CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD. - . CANTERBURY AND OTAGO. CHRISTCHURCH, December 25. CANTERBURY v. OTAGO. The first Plunket Shield match of the season was commenced to-day between Canterbury and Otago. Scores: OTAGO.—First Innings. Badcock, b Cromb 19 Cherry, c Hamilton b Talbot ... 1 Blunt, c Kerr b Cromb 32 Priest, b Talbot 0 Knight, b Cromb 38 Smith, b Merritt 1 ■ ... ... ~11 Dunning, c Hamilton b Burrows ... i Moloney, b Merntt 5 Coupland, l.b.w, b Cromb 8 Himes, not out 19 Hawks worth, J.b.w. b Burrows ... 3 Extras 15 - Total 181 , Bowling.—Cromb 4 for 54, Burrows 2 for 22, Talbot 2 for 19, Merritt 2 for 28, Lester 0 for 22. Cromb and Talbot each bowled two no balls. CANTERBURY.—First Innings. Hamilton, b Blunt 15 Kerr, c Badcock, b -Moloney ... 89 Roberts, c Hawksworth b Smith ... 77 Talbot, c Moloney b Coupland ... 7 a Page, c E-lints b Coupland 24 Lester, run out • ... ••• 42 Cromb, l.b.w. b Blunt 54 Powell, b Badcock 56 Merritt, c Ehnes b Coupland ... 20 Burns, b Bad conk -> Burrows, not out -- -•> Total 1 Bowling.—Coupland 3 for 72, Blunt g for 71, Badcock 2 for 57, Maloney 1 for 73, Smith 1 for 58. AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, December 25. The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Wellington began this afternoon when some dreary cricket was seen. Scores: —- AUCKLAND—First Innings. Pestles, c Newman b M’Girr ... 21 Whit el aw, b Newman - 8 Weir, c James b M’Girr 12 Vivian, c James b Griffiths ... 29 Gibespie, l.b.w. b M’Girr 43 Hay, c James b Crook 5 -Lyon, b Newman M’Coy, b Newman 0 Matheson, b Newman 10 _ Cleverley, b M’Girr ißowntree, not outExtras 16

Total 164 Bowling analysis—M’Girr 4 for 45, -Massey 0 for ,12, Newman 4 for 46, Griffiths 1 for 25, Crook 1 for 7, Lambert 0 for 8. WELIJ NGTON —First In rungs. Dustin, b M’Coy 1 Dempster, c Matheson b M'Coy ... 4U Hepburn, b Cleverley M’Girr, b Cleverley “• Lowry, b Cleverley ... ... . J James, l.b.w, b C'levevley- 0 Lambert, c Howntree b M’Coy ... Crook, ‘b Weir Massey, not out , Newman, b Cleverley • Griffiths, b Cleverfey Extras 1

Total ... 271 Bowling analysis.— Mathesou 0 for 71, Cleverley 6 for 70, M’Coy 3 for 43 Lyon 0 for 12, Vivian 0 for 43, Weir 1 foi 16. VICTORIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES. 'MELBOURNE, December 24. In the* Sheffield Shield match, New .South Wales in their first innings scored 276 runs .(Bell 86). Ironmonger took four wickets for 75, Alexander two for 71, A’Beckett two for 45. Victoria, in their innings, have lost, two wickets for 8 '(Woodful 2, Ponsford not out 6) at stumps. BATSMEN’S DAY. SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S BIG SCORE. (Australian Press Association ) ADELAIDE. December 25. In the Sheffield Shield match South Australia, in their first innings against Queensland, have lost seven wickets for 407 runs (Richardson 75, Lonergan 13/, Whitfield 82.) COLTS V. VETERANS. MATCH AT HOKITIKA. Twenty-two players faced the eie- , meats yesterday afternoon when < a ; match between the Colts, representing the Hokitika Cricket* Club, and the Veterans played a match on the' Mental grounds. A slight drizzle fell as the Colts went in to bat, hut the rain set in i and, with a few short breaks, fell j steadily. The game was played under I miserable conditions, but the players went through with the match which ■ was won by the Colts by five runs. I The Colts won the toss, hut Walker, Adamson and Reese were the only ones to score double figures. Carley and Wilson showed that they had not lost much of their former wiles and kept things steady. The .innings closed for 86. The Veterans, captained by C. J. King, scored 81, Diedrichs being top scorer. . Accurate bowling was out of the question, the ball being greasy, an l the crease slippery. Scores:

COLTS. L. Morgan, c Diedrichs, b Carley 3 J, Walker, run out 12 A. Adamson, c Hughes, b Carley 24 C. Reese, b King ... 23 F. Stapleton, c King, b Wilson 0 F. Gardyne, b Carley 5 J. Redder, b Carley ... 1 3 A. Mitchell, run out .0 B. Adamson, b 'Wilson 2 H. Pierson, not out 3 V. Stapleton, c Carley, b King ... 3 Extras 3 Total 86 Bowling analysis:—Carley 4 for 29, Wilson 2 for 27, King 2 for 7, Hughes none for 16, Sherman none for 3. VETERANS. T. Carley, b Adamson 6 W. Brown, b Adamson 1 j |W. Sherman, run out' 0 * S. Wilson, b Ree/=e L 3 G. Gilchrist, st Gardyne, b Morgan 0 L. Hughes, b Walker 17 0. J. King, b Gardyne " 1). Diedrichs, b Adamson ... ... 26 R. Ferguson, b Morgan 0 H. Steel, b Gardyne ... ... ..... 2 F. Ranger, not out 3 Extras 6 Total "Bowling analysis:—Adamson 3 for 31, Morgan 2 for 23, Reese 1 for 10, Stapleton none for 9, Walker 1 f° r Gardyne 2 for 6.