CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1933, Page 6

CRICKET

AUCKLAND WIN

{Per Press Association Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, December 27

There is misty rain and a strong northerly for '.the ' douclusion of tne Weliington-Auckland Shield cricket. The home team’s position wa s made more hopeless when Lamaouii was caught )n ‘the slips off Cieveriey’s second ball—lsl/7 MFreeman sourced well and Crock placed Cleverley nicely to leg twice, nut MathesPn's slower ball soon'found the Nelson boy's stumps—l66/8/4. The players had to brace themselves against the wind, which repeatedly displaced 1 ' the bails.‘When 15 Crook gave a stumping chaiiee, but Edmonds 'did not accept it, off Vivian. 'At 11.45 'a.m, the score was 182 for 8.

The match ended at 11.50 a-m., the last two Wickets falling in one of Vivian’s overs. Wellington’s second produced 190 jn 200 minutes, /Ajtcklahd winning by 178 rims.

Otook, c Maheson, b Vivian ... 20 •Newman, not out 7 Laniason c Postles, b Cleverley 4 Freeman h Matheson 4

Blundell, stp. Edmonds^' b Vivian 4 .Extras 13

Bowling.—Cleverly 2 for 48, MPtheson 5 for/64, Weir 0 for 15, Bush 0 for 12; Garrard o'for 26, Vivian 3 for 13.

CANTERBURY’S SCORE.

CHRISTCHURCH, December 27

At noon ' Canterbury in trie second innings had lost four for 118. Bellamy not out 29, ' Hadlee c Uttley, b ’ Dunning 14, Page c Knight, b Dunning 7 • Smith not out 0, extras 26.

Faced wi-h the prospect of making 436 runs to beat Otago, Canterbury resumed the seeond innings thi s morning. The wicket was easy at. the start but -seemed • likely to -become difficult under the sun which, came out after ■early rain. Two wickets were down for 52 at the close of play yesterday. Hadlee and Bellamy resumed against the bowling of -Nimmo and jfjacrcock. Hadlee opened with two -through the sLipsi pff Badcoek rind followed it with three- in./He same direction. The first four camq when Bellamy drove Badcoek. through-the-covers. After several ;attempt.c ' Hadlee succeeded • jn. hooking Nmnrio across the leg boundary to reach doubles arid bf.iltg 70 up. At 83 Hadlee hooked the third hall of Dunning’s "first ' ofer high to 'Square leg, Uttley taking .a catch. 83—-3 —14. Tage came in and brought a hundred up in 154 minutes, turning Badcock to leg for a single. ’Eighteen had’been added when Page liftod./ Dtlri)iiiig 'to /riiicliorit Knight holding an easy catch.. HB—4--7. iSmith carried hit with -’Bellamy "who appeared to be Settling down. Smith leached forward to a -ball from Bad-ic-Ock which knocked the off pin hack.; 129—5—2. Cromb was next.

At the lunchtrin adjournment, Canterbury, in its 'second innirigs had scored 214 for five "wickets (Bellamy "60 not put, Smith, h Badcock 2; Cromb hot'out 56). /

HAWKE CUP MATCH

NELSON, December 27.

At lunch Nelson "had scored 339 for eight (Morgan lß'2 riot out, Stewart -24, llalfe "32 riot out). They have still a deficit 6f 45 runs, with two .wickets in; hand.