PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 2, 3 January 1934, Page 11

PLUNKET SHIELD.

UP AGAINST IT. CATMTKKBTTRY J2T BAD WAY. 181 REQUIRED FOR FIVE WICKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. As a result of to-day's play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury, which was continued at the Basin Reserve, Canterbury, wtih five wickets in hand, requires 181 runs for victory. In its first innings Wellington made 328 runs, to which Canterbury replied with 424. Wellington's second innings closed to-day for 391, leaving the visitors to get 296 to win. Canter bury had scored 115 for the loss of five wickets when stumps were drawn at the end of the third day. Considering its bad start on Monday Wellington did remarkably well to finish up with 391 runs.- Morgan, James, Tindill, Lamason and Ell figured prominently, all reaching the half-century. Canterbury also made a disastrous start in its second innings, Kerr's wicket falling before the side had scored. However, the visitors still have a fighting chance. The play to-day was quite bright, although the fielding did not show any appreciable improvement on Monday's display. One of the highlights of the day was the magnificent catch by Ward, •which dismissed Cromb. Colt Top Scorer. With three wickets down for 104, Tindill and Lamason continued Wellington's innings confidently, until the former snicked Cromb into the slips. Ho had scored 56 in So minutes. Lamason and Ward batted cautiously, but with the total at 144 Ward (12) was bowled by Riley. James played purely defensive cricket, but Lamason's had bright intervals, and he hit Riley for the first six of the match. Just before lunch ho was lbw to Lester for a sound u3.

James and Morgan were more enterprising after lunch, 24 being scored in 15 minutes. Morgan was dropped when he had scored 25. James reached 50 in 99 minutes, but his batting had not been sound The third hundred appeared after 248 minutes, the last 50 having been scored in 24 minutes. James (06) then skied one to Stringer off Cronib. He had hit 11 fours. Parsloe joined Morgan, who reached 50 and was then dropped by Smith. The young batsman went on to score quickly. Cromb dropped Parsloe (21) at mid-on, but accepted a second chance shortly afterwards. Morgan was then beautifully caught by Page at point. He had been-at the wicXets for 103 minutes, and his score of 81 included eight fours. Blundell and Hatch added 30 for the last wicket before the former was bowled by Hope.

Kerr Goes First Over. Requiring 296 to win, Kerr and Stringer opened Canterbury's second innings. Kerr (who scored 174, run out, in the first innings) snicked the last ball of Parsloe's first over to James, and was caught before the side had scored. Hadlee was dropped by O'Brien in the slips off Parsloe, but with the total at 21 lie edged Blundell to James, who brought off his second catch. Blundell dropped a hard chance from Page, but when the Canterbury captain had made 21 he was caught in the slips by Lamason. Three wickets were down for only 56. Cromb had a narrow escape from being run out before he had scored, but after 32 runs had been added, Stringer touched Lamason into the slips, where he was caught by Parsloe. Canterbury had four down for 88. When Bellamy became associated with Cromb a magnificent one-hand catch by Ward at square leg gained another wicket. Cromb (37) brought the ball round hard and the fieldsman threw himself at it to take the catch. Bellamy (9) and Smith (1) played out time, CITY AND SUBURBAN. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Matches to he played under the control of the Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association on Saturday:— Senior.—Mount Albert Old Boys v. Harbour Board, Domain, No. 1, Messrs. J. Abhort and C. Capon; Green Lane v. R.V., Domain No. 2, Messrs. H. Johnston and G. McGhie; Ponsonby v. Mount Roskill, Domain No. 3, Messrs. J. Ball and A. J. Senior B.—Edendale v. Maungakiekie, Mount Roskill, No. 1, Messrs. F. Blakey and M. Jupp; Invicta v. Mount Albert Old Boys, Victoria Park, No. 9, Messrs. J. Heald and M. McLeod; Telegraph v. Ponsonbv, Victoria Park, No. 7, Messrs. J. Proud and S. Richards; Green Lane v. R.V.. Domain, No. 15, Messrs. L. Marks and M. Wilkie; Papakura v. Harbour Board, Papakura, Messrs. S. Smith and M. Wright, Avondale, a bye. Trr„n,„» Second Grade.—Stonex v. E.V., Walker Park No. 1; Woolworth's v. Brixton, Domain. No. 11, Messrs. I. Molloy and M. Izett; Mount Roskill v. Dilworth, Domain, No. 6; Wesley v. Waverley, Domain, No. 7. Third Grade Open.—Flexile Guild v. Transport Board. Walker Park, l\o. 4; Universal v. Gillies, Victoria Park No. 10 ■ Chelsea v. Brixton. Victoria Park, No. 11; Mount Albert Old Boys v. Green Lane, Victoria Park, No. 12. Friendly game, Waverley v, Chelsea L.M.N., Victoria Park, Third Grade Intermediate. —Edendale v. Howick, Outer Domain, No. 4; Invicta v. Mauncaklekie, Outer Domain, No. 5. Friendly game, Mount Roskill v. Mount Eden 8.8., Mount Roskill, No. 2.

BRABIN SHIELD. CANTERBURY V. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Brabin Shield cricket match between the Wellington and Canterbury junior representatives was concluded to-day, and resulted in a win for Canterbury on the first innings by 40 runs. Wellington scored 218 and 268, and Canterbury 258 and 211 for six wickets. The cricket match at Timaru between Canterbury and South Canterbury ended in a draw, rain causing the abandonment of play at 4.30 p.m. Canterbury carried its overnight score to 280 (Coupland 05, Andrews 40, Jackman 31). The home side started its second innings with a deficiency of 108, and when play was abandoned had lost three wickets for o3 (McDougall 22, Callanan not out 21).

WESTERN SUBURBS DEAW. I . Games to be played under the control of the Western Suburbs Cricket Association on Saturday:—New Lynn B v. Henderson, Henderson. 1.30 p.m.; Blockhouse Bay. v. Waiora, Glen Eden, 2 p.m. : New Lynn A x. Glen Eden, New Lynn, 2 p.m.; Laingholm, a bye. M.C.C. V. INDIAN ELEVEN. CALCUTTA, January 2. Playing against a team representing all India and including five Europeans the Marylebone cricketers in their first innings made 330 (Walters 67, Jarclme 40, Townsend 69, Verity 91 not out), rowneend and Verity added 142 for the ninth wicket. India in the first innings made 168. M.C.C. declared at 279 for live wickets in the second innings (Nicholls 79, Valentine 74). Scoring 162 for one wicket (Ward 77) the Indians made a good draw of the game.