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Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1932, Page 2

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WIN ON Ist. INNINGS. FOR CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, December 28. The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury ended to-day in the home side winning on the first innings. Canterbury scored 235 in their isecond strike, and Auckland had j to score at a faster rate than one (hundred runs an hour to win. This I task proved too great, but if the Auekj land batsmen had only had two hours longer they might have secured an outright win. The weather was fine, and the wicket and tho outfield was in good order. 'Score::: CANTERBURY—First Innings. Hamilton, c Dacre, b Mathcson ... 10 Talbot, c Wlijtc]aw, 1) Vivian ... 55 Roberts, st. Hampton, b Vivian ... 24 'Kerr, o Whitelaw, h Vivian ... 22 Tage, c Bush, b Mathe,son. ••• 78 Croin-1), c Hampton, b Matheson ... 9 •Bellamy, c Weir, b Vivian 60 c Whitelaw, b Bush ... 29 Merritt, c Weir, h Vivian 0 Burns, c Weir, b Bush 17 Burrows, not out 0 Extras 12 Total ... 316

Bowling analysis.—Matheson 3 for J 98, Weir none for 39, Vivian 5 for 100, Bush 2 for 37, Garrard none for 30. SECOND INNINGS. Hamilton, c Dacre, b Matheson ... 3 Talbot, 1.b.w., b Garrard 117 Roberts, b Bush 30 Kerr, b Bush 12 Page, c Bush, b Vivian ... 17 'Gromb. 1.b.w., b Bush 24 Bellamy, run 6ut 1 Lester, c Whitelaw, R.Matheson ... 5 Merritt, o Matheson 34 Burns, e Weir, h Bush 0 Burrows, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 255 Bowling analysis: Matheson 3 for 52, Weir none for 5, Bush 4 for 54, Vivian 1 for 72, Garrard 1 for 9. AUCKLAND—First Innings. J. E. Mills, c Roberts, b Burrows 50 A. Postles, b Burrows 4

G. L. Weir, c Roberts, 1> Cromb ... 15 P. Whitelaw, c Burns, by Crcmb .37 H. G. Vivian, c Bellamy, b' Cromb 65 A. M. Matheson, c Burns, b Cromb 23 C. C. -Dacre, c Kerr, b Merritt ... 15

fT. P. Pearson, c Hamilton, b Page 29 R. Busli, e Dunster, 1> Merritt ... 27 W. R. Gcrrard, b Merritt 9 G. S. Hamilton, not out 5 Extras 26 Total 305 Bowling analysis: Cromb 4 for 90, Burrows 2 for 42, Merritt 3 for S2, Roberts none for 36, Bellamy none for 12, Page 1 for 7. SECOND INNINGS. .Mills, c Roberts, b Burrows ... 41 Postles, 1.b.w., b Roberts 47 Whitelaw, e Leister, b Bellamy ... 47 Pearson, 1.b.w., b Lester 8 Weir, not out 11 Vivian, not out 5 Extra« 9 Total for 4 wickets ... ... 163 Bowling analysis: Cromb none for 37, Burrows 1 for 26, Merritt none for 39, Roberts 1 for 31, Lester 1 for 25, Bellamy 1 for 1. WIN FOR. OTAGO. BY 77 RUNS. WELLINGTON, Dec. 23. The Plunket Shield oric •ket match j here concluded in a win for Otago, who j scored a clear-cut victory over Welling- j ton. by seventy-seven runs. j Tlie southerners owed tliecr victory j to superb bowling by Badcock, who, i bowling unchanged, sent down 59.1 i overs, thirty of which, were maidens, | and he captured six wickets for 72 i

runs. , The final score totals were; Otago, first innings, 147. Otago, second innings, 247. Wellington, first innings, 116. "Wellington, second innings, 201, "WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON, Dec. 27. The Wellington team for the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury at Christchurch on Saturday wj!l be: —Lowry (Ra.ngiti kei), errata in, Dempster, du Chateau, O’Brien, fHawke’,s Bay), Ma ssey (Wairarapa), La m a sou, 'Blandford, James Lambert (Hawke’s Bay), Beanev (Hawke’s Bay), Blundell and Dustin. Mr Ronaildison will accompany the team as manager. The Canterbury team to play Wellington 'is as follows:—Dunsh’ea, Talbot, (Roberts, Kerr, Page, CromU, Bellamy, Lester, Merritt, Burns and Burrows, HAWKE CUP. HAMILTON, December 28. South Auckland retained the Hawke Cut) by 127 runs, Poverty Bay, the challengers, being dismissed for 167 in the second venture. Bowling: Going 4 for 31; Badley 2 for 18; Aitkin 1 for 5; iSmith 0 for 14; Barnett 1 for 17; Skeet 1 for 20; Lisette 0 for 3. JOHN BLACTvHAM’S DEATH. MELBOURNE, December 28. John McCarthy Blackbam, the former famous Australian international cricketer, who was known as the Prince of wicket-keepers, died to-day, after a long illnes, His age was 79 years, JARDINE DEFENDED. '

(Received Dec. 20th. at 9.45 a.m.) IjOND'ON, December 28. “The Australian outcry, against Jardine is so childish that we can afford to ignore it,” says the “Mirror.” “Jarclire adopted common sense tactics, and the absurdity of the outburst is its best condemnation.”