PLUNKET SHIELD

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 416, 28 December 1932, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD

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AUCKLAND FALLS BEHIND

-By Telegraph — Ccpjclght).

Christchurch, Tuesday. A big crowd of spectators at the Plunket Shield cricket match watched with interest, the struggle of Auckland to pass Canterbury's first innings total. Auckland failed by 11 runs to reach Canterbury's first innings, and unless there are some surprises to-morrow, Canterbury may win the match on the first innings. The weather was overcast to-day and the shower of rain overnight had softened the wicket sufficiently to enable spin bowlers to get more turn on the ball so that the Auckland batsmen found the bowling difficult. Canterbury in the second strike lost two wickets for 75 runs. CANTERBURY First Innings 316 Second Innings Hamilton,, c Dacre, b Matheson 3 Talhot, not out 33 Roberts, b Rush 30 Kerr, not out 5 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 75 AUCKLAND First Innings Mills, c Roberts, b Burrows 50 Postles, b Burrows 4 Weir, c Roberts, b Cromb 15 Whitelaw, c Kerr, b Cromb 37 Vivian, c Bellamy, b Cromb ...... 65 Matheson, c Kerr, b Cromb ...... 23 Dacre, c Kerr, b Merritt 15 Pearson, c Hamilton, b Page 29 Bush, c Lester, b Merritt 27 Garrard, b Merritt 9 Hampton, not out 5 Extras 26 Total 305 Bowling: Cromb, four for 90; Burrows, two for 42; Merritt, three for 92, Roberts none for 36; Bellamy, none for 12; Page one for 7.