AUCKLAND ALL OUT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 305, 26 December 1928, Page 8

AUCKLAND ALL OUT.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH.

330 SCORED I3f FIRST INNINGS.

FOUR WICKETS TO CUNNINGHAM.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Plunket Shield matHi was eon* tinued in dull weather. Despite rain overnight the wicket wae fairly hard. The Auckland innings was continued by Gillespie and Whitelaw. The sixth wicket fell at 274, Whiielaw being bowled by Cunningham. Gillespie batted very s'lowly, and, after adding 18 to his overnight score' he was stumped by Burns off 3lerrkt. Seven wickets were down for 291, and of the remaining batsmen the only one to make any stand was Horspooi, who scored 30. Cunningham cleaned up, the tail of the Auckland team, taking the last three wickets in a couple of overs. At one stage Horspooi retired, having been hurt by a blow on his upper lip, but later he resumed play. Details of the scores follow: . Following are details of the scores:—* AUCKLAND.—First Innings. J. E. Mills, b Read .- 7, E. H. Bowley, b Newman 40 A. J. Postles, c Newman, b Merritt 21 G. L. Weir, b Newman ~..., 27, C. F. Allcott, b Page 09 H. D. Gillespie, st Burns, b Merritt 75 P. E. Whitelaw, b Cunningham 28 H. Horspooi, c Hamilton, b Cunningham 30 A. Player, b Cunningham 8 J. A. Dunning, not out 8 R. Rowntree, b Cunningham .*«...: 0 Extras U MuuMiu U udnu 17 Bowling analysis: Read one wicket for 28, Cunningham four for 48, Merritfi two for 94, Newman two for i>9, Pagjj one for 33. £ CANTERBURY—First Innings, ff Crawford, not out .............. \ Brosnahan, not out ..........».. \ ■ Extra .„._. 1 Total for no wickets 6