Plunket Shield Cricket

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 1, 2 January 1940, Page 8

Plunket Shield Cricket

CANTERBURY’S INNINGS VICTORY OVER WELLINGTON Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 1. Showing superiority in every department of the game, Canterbury defeated Wellington on the third day of the i'lunket Shield cricket match to-day by an innings and five runs. On Friday Wellington fell 1 for 195 in the iirst innings and Canterbury made a vigorous response of 177 for three. Yesterday they carried this to 482. Wellington went in again and had lost one for 55 at stumps and to-day they were dismissed with the total at 282. Scores:— WELLINGTON First innings .. 195 Second Innings V. H. Du Chateau, c Anderson, b Roberts 8 W. Hepburn, c Roberts, b Mcßae .. 42 E. W. Tindill, b Robert* 45 O. L. Wriglcy, c Harbidge, b Roberta 12 W. G. Rainbird, c Roberts, b Davis 33 D. S* Wilson, c Cromb, b Donnelly S 3 W. F. Airey, e Menzies, b Roberts 13 E. McLeod, not out IS , J. R. Lamason, b Davis 8 I T. L. Pritchard, b Davis .. 0 J. G. Ashenden, b Donnelly 5 Extras 35 Total . ! 282 Bowling: Roberts, lour for 60, Mcßae, one for 61; Davis three for 47; Cromb, none for 56; Dounelly, two for 43. CANTERBURY First Innings J. L. Kerr, c Lamason, b Pritchard 0 M. P. Donnelly, c Tindill, b Lamason 97 F. P. O’Brien, 1.b.w., b Lamason .. 81 W. A. Hadlee, b Pritchard 9 I. B. Cromb, run out 171 R. E. J. Menzies, c McLeod b Pritchard 28 W. McD. Anderson, c Tindill, b Ashenden 10 A. W. Roberts, c Hepburn, b Ashenden 53 D. N. Mcßae, b Pritchard S B. C. Harbidge, 1.b.w., b Ashenden 6 H. Davis, not out 3 Extras 16 Total 482 | Bowling: Pritchard, four for 118; Ashenden, three for 127; Lamason, two for 88; Wilson, none for 75; McLeod, none for 36; Hepburn, none for 22.