PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 306, 26 December 1924, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD.

CANTERBURY V.AUCKLAND. "Southerners bat first. 214 for nine wickets. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. The Plunket Shield match between the Auckland icpresentatives and Canterbury was commenced at Lancaster Park this afternoon. The weather was fine, but the sky was overcast. The wicket was in good order. Canterbury won the toss, and decided to bat, opening with Blunt and Gasson. These two gave the home team a good start, although Blunt went cheaply, for j him, being caught by Garrard when he j had notched an attractive 32. Oliver, one of Canterbury's promising young i players, was responsible for a useful 46. At five o'clock the score board read 160 for five wickets, the Canterbury captain, Patrick, being then associated with W. Hayes. Several wickets then fell cheaply, and when stumps were drawn the Canterbury total was 214 runs for nine wickets. Details of the scores are: — CANTERBURY—First Innings. Blunt, c Garrard, b Elliott 32 Gasson, lbw, b Elliott 27 Crawford, c Frater, b Smith 27 Oliver, c and b Allcott 46 Cunningham, lbw, b Smith «. I jW. Hayes, c Dacre. b Smith .- 7 Patrick, c Gillespie, b Smith ~....- 12 Sandman, by Allcott ' 14 Boon, not out ]- Read, r Elliott, b Smith ..........', 10 D. Macbeth, not out -....« 8 Extras jg Total for nine wickets 214 NO PLAY TO-DAY. (Br Telegraph.—rress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The weather to-day was bad with heavy rain. The cricket match was therefore postponed.