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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9687, 11 January 1910, Page 6

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AUCKLAND DEFEATS CANTERBURY. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, January j.O. The second attempt this season to wrest the Plunket Shield from the grasp of the Auckland Cricket Association has failed, the Canterbury team being beaten by seven wickets. When heavy rain fell on Saturday night and yesterday it was thought Auckland might have some difficulty to make the runs required, but this was done to-day on a wicket which was rapidly improving, at a cost of three wickets. Canterbury carried their second innings score to 238 before being dismissed. Carlton carriad his bat through the innings from tine first wicket down, making 88. Auckland knocked up the rans required (104) in 84 minutes. The finish was sensational. With 92 on the board Hem us hit two successive deliveries from Orchard clean, over the boundary, thus finishing the game. He scored 45 not out. The scores were as follow: CANTERBURY. I First Innings 140 Second Innings. Patrick, c Howden, b Relf 2 Reese, c Olliff, b Howden 16 W. Carlton, not out 88 Lusk, st Goode, b Howden 17 Orchard, c Sneddon, b Olliff 36 Crawshaw, Ibw, b Olliff 26 T. Carlon, b Relf 1 Hayes, b Olliff 3 Addison, Ibw, b Relf 4 Bennett, c and b Relf 17 C. Boxshall, b Olliff 18 Extras 'lO Total 238 Bowling analysis.—Relf took 4 wickets for 44 runs, Howden 2 for

67, Olliff four for 61, Taylor none for 31, Hadden none for 21. W. B. Smith none for 4. AUCKLAND. First innings 275 Second Innings. Anthony, c Orchard, b Crawahaw 4 Hemus, not out 45 Hadden, c BoxshaH, b W. Carlton 21 W. B. Smith, c Orchard, b W. Carlton 31 Sale, not out 0 Extras . 3 Total for 3 wickets 104 Bowling analysis.—Crawshaw took one wicket for 14 runs, W. Carlton 2 for 30, Reese none for 10, Orchard none for 14, Bennett none for 29, T. Carlton none for 4.