Plunket Shield.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 177, 5 January 1915, Page 7

Plunket Shield.

RETAINED BV CANTERBURY. AUCKLAND BEATEN BV ONE wick i t. By Telegraph.—Per Tress Association. Auckland, I,fist Xiirlit. The Plunket Wield mateh between the representatives o.' the Canterbury and Auckland Cricket. Associations was brought to a conclusion to-day amid excitement: the ninth wiekcl faliinu wlicii Canterbury only wanted one run to make a draw ; \-I retain (he shield. Sandman made the winning hit, anil Canterbury thus retains the trophy. After the opening batsmen, Bcul and Carlton had put i n S'fl runs fur (he total of the first partnership the wickets fell fairly quickly, the fourth falling when tho score was 131.

A partnership between Woods and Hickmott put on 81 runs for the fifth wicket. There was again a period when the wiekcts fell quickly, and seven were down for 231.

Canterbury thus wnntcrf 00, with three wickets in hand, and Auckland's prospect of securing the r-liiold was fairly bright. The eighth wicket, however, added and fell at -till, and the ninth at 28!'; and Canterbury won by one wicket. The scores were: — AUCKLAND. First iiming.s 212 Second innings 280 CANTERBURY. First innings 203 Second Innings.

C. E. Boal, b ITarvio 44 T. Carlton, 1.b.w.. b Cummings .. .. 42 W. It. Patrick, c Sale, b Sneddon .. 13 R. 0. Hickmott, b Sncdden 5(1 H. A. llishop. 1.b.w., b Sneddon .... 12 F. Woods, c Rountrce, b Dacro .... 3-1 H. B. Whitta, 1) Harvie 12 A. W. Thomas, c Ilorspool, b Sncdden 20 D Sandman, not out 27 J. H. Bennett, st Kountree, b ITarvio 10 C. Boxshall not out 0 Extras 23 Total for nine wickets 293 Bowling analysis: W. Harvie, three wickets for 03; N. C. Sneddon, four for 1(>4; L. Taylor, none for 2(i; U. Cummings, one for 33; E. Ilorspool, none for 23; W. Brooke-Smith, none for l(i; C. Dacre, one for three.