CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1920, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. to '-~! AUCKLAND 7. CANTERBURY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Jan. 1. The Plunket Shield natch, Auckland v. Canterbury was continued on Saturday. first innings closed for 643 In reply to Canterbury's 255. This is a New Zealand record for inter provincial cricket. Smith scored 256 and Hemus MO. Smith's, score is also a record, • CANTERBURY 11. DEFEAT HAWKE'S BAY. ' Christohurch, Jan. 3. . The Canterbury second eleven beat Hawke's Bay by an innings and 157 runs. Hawke's Bay, in the second innings, ware all out for 165—Stevens 16, Spackman 20, Cane 35, Bradburn 18, Charles 15, Mills 27. Howell took five wickets for 41, Worker, 2 for 11. SOOTH AUSTRALIA 7. VICTORIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, Jan. 3. At cricket, South Australia's first innings produced £47 (Bundell not out 122, Townsend 16). The bowling analysis was: McNaughton three wickets for 'Bs runs; McDonald, four for f1; Park, one for 15; Armstrong, two for six. victoria, In the first innings, has lost one wicket for 50 (Mayne not out 31). VICTORIA V. SODTH AUSTRALIA. By ?tlegra.ph,—Sress Asan;—Copyright, ■ Received Jan. 4, .5.5 p.m. Melbourne, Jan. 4. Victoria, plsyinfc South Australia, has lost seven wickets for 414 (Mayne 70, Park hot out 171, Ferguson 29, Hartkopf 49, Armstrong not out 45). AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER TEAM. Received Jan. I, 9.5 p.m. FremanUe, Jan. 4. The Australian Infantry Force's cricket team has arrived. The members are wall, and are satisfied with the result of tfie tours in England and Africa. NOMADS DEFEAT WANGANUI. The Nomads touring team met a Wanganui representative team at Wanganui on New Year's Day and the following day. The Nomads were considerably strengthened by the inclusion of Bernau nnd Latham, of Wanganui. Wangangui wera short of several of then* best players, the absence of Often, HuSscy and Bernau especially weakening the eleven.

Winning the toss, Collins decided to bat on a perfect wicket. Nomads started very slowly, the score at the end of the first hour's play being 40 runs. With four wickets down for 106 runs play was stopped by rain for about half-an-hour. On resuming Wanganul bowlers could do but little with the wet ball, and runs came more freely. Bernau (65) and Collins (54, not out) batted splendidly In a total of 260 runs. Wanganul had only a few minutes left for play but kept their wickets intact with ten runs up.

Ou resuming on Prlday (morning, wickets fell fairly fast, and the home team was dismissed for 164 runs. Latham and Bernau were the most successful trundlers.

Nomads got a good start in their second innings, the score reaching 90 before the first wicket fell—Bernau being run out for 35 runs, Arkwright (65), Hindmarsh (T3). Collins (34 run out) contributed to a total of 244 for six wickets, when the innings was declared; Hequiring 340 to win, Wanganul went in at 4.30, but made a poor showing, being dismissed for 130 (Thomas 29, London 34). The feature of the match was the splendid alllcund play of Bernau, who scored 100 runs and took seven wickets. Collins, the Nomad skipper, gave a line exhibition with the bat in bptb Innings, and delighted the spectators with bis splendid placing of the ball. Wanganul fielded well, but their catching was shocking, oyer a dozen catches being missed during the game. Meuli and Blamu-es (Wanganul) were both Injured during the game and had to leave the field.