CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10151, 30 January 1911, Page 7

CRICKET.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. i CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND, j ■; js y Telegraph —Press Association•. | | ' AUCKLAND, January 38. ' ! (Canterbury met Auckland im -tilie i Ifllunket Shield competition to-<divy iin ; ifine weather, on a good %ut slow wicket. I ■ Auckland won the toss and were-at i the wickets the whole of the xifter- ; noon for 349 runs. The batting was ' on the whole slow, the men .placing : cautiously to the excellent 'bowling and brilliant fielding of the visitors. 1 The first partnership opened well, . 108 runs being scored by Hemus and Anthony, before the latter was'.caught •for a well-placed 39. : "Pearson, the English professional, , -made fourteen in quick time, before his leg in front to Bennett. Sale made a similar incumber, then Hemus and Hadden were -placed in •partnership, raising the total to 257, ; before Hemus snicked one'from Reese :pn to his .wickets after-making 142 by / splendid cricket,. marred Vy oiily two - -..•Hadden-scored without ra chance : until he reached 61, when he was . given out leg before to Reese, i The only other batsman to cause ' trouble was Horspool, who;made'36 by ! free cricket. i Reese, who did not bowl till 250 iruns were on the board, finished with the fine average of five- wickets for 43, while Sandman, the goqglie ibowl,er, did not get any wickets. ; The following are the details :- —

.AUCKLAND. —First Tunings,

; L. (G. Hemus, b Reese 142 I A. .Anthony, c T. Carlton, bW„ Carlton 39 ; F.. fflearson, Ibw, b Bennett 114 ! E. Y. Sale, b W. Carlton li i A. Haddon, lbw, b Reese i6l W. .Brooke-Smith, c and b R«ese 0 ' Sneddon, b T. Carlton, 5 E. Hoi-spool, b W. Carlton >'B6 1 C. Oliff, ; b Reese iiil A. Eeiu - , ib Reese 2 G. Hay,ward, not out -0 Extras 25 Tiatail ,'Si9 i IBowling Analysis: ;

SENIOR CJHAMPIONSHIP. . MASTERTON y. CARTERTON. The above match was concluded on the Park Oval on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Masterton by 126 runs. Masterton declared their sec ond innings closed for 103 runs, cf which Congdon made :04 in a very brilliant manner. Following are i lie scores: — -

MASTERTON.—First Innings iW. Second Innings. Moor house, b Hansen, 34; Congdon,. ibw, b Hansen, 66; Esson, not out, 1 , extras,. 2; total, 103.' Bowling analysis : —Hansen 2 for 22, Peed 0' for 36, Beechey 0 for 43.

CARTERTON. First Innings. F. Beechey, run out, I; Smart, r Esson, b Congdon, 28'; Hart-, b Coition, 12; Hawke, b. Logan, 81; Tunnicliffe, lbw, b Logan, 28; Peed, st Esson, b Jordan, 33; Beechey, c sub, b Jordan, 12; Hansen, c Esson, b Congdon, 6; Churchill, not out, 0; extras,. 7; total, 158. Bowling analysis ■—Congdon 3 for 44'; Logan 2 for 39 ; Jordan 2 for 4.0; Waters 0 for 29. Second Innings. Smart, c and b Waters, 2.1; Hai;t, b Congdon, 0; Hawke, b Congdon, 6; Tunnicliffe, b Logan, 14; Peed, st Esson, b Waters, 5; Beechey, b Waters, 0; Churchill, c'and b Logan, 6; Hansen, not out, 1; extras, 4; total, 57. Bowling analysis:—Waters 3 for 14, Logan 2 for G, Congdon 2 for 19, Jordan 0 for 14. , JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

ST. MATTHEW'S B. v. TON.

The above fixture was concluded on the Park Oval on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Masterton. Following are the scores : MASTERTON.—First Innings ... 270. V ST. MATTHEW'S.—First Innings. Minifie, b Iggulden, 0; Perry, b Wheeler, 0; Madsen, b Wheeler, 0; Flavin, b Wheeler, 1; Hoar, b Wheeler, 17; Crosbie, c and b Thompson, 7 ; Temple, c Iggulden, b Thompson, 11; Cresswell, b Wheeler, 11; H. Russell, b Thompson, 0; Miller, e and b Thompson, 1; Shacfcleton, not out, 9; total, 57. Bowling analysis: —A. | Thompson 4 for 13, Wheeler 5 for 27, Igguldeirl for 17.

Second Innings

Oresswcll, b Thompson, 16; Hoar, c L. Williams, b Thompson, 11; Madsen, b Iggulden, 7; Shackleton, cR. Williams, b Thompson, 10; Perry, c L. Williams, b Thompson, 10; Crosbie, b iggulden, 5; Flavin, b Thompson, v 9; Temple, b Iggulden, 1; Russel, b Wickens, u; Miller, not out, 0; Minifie, absent, —; Extras, 1; total, 75. Bowling analysis:— Iggnlden 3 for 10; Thompson 5 for 36, Wiekens 1 •for'-4, Wheeler 0 for 14.

Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. Wfcte.: •Reese .21 -8 43 • &' W. Carltcaa17 0 , 7,0 ' :3' ' IV CWltoii .23 11 41 . 1' Bennett 31 8 72 .1 Patrick > 6 1 18 0 Sandrnau - 27. 1 6 80 • 0: