PROVINCIAL TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 11

PROVINCIAL TOURNEY.

ItTBURBI BEAT POVERTY BAT.

WAIKATO DRAWS WITH AUCKLAND.

At Hamilton yesterday the start of tire fwond round of the provincial cricket } ou J,? fr . Whe , <*>**•«. *n« Play did not atart until otter lunch.

Poverty Bay made 05 ajralnwt Auckland City end Suburban. Stewart 33. eomerveU is, James 13. being the principal ecoren. Hood, who secured eight wickets for 3T rune, wae the most ftuceessfnl bowler. City and Suburban replied with 121 for three wickets. Robinson 51. Kerr 33, and Wood 35. toeln* the highest scorers. Bowling for Poverty Bay, Lee took two wicket* *?' If. and Dow one for 26. City and Suburban won by seven wickets. The match between Auckland and Walkato resntttd In a draw. After losing four wickets for 42 runi. Walk*to made 122 for eight wickets before declaring, J. Everest 46, Laurie 2», LJeeette 22. being tlie principal eoorers. Harrison, two for 2.J, and Andrews two for 17, were the moat imcceesfuj Auckland bowlers. Auckland, bad kMt three wickets for 50 rune when stumps were drawn, deal being 32 not out- and McMabon ID not oat. Auckland (holder of the clranuiiM»hrp) is due to meet Poverty Bay trunorrow, leaving Waikato to play City and Suburban.

A special niflHsaße from Hamilton states that tlm pitches there wpre andden after overnight rein and no play wae poaxible in the provincial cricket tourney this morning.