CRICKET SHUFFLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 15

CRICKET SHUFFLE.

THE DUNEDIN GAME. CANTERBURY WANT 297. THREE WICKETS DOWN FOR 119. (By Telegraph. Press Association.) DUNhIJIX, Monday. 11k u.sii.t ut tlir I'iunki't Shield cricket match between t»t.,-.'„ and ( ant, t bury, "huh IS being 1 'I 'i.\ cd ..II I 'arisln ook Pari:. Is >t! " Vr, y <•!■• >'■ 'I'lif pos.t i..n a i the < '"' 1 01 ll t-liii .1 d,i\' s plav to-,1 ,y wr Jj'-'t Ota,,, had sc.: cd -Go and -j2, and «on.V 1 v -°2 aii.l 110 for three wickets. SO that laiiterbun ha« -l l! i,, sere ]7. s " ln " /or an outright win, witi, s ,v,n wickeU in hand. , T >'° '' 1 ; 1 v 1:l 'lay had it. intending ieaturcs. l.„t .!„■ ciik,, w,< 1,, no means consistent |v In i -lit, ~i„| dav was "'•.""•'I a I ilc weal he- and the "H the wiel.ct ~ • ~\e, night laill. but apparent ; v water had seeped thVi'ugii '""1 'he liall did uili>i ■i■: cd thi'e's lloiii lime t.. in,;,. 11, i ~u-h,t the day. "" Then Uil " "" l Slllli. iell' ll e' t 111 the 11 1111 OS |. 11 etc ' ° 'h'.v out tie- inoi-t ai e ami the c'osing •lages ..t 11. . pi iv. v. hen the (anterbuiv Olltslllcll wel i I.lice; 11, d only with holdl''c:r ends up and being able to start a:ic>h t.. -111. *ii.' \\ . \ei \ ,|„11. Useful Psrt-'orship.

Moloney and ( '\.uia_'ii wore in litilv responsible for um Otago's si m o from 1 4<> for five wickets to .Moloney was not as free in his stroke play as he had been on Saturday, which was not surprising in view of the chance in the state of the wicket, but his 73 was a very line innings. 11,. seored 22 to a,1.1 to his overnight of and was out -'tumped when a ball rebounded from the wicket keepii s 7,ails and caught him well out of his ground. Cavanagh hid an early life, hut his tactics of hitting tin* ball hard at every possible npport unity wore justified. Canterbury's Second Innings. Wanting 297 to win. Kerr and Donnelly wore quiet ill the early ,-i.igos of Calit'. rbur\ s second innings, a, K. Silvci ami <1. ■I. Kobei tson wore getting some lift from the wicket, but after the tea adjournment, both played attractive strokes. Donnelly became aggressive and Kerr was bat tin* so well that it must have been a ureal rebel when Moloney bow led him with the total at li 7. Donnelly continued to plav Murkling eri; kef, hifokin." anything sleet yei \ cleanly and nsing lis feet to drive Moloney's slow howling. His timing was perfect and ho gave the tie! <1 11. •11 no chance of paving some bii'li.iul .1 If- was lucky when he was W. He mihit n ball, civilly ,1 high, spinning e it'll to mid-oii. which was dinm."d. but .1. F.lnjos bowled him one run later. From that, stage Canterbury's 11 a'i 11 _r was ent irolv defensive. Klines bowled e\t renieli well in his first few overs and earned Doiinelli's wicket.

After I. I!. (10111b was out. H C. Sh.itvl and F. W. Bellamy ti - ".ited all of the howling wit 'I the gioate-if ol resooct and not the slightest iisl< was taken. What runs were seorod came mostly in ping.os.

Scores:— i OTA GO. First innings 2(30 Second Tunings. K. T\ M. I'ttley. b Mulcock 14 A. R. Knight, c Donnelly, b C'romb . 41 a. out ........ 29 D. A. R« Moloney, st Webb, b XewMn '•* C. ,T -KLmes, c Mon/.ies. b Donnelly .. 3 (V. H. Mill*. c Davis, b IVonib _... 0 V. CI. Cavanagh. c Donnelly, b NewT (' Fthwt, e Bellamy, b Mulcock . 11 (■; ,T. Loader, b Davis W K. Hilver, not. out | O. Lemin. c Webb, b Mulcock •» Extras 1 Total . 2:! - IJowling: Davis took one wicket foi .'9 runs. "Mulcock three for Newton two for 2". ('romb tw.. for 12. Donnelly one for 21, Bellamy Vol 13. ( ANTKKI'.I'KY. Ili 4 st lIIIUM.S • • *