PLUNKET SHIELD

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1931, Page 3

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY’S BIG SCORE.

By Teiegi(»ph—Per iTt-dS Association.)

. CIfRISTCHURCH, J..iiuary 3. Canterbury made a valiant effort to escape defeat by Wellington in the Plunket Shield match to-day. Thanks to the excellent batting of Page, Cromb, Lester, jind Merritt, Canterbury conipild the huge score of 519, leaving Wellington 383 runs to get in the last innings of the match for a win. Wellington made a bad beginning, losing three wickets for 51 'runs. Scores:— CANTERBURY (Ist Tunings) ... 214 CANTERBURY—2nd Innings. J. L. Kerr, b Blundell 0 .T. At. Hamilton, run out 24 A. W. Roberts, c James, J> Crook 11(5 R. O. Talbot', b Alassey 01 M. L. Page, b McGirr 61 J. Jacobs, b Crook 0 J. B. Cromb, c Massey, b J. Newman 35 S. G, Lester, h McGirr 49 AV. E. Merritt, b Massey 38 N. Dorreen, not out ... 28 AV. H. Cunningham, h McLeod ... 8 Extras 44 .Total ... 519 Bowling analysis:—H. B. Massey 2 for 98, E. D. Blundell 1 for 50, A. Newman 0 for 21, J. Newman 1 for 81, R. Cook 2 for 105, E. G. Mcliebd 1 for 103, H. M. McGirr 2 for 17. AVEL LING TON (Ist Tunings) ... 351 WELLINGTON—Second Tunings. ,C. S. Dempster, c Jacobs, h Page 26 T. C. Lowry, e Talbot, b Cromb ... 6 E. G. McLeod, 1.h.w., h Page ... lT H. M. McGirr, not out 0 Extras 8

Total for 3 wickets

AUCKLAND V. OTAGO. DUNEDIN, January 3. ! In the Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Auckland to-day, the home team, with 8 down for 264, resumed their innings, and carried^the total to 323, leaving Auckland 128 to got to win. Alloo made 37, and Hawkesworth, the other not out man, carried bis bat for 27. | . Auckland’s opening batsmen Postles and Mills, then commenced the second innings, the latter being bowled by Blunt when 31. Weir was the next man in, and with Postles held his wicket' till rain stopped play .‘it 12.50. A short resumption after lunch saw the visitors get 75 of the 128 needed to win, hut rain caused a further adjournment, and as it was still pouring ait 4 p.lll. play was abandoned for the day. ScoresI AUCKLAND—Ist Innings. Mills, 1.h.w.. b Blunt ". 25 Postles, run out ... ... ... TOO' Vivian, c Moloney, b Blunt 4 Weir, 1.h.w., fv Blunt ... j 12 Thnkiiban. b Blunt ... ' 7 Allcott, (not out) .: 114 AYeiisle.v, b Blunt ; ... 40 Afathiesori', l.h.w , b Blunt 8 McCoy. stV Hawksworth, b Blunt 0 Cleverley, l.b.w.’. b Blunt 0 Hunt, b Alloo 1 Extras 20' Total 331 Pall of wickets :--l for 75, 2 for 85., 3 for 125, 4 for 13’4, 5 for 186. 6 for 296, 7 for 316, 8 for 320, 9 for 322,i 10 for f, 31. Bowling analysis:—Dickinson, 0 wickets for 54 runs, Badcock .0 for 42, Lemin 0-for &5, Blunt 8 for 99, Elmes 0 for 39, Alloo 1 for 12. OTAGO—Ist Innings.- ' ii ' , Cnvanagah, (not out) ... ... ... 9 Cherry, b Cleverley .. 1 Blunt, b Cleverley 40 Dickinson, b Afafliieson ... 5 Moloney, c Wensley, ’b Cleverley 40 Badcock, b McCoy ... , U Elmes. b AVeneley Galland, 1.h.w., b Alatliieson ... 10 Alloo ; c AYensley, b Mathieson ... 0 Hawkesworth, (not out) 17 Lemin, b Cleverley 1 Extras

Total Fall of wickets: 1 for 10, 2 for 23, 3 for 26, 4 for 27, 5 for 04, 6 for 81, 7 for 101, 8 for 102, 9 for 128, 10 for 135. Bowling analysis-. Mathieson 3 for ■26 Cleverley 4 for 24, Wensley 2 for 28, McCoy 1 for 27. OTAGO—2nd Innings. Cavanagh, b Mathieson 8 Cherry, b Allcott .. 14 Blunt, c Thakoban, b Cleverley ... 43 Dickinson, e and b Weir 59 Moloney, c Weir, b McCoy 18 Bad cock, b Allcott Elnies, b Cleverley 16 Gallahd, c Postles, b Weir 0 , Alloo, b Cle/erley 30 Hawkesworth, not out 27 Lemon, run out 41 Extras Total ••• 3 2 3 . Bowling .analysis:-—-Mathieson. 1 loi' 70, Cleverley 2 for 67, Allcott 2 for 29* .Wensley.' 1 for 50, McCoy 1 for 52, Weir 2 for 35! J i . AUCKLAND—First Tunings ... 331 AUCKLAND—Second Tunings. Mills, b Blunt M Postles, not out 29 Weir, not out 14 Extras 1 Total for one wicket 75 Bowling analysis Dickinson 0 for 21, Badcock 0 for 13, Alloo 0 for 23, Blunt 1 for 18, Leinin 0 for 2. Elnies 0 for 7.