CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON DEFEATS OTAGO. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. 7. The Pl-uriket Shield match, Otago v. Wellington, was continued to-day. Wellington, with 5 wickets down for 209. continued their innings. The remainder of the wickets soon fell for a total of 272, Burton *(49) being the highest scorer of the remaining batsmen. Carlton took 4 wickets for 73, 'Shepherd 3 for 19. Otago’s second innings produced 188 (McMullan 34, Conradi 30, Siedeberg 26, Duncan 23, Shepherd 21). Bowling analysts.—Barclay 4 wickets for 49 runs, Henderson 3 for 34, MeGirr 2 for 58. Requiring 126 to win, Wellington commenced their second innings. There was a slight drizzle an hour before the drawing of stumps, but the captains decided that, .as Wellington required only 26, play should . continue. This was done, the scores being:—Hiddleston 77 not out, Baker 47 not out. Wellington won by ten wickets. CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND. Auckland, Jan. 7. Canterbury are all out for 248. Grant, not out 67 Sandman, b. Snedden 5S Read, b. Snedden 0 M'TBeath, b. Smith ■ 0 Fuller, b. Smith *. 0 Sundries ■ 31 Total 248 Bowling analysis.—Smith, six wickets for 67 runs; Snedden. three for 23; Garrard, one for 30. Canterbury’s innings concluded suddenly after the not outs (Sandman and Grant) had put on thirty runs. x This occupied the best part of an hour. Then Snedden and Smith took two wickets "with consecutive balls, and the innings closed for 248'runs. On a batsman’s wicket, Hemus and Horspool opened for Auckland, and playing bright cricket, they knocked up 50 runs in a little over 25 minutes. Then Horspool was caught at the wicket, and immediately afterwards Herons played the baM on. Thereafter the cricket was quiet until lunch, Snedden and Smith being batsmen, and the score 66 for two wickets. PLAY IN AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 8, 11.5 p.m. ♦ Sydney, Jan. 8. Rain delayed the resumption of cricket, caused a couple of interruptions, and finally stopped play. South Australia have lost 9 wickets for 256 runs (Rundell 78, Pritchard 34). TOWN v. COUNTRY JUNIORS. WIN FOR~COUNTRY. In a friendly match at Western Park on Saturday the country juniors defeated. the town juniors on the first innings by 85 runs to 65. For the town team the most successful batsmen were Fitzpatrick (19), T. Carey (10) and Hawkins (not out) 10. Bowling for the town team G. Carey took 3 wickets for 12 runs and Berg 2 for 12. For the country team Mowdsley compiled 37 runs, not ’out, A. Soffe 19 and W. Lash 10, while the best bowlers were Kettle. 5 wickets for 29, Soffe 3 for 21, and Young 2 for 8. Following are the details: — COUNTRY TEAM.

Bowling analysis. —Kettle took 5 wickets for 29 runs, Sofl’e 3 for 21, Young 2 for 8, Lash 0 for 2.

Fowler, c. Rickard, b. Cameron .. Youhg, b. Kinsella Tavlor, run out 0 1 1 Mowdslev, not out .. 37 A. Soffe, run out 19 P. Skelton, c. Berg, b. T. Carey ‘2 W. Lash, c. Rickard, b. G. Carev 10 W. Skelton, b. G. Carey 0 Wood, run out 6 Foreman, c. Hawkins, b Berg .... 0 W. Soffe, b. Berg 0

W. Kettle, st. Hawkins, b. G. Carey 1 Extras 8 Total 85 Bowling analysis.—Cameron took 1 wicket for 11 runs, Kinsella 1 for 20. Loveridge 0 for 9, G. Carey 3 for 12, 1. Carey 1 for 13, Berg 2 for 12. TOWN TEAM. Kinsella, l.b.w., b. Kettle 4 Cameron, b. Soffe 3 Trevalla, b. Soffe ...... 4 Berg, b. Kettle (T G. Carey, c. Soffe, b. Kettle 2 T. Carey, b. Young 10 Fitzpatrick, c. Lash, b. Kettle ... 19 Loveridge, Lb.w., b. Kettle 0 Rickard, b. Young 5 Hawkins, not out 10 Dickson, b. Soffe 3 Hoskin, run out 2 Extras 3 Total 65