PLUNKET SHIELD

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1931, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY WINS ■<« •** - f VICTORY BY THREE WICKETS. (By Telegraph—ter Press Association) ■CHRLSTOHURt.'rf, 'December 29. Hamilton and Kerr opened steadily, and made 20 in 20 minutest. Badcock used the leg theory against Kerr, with teven men on that side’. Smith also bowled wl.h a similar object, and this policy kept the batsmen quiet. The h.-r'l was humping occasionally and Hawkesworfch receivccCaynnsty blow on he chest, Hanvlton reached 20 when Kerr had six. (Hamilton then had a life off Badcock, Blunt missing a chance in the slips. Dunning relieved Smith, and Hamilton hit his first for three, then Kerr survived a i-eg before appeal. He got double figures 'with a four off Dunning. The fielding was keen. At 12.30' Canterbury had scored 46 runs without the loss of a wicket. .Canterbury’s runs came slowly. At the lunch adjournment, two wickets, those of Hamilton and Roberts, had fallen for Bi. Canterbury won the match, after a bitter struggle to get the 279 runs required. They got the runs with three -wickets in hand, but they lrad to fight hard all day. OTAGO.—First Innings. Badcock, b Cromb 19 Cherry, c Hamilton b Tnibot ... 1 Blunt, c Kerr b Cvomb 32 Priest, b Talbot; 0 Knight, b Cromb ' ” 38 Smith, b Merritt H Dunning, c Hamilton b Burrows ... 9 Moloney, b Merritt ... 5 'Coupland, l.b.w. b Cromb 8 Klines, not out ... ... IS Hawksworth, l.b.w. b Burrows ... 3 Extras „ 16 Total ... 161 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. Second Innings. R. Cherry, c Page, b Cromb 13 F. T. Badcock, c Pow.ell, b Cromb 105 R. C. Blunt, not out 315 A. Knight, c Hamilton, b Burrows 9 W. A. Priest, c Hamilton, b Burrows ... 9 C. J. Elmes, l.b.w. b Talbot ... 24 D. Smith, b Burrows 15 J. A. Dunning, 1.b.w., b Burrows .5 D. A. R. Moloney, c Page,~ b Merritt 5 W. D. Coupland, b Burrows ... 13 W. Hawksworth, not out ... 16 Extras 35 Total for nine wickets-i,. ... 555 Bowling Analysis:—Cromb 3 .for 125, Burrows 4 for 68, Merritt 1. for 134, Talbot 1 for. 78, > Lester O l "for"47p Roberts 0 for 54, Page 0 for 14. CANTERBURY .—First Innings. Hamilton, b Blunt 16 Kerr, c Badcock b Moloney ... 89 Roberts, c Hawksworth b Smith ... 77, Talbot, c Moloney b Couplnnd ; 72 Page, c Flmes b Coupkmd 24 Lester,:- run .- out ... ... 42 Cromb, l.b.w. b Blunt 54 Powell, b Badcock ... * 36 Merritt, c Elmes b Coupland ... 20 Burns, b Badcock 27 Burrows, not out ' 8 Extras 16 Total ... 472 Bowling,—Coupland 3 for 72, Blunt 2 for 71, Badcock 2 for 57, Maloney 1 for 73, Smith 1 for 58. • Second Innings. Hamilton, l.b.w. b Badcock ... 30 Kerr, c Smith b Blunt 86 Roberts, b Dunning 9

Talbot, l.b.w. b Brunt 5 Aige, run out 26 Cronib, c and b I'oupland 46 'Lester, b Couplaod 26 Powell, not ouit 14 Merritt, not out ... 14 Extras ... 22 Total for seven wickets ... 279 Bowling analysis : Badeock 1 for 82, (Smith 0 for 32, Blunt 2 for 65, Moloney 0 for 0, Dunning 1 for 42, Elms t 9 for 24, Coupland 2 for 14. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. VICTORIA BEAT N.S.W. MELBOURNE, December 29. In the Sheffield Shield, match against New South Wales, Victoria in the second innings, made 435 for seven wickets. Darling scored 111. Theak took 2 for 94. Victoria, who appeared rto be in a hopeless position - on Monday, thus won by three wickets, thanks to Wood full, O' Br ien ancl Darling. SOUTH AUSTRLAIA BEAT QUEENSLAND. ADELAIDE, December 29. Queensland in the second innings made 209. Grimmett took four for 70, and Lee 5 f0r, 70. South, Australia won by 280 runs, of (