CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 135, 21 March 1939, Page 2

CRICKET.

BRISTOL CUP MATCH. ASHBURTON TO PLAY AT TIMARU Winner of the Ashburton Cricket Association’s cricket competition, the Ashburton Cricket Club will be the challenger for the Bristol Cup which is played for annually by the winning club teams of South Canterbury and Ashburton,. At present, the Cup is held by the Timaru Old Boys, and on Saturday Ashburton will .play Timaru to decide the next holder of the trophy. Timaru has gained the light to defend the trophy for South Canterbury by winning the South Canterbury compel itition and by defeating the Waimate Club team last Saturday in the elimination match. A DRAWN MATCH. CAHN’S ELEVEN v AUCKLAND. \ AUCKLAND, March 20. The final match of the tour of Sir Julien Calm’s cricket team, against Auckland was concluded at Eden Park to-day in fine weather. The game resulted in a draw. The visitors scored 456 in their first innings and Auckland replied with 270. Requiring to follow on, Auckland made 305 for three, wickets. , /: Conditions were again excellent and

there was an attendance.ofi.l2oo. Takings for the match totalled £526. Whitelaw and J. Jj. Kerr (Canterbury) were the only two to score centuries against the visitors. CAIN’S TEAM. First innings ... 456 AUCKLAND. First Innings. Whitelaw, c Heane, b Watts ... 14 Postles, c Mudge, h tPiiillipson ... 4 Wallace, c Walsh, b Watts ... p Weir, b Walsh ... ... 41 Scott, c Jackson, b Walsh 27 Carson, st. Maxwell, b Walsh ... U Sale, st. Maxwell, b Walsh ... 6 Vivian, b Walsh ... ... ... 37 Pearson, b Smith. .....76 Matheson, b Smith . ••• 42 Burke, not out ... ... ... 2 Cowie, lbw, b Smith ... .5. 6 Extras ... . ...•• 15 Total ... ...270 Bowling—Phillipson one for 36, Watts two for 65, Walsh five for 91, Smith three for 56, Jackson none for 7. Second innings. Whitelaw, b Smith 100 Postles, c Walsh, b Smith ... 34 Weir, c .Watts, b Cahn .... ... S 6 Wallace, not out * ... .... 34 Scott, not out ... 7 Extras ... ... ... 34 Total for three wickets .. 305 Bowling—Smith took two wickets for 72 runs, Oahu one for 31, Watts none for 16, Phillipson none for 51, Walsh none for 5, Jackson none for 49, Heane none for 19, Hardstaff none for 19, Oldfield none for 9.