CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 68, 2 January 1936, Page 6

CRICKET.

HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS SHIELD. RETAINED BY ASHBURTON. The Heatliecte Williams Shield match Ashburton versus South Canterbury was continued to-day. Ashburton retains the shield, as South Canterbury had to gain an outright win to obtain the trophy. As play is to cease about 4 o’clock the match will be drawn. Details are:— SOUTH C ANTEIIBUR Y. First Innings. R. Murchison, c Kerr, b G. Willis 38 B. Morrison, lbw, b R. Drennan ... 62 E. Lee, st S. Willis, b Harper ... 1 E .Eanvaker, c Cook, b G. Willis 0 R. Reynolds, b Willis 3 A. Jenter, Unv, b Harper ... ... 14 J. Kane, e McSherry, b G. Willis ... 28 J. Marriott, lbw, bDrennan ... 0 H. Button, c Kerr, b Harper ... 9 T. Hertman, not out 0 Extras 10 Total (for nine wickets) ... 163 ASHBURTON. First innings 302 Second Innings. H. E. Cook, b Lee ... - 2T) S. Willis, c Murchison, b Marriott 14 S. Kerr, not out 32 A. A. Todd, not out 13 Extras 4 Total (for two wickets) ... 84 KIA ORA v. STEWART’S GULLY. The match between Kia Ora and Stewart’s Gully was continued to-day, the visitors following on after _ thenfirst innings. Scores at 3.15 p.m. were: — KIA ORA. First innings 249 STEWART’S GULLY. First Innings. Martin, l> Moore ... ... 5 McCallum, c Varcoe, b Moore ... 0 L. Evans, c Moore, b Dillon ... 1 C. Holland, J> Dillon 13 J. Newsome,” c and b Dillon ... 2 M. Heath, c Doig, b Weeks ... 50 H. Lewis, c Porter, b Weeks ... 32 T. Sinoock, 1) Dillon 10 O. Evans, c Porter, b Dillon ... 4 S. Smith, run out ... 4 G. Chidgey, not out 0 Extras 20 Total ... ••• ••• 441 Second Innings. A. McCallum, b Dillon ... ••• 7 L. Evans, st Hansen, b Dillon ... 13 C. Holland, b Dillon 17 M. Heath, e Varcoe, b Holloway ... 5 T. Sinceck, not out ... 29 O. Evans, hit wkt, b Weeks ... 0 J. Newsome, not out ... 5 Extras ... ... ••• ••• 46 Total (for six wickets) ... 441 M.C.C. TEAM PLAYS OTAGO. OTAGO SCORES 285 FOR SEVEN. DUNEDIN, This Day. The cricket match M.C.C. v. Otago was resumed to-day in dull weather before a very small attendance. A strong wind was blowing across tbo wicket, which was in perfect order. Cavanagh (3) was the not-out batsman, and was joined by Uttley, the heme side, with five wickets down, then being 313 in arrears of the Englishmen’s first innings total. At 2.30 p.m. the score was 285 for seven. OTAGO. First innings 78 Second Innings. Knight, o Barber, b Read 31 Saxton, c Smith, b Read 13 Kerr, c Powell, 1) Human 44 Elmes, c Sims, b Holmes ... ... 47 Talbot, b Human 16 Cavanagh, lbw, b Sims ... ... 66 Uttley, lbw, b Parks 5 Smith, not out ••• 46 Dunning, not out 9 Extras 44 Total (for seven wickets) ... 285 Bowling—Read took two wickets for 47 runs, Parks none for 35, Sims none

for 48, Holmes one for 20, Human two for 4. MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB. First Innings. Parks, b Dunning 103 Smith, c Uttley, b Smith 165 Barber, lbw, b Dunning 0 Hardstafr, b Smith ... ... 88 Mitchell-1 lines, lbw, b Dunning ... 87 Human, lbw, b Smith ... ... 57 Holms, b Dickinson 1 Griffith, not out 26 Sims, c Toomey, b Knight 2 Powell, c Cavanagh, b Talbot ... 1 Read, b Talbot 6 Extras 22 Total 550 Bowling—Dickinson took one wicket for 139 runs, Talbot two for 71, Dunning three for 114, Elmes none for 104, Smith three for 71, Knight one for 29.