis:—R: 0. Talbot 9 wickets for 70, runs, J. T. Burrows 2 for 80, AV. E. Merritt 1 for 127... S. G. Lester 2 for 73, I. B. Cromb 2 for 66. M. L. Page 0 for 44, A. W. Rob1 for 29. CANTERBURY —2nd Innings. J. L. Kerr, hit wckt., b McCoy 73 I. AI. Hamilton, stp. Hunt, b AleCoy 80 A. AA r . Roberts, c AlcCoy, b Weir 64 R. 0. Talbot, c McCoy, b Cleverley 7s Ar. L. Page, 1.b.w., b Allcott ... 58 J. Jacobs, (not out) ... 46 I. B. Cromb, c Alills, b Allcott ... 15 W. E. Merritt, (not out) 10 Extras 53 Total for six wickets 473 CANTERBURY V. AVELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 29. The Canterbury team to play AVellington, will be the same as that which played Auckland, except that R. Read replaces Burrows, who is not available. VICTORIA V. N.S.AV MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. The much-postponed Sheffield Shield game, Victoria v. New South AA’ales, entered upon its last day to-day in ideal weather. The Victorians’ first innings closed with a total of 185 runs. Ponsford made 109 not out. In the bowling Fairfax took 4 for 41, and Stewart 2 for 65. The New South Wales batsmen (speeded up in order to try and gain the requisite runs for a first innings victory. In consequence of this, their wickets fell cheaply. Bradman went for two, AlcCabe for ten, and Kippax for four, but Jackson made a useful stand of 53 (not out), six wickets having fallen at the drawing of stumps. The match was drawn. MELBOURNE, Dec. 30. Bowling for Victoria—lronmonger took 1 for 26, Blaclcie 2 for 16. NO AUSTRALIAN TOUR. OF NEAV ZEALAND. MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. * At a meeting of the Australian Board of Cricket Control to-day, New Zealand’s request for an Australian team to tour the Dominion was declined. SHEFFi ELD SHIELD. IS. AUSTRALIA V. QUEENSLAND. I ADELAIDE, Dec. 25. In the Sheffield iShiekl’match again/d Queensland, South Australia made 305 (Nitschke 142, Leo 39, Tobin 361. Oxenham took 6 for 51. Queensland in the first innings lost 4 for <2. Thompson made thirty not out. Queensland, first innings, W (Thompson 50). Grimmett took 4 for

23. Second innings 117 (Gough 36). Grimmett took 5 for 31. South Australia won by an innings and 64 runs. SYDNEY, Dec. 28. Two centuries were made at grade cricket yesterday. Nutt (plowing for Balmain made 146; Cant for Western Suburbs made 106 not out. Bowling, Apher for Paddington, against Northern Districts, took 5 for 45 Williams for University against Glebe took 4 for 13, Parsonage for University took 4 for 21.