BIG CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, 8 February 1927, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

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CANTERBURY BEAT OTAGO. 260 RUNS TO SPARE. DUNEDIN, February 7. The Plunket Shield match between, Otago and Canterbury was concluded at Carisbrook to-day, Canterbury winning by 260 runs. The weather was fine and the wicket, owing to rain during the week-end, helped the bowlers all day. Canterbury’s position was already strong when their second innings was resumed. The not out batsmen went quickly, but Evans and Cunningham, in the last wicket stand, added 62, taking the total to 379 and leaving Otago 41.8 to win.

Otago made a bad start in their second innings, Blamires and Knight, who opened, going out early, and then Blunt played a ball in to his wicket before he had scored. McMillan was the only batsman to make a stand, knocking up' 45 in good style. When he went out the innings became little more than, a procession and it closed for 157 runs. Otago’s downfall was brought about by Read and Merritt, who took five for 63, and three for 20 respectively. Following are the scores:—

Bowling.—Bead 5/63, Cunningham 2/41, Merritt 3/20, Nixon 0/17.—(P.A.) AUCKLAND DRAW WITH MELBO iJ BN E. AUCKLAND, February 7. Auckland drew with the Melbourne Cricket Club, the visitors being unable to get the 148 runs required to win in the 2£ hours. Auckland made 284 and 171 and Melbourne 308 and 104 for six wickets. Details:— AUCKLAND.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD GAME. (Received Monday, 10.55 p.m.). BRISBANE, February 7. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match Queensland made 399 (Thompson 65, Knowles 40, Oxenhani 42. Gill not out, 26, Grant 26). Bowling: Morton, 4/130; Blackie, 3/84; Mullett, '3/68.

Victoria have lost seven wickets for 72.—(P.A.).

CANTERBURY. First Innings .. 242 Second Innings. Page, c Duncan, b Dickinson .. .. 8 Crawford, c Blunt, b Dickinson .. 45 Talbot, not out .. 9 Hamilton, b Blamires .. 48 Oliver, c Dickinson, b Alloo .. .. 66 Boon, b Alloo 20 Nixon, c Symonds, b Alloo .. .. 39 Read, b Dickinson .. 15 Evans, b Alloo .. 02 Merritt, c Blunt, b Torrance .. .. 18 Cunninghan), not out 22 Extras • — i. Total .. 379 Bowling.— Dickinson 3/9*5. Alloo 4/91, Torrance 1/72, Bluno 0/21, Bhmires 1/37, Shepherd 0/27. OTAGO. First Innings . 204 Second Innings. Knight, l.b.w., b Cunningham .. .. n Blamires, b Read A. W. AUoo, b Read .. 27 Blunt, b Cunningham McMillan, b Read .. 0 .. 45 Blair, st Boon, b Merritt .. .. .. 10 Duncan, c Page, b Merritt •• .. 1 Dickinson, b Read .. .. . . .. 22 Shepherd, b Merritt .. .. .. ... 18 Torrance, b Read .. .. .. .. . . Symonds, not out ... 0 Extras . .. TO __ Total .. 157

First Innings Second Innings. 284 Baere, lbw, b Ebeling .. .« .. 2 'Gillespie, b Johnstone .. ... . • 22 Postles, c and b W. Armstrong 15 ’Anthony, c and b T. G. Armstrong 33 Frater, b W. Armstrong .. .. 46 Allcott, c Rodgerson, b T. G. Armstrong 3 Butler, c Campbell, b Ebeling 8 Flavor. nnt nut. . . . . . . . 32 'Matheson, c Onyons, b W. Armstrong .. .. .. 1 Scott, b Ebeling .. 3 Bowlev, injured .. •• .. .. . 0 Extras •• . • . . .. • • 6 Total .. •. 171 Bowling: Ebeling, 3/29; W. W. Armstrong, 3/55; T. G. Armstrong, 2/30; It. G. Johnstone, 1/21. MELBOURNE. First Innings 308 Second Innings. Sandford, run nut < 12 W. W. Armstrong, b Matheson - 35 Rodgerson, b Matheson .. .. 0 Wood, lbw, b Player ■ 11 T. G. Armstrong, c sub., b Player 1 Ransford, e Scott, b Player .. 21 Onyons, not out • • .. .. .. .. * 19 Johnstone, not out Extras ■ .. 3 Total for six wickets .. 104 Bowling: Player, 3/48: Matheson, 2/50.—(P. A.).