BRIGHT CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 8

BRIGHT CRICKET.

COUNTRY WEEK.

Provincial Teams — Rodney

Partnership.

j Here was 'brig-lit play at the Auckland : Domain cricket ground to-day, wiien the provincial country week tournament was ! advanced a further stage. The feature of the morning play was a lively opening partnership by Rodney against Waihi, in which the veteran W. Dunning and the colt R. Dunning took part. W. Dunning showed restraint, coupled with sound srroke play, and R. Dunning was brilliant, getting to the pitch of the 'ball, and driving with sureness and freedom. The partnership put on 124 runs, R. Dunning being splendidly caught by Davies at deep square leg, the fieldsman being just inside the line. From that point the Rodney batting fell away. Thames made 102 runs in their venture against Rangitaiki. A feature of the Rangitaiki bowling was good work by Morgan, who took four wickets for nine runs and did the 'hat trick. Playing against Auckland, Hamilton had five wickets down for 48 runs at lunch, this match being delayed by rain. Waipa made a strong opening against Pukekohe, and there was some resolute batting by J. Larsen. The lunch score was 100 runs for the loss of one wicket.

RODNEY V. WAIHI. RODNEY. —First Innings. W. Dunning, c —. li Paul SI R. Dunning, c Davies. It Paul .... 48 E. ShepherQ. b Stnci* 0 A. Reid. c —. b Stnoe 1 O. Bennett, c —. I> Stace 1 D. Bell. lbw. b Staoc 1 K. Hooper, not oik 17 1,. Gush, st Kent, b Dyson 6 E. Gu.v. not out If Extras 2 Total for seven wickets 170 At 2.30 p.m. Rodney were out for 224. and Waihi had nine runs on for no wickets. THAMES V. RANGITAIKI. RANGITAIKI.- First Innings. B. Keepa. b Cleave 2 H. Grant, b Hill 4 C. Moore, b Cleave 1« C. Gillam. c Sansbury. b Burrett .... 38 H. Chambers, c —. b Morgan o R. CleJand, b Morgan 0 R. Thompson, lbw. 1> Morgan 0 A. Coutts, c Hill, b Sansbury 11 •1. Golle. b Cleave 13 B. Goodall. not otit 8 J. Moore, e Huskin. b Morgan 0 Extras jq lotal 102 Bowling: Cleave took two wickets for i-o. Hill one for !». Morgan four tor 9, Sansbury one for 23, Burrett one for l."i Muir none for 7. 2.30 Thames had lost two wickets for oO runs.

HAMILTON V. AUCKLAND. HAMILTON".—First Innings. K. Conder, c and h Cooper o '' £".vce. c C'oatps. h Bentley o **• Rogers, c Tovoy, b Cooprr 18 B. Choat. not out " o w. Rennie. c Tove.v, h Cooppr ."2 I. Litch work. h Cooper ... « I. Tiller. not out Extras !!!!'.!!![!' 11 Total for five wickets 4g At 2.30 Hamilton were out for 77. and Auckland hatl lost one wicket for ."even runs. PUKEKOHE V. WAIPA. WAlPA.—First Innings. J. Larsen. not out .... 4.. R. Finn, not out R. Torr. h Hickling •>,; Extras "1 Total for one wicket "100 fo^V^runs 1 ' " a ' Pa had loet four Eckels