FOURTH DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 306, 28 December 1939, Page 8

FOURTH DAY.

COUNTRY CRICKET.

Christmas Tourney — Collapse Of Waihi.

Form was variable at the Auckland Domain to-day. when the Country Week cricket tournament was continued in brilliant weather. The wickets looked well, bot were drying and the spin bowlers were seen at their best. In their match against Hamilton, the Waihi team collapsed and Stace decided to close the «innings when eight wickets were down for 32 runs, his object being to get the opposing team in before the wicket fully recovered. Choat, who kept a length, and turned the ball, took six wickets for 15 runs. Thames made a (rood start against Waipa, Burrett and Booth making a fine stand f6r the second wicket. At lunch Thames had 145 runs on for the toes of one wicket. ... ... Rodney finished the mornings play with four wickets down for 111 runs against Pnkckohcs after W. Dunning and Shepherd Imd, batted well. Playing, against Auckland, the Rancrataiki team lost three wickets for 12S puns,, alter good batting by Kot'py, a lcl't'hander, and Gillani. Scores: — THAMES V. WAIPA. THAMES.—First Innings.

Jenkins, Ibw. b Cliffe 12 Booth, not out o9 ; Burrett. not out ; Extras » One wicket for I*l3 At 2.30 p.m. Thames had lost lour wickets for 23G (Burrctt 149). HAMILTON V. WAIHI.

WAIIII.—First Innings. Paul, c Hunter, b Rogers . 1 M. .Tones, b Rogers • 0 P. Stare, c and b Choat 4 F. Wilks. not out 10 V. Pavne, c Cornier, b Clioat 1 It. White, c Monro. 1> Clioat 0 (•ray. c Cowan, l> Choat 0 Tyson, c Hoyee, b Choat 1 Davis, c Conder. b Clioat 0 Lewln. not out fi Extras 0 Eight wickets (declared) for 32 Bowling: Choat took six wickets for 15. Rogers two for 13, Rennio none for 4. HAMILTON.—First Innings. Conder, not out 23 De La Mare, not out 20 Rogers, c Gray, b Wilks .............. 5 Munro. c Wilks, b Payne ............ 1 Extras 2 Two wickets for 51 At 2.30 p.m. Hamilton had lost three wickets for 128. RODNEY V. PUKEKOHE. RODNEY.—First Innings. W. Dunning, b Iliekling 40 R. Dunning, c and b Oien 16 Shepherd, c nnrl b Iliekling 38 Hooper, lbw. 1) Johnson 6 Reld. not out 2 Armour, not out .................. 1 Extras ............ 8 Totnl for four wickets 11l At 2.30 p.m. Rodney had lost seven wickets for 162. AUCKLAND V. RANGITAIKI. RANG ITAIKI.—First Innings. Grant, c Warneford, b Latta 5 Keepa, not out . 49 Moore, c Warneford, b Kniland ...... 5 Gillam, c Winter, b Matthews 53 Coutts. not out 5 Extras 11 Total for three wickets 128 At 2.30 p.m. Rangataiki had lost four wickets for 190. PROVINCIAL CRICKET. WAIKATO 7 FOR 115 IN FINAL. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. Tbe weather was fine but the wicket tricky after rain when the final of the provincial cricket tournament commenced at Seddon l'ark tHis morning. Waikato. who had niosf' points, met Auckland in the filial, but, owing to tlie difficulty of securing leave, in view of the Ilawke Cup match next week, a very weak team was tielded — only one Ilawke Cup player, I'. Jordan, being included. Winning tlie toss. Auckland put WjUVato In, and at lunch the home team had lost seven wickets for 115 (Jordan 21, D. Hemi 23 not out). H. J. H. Harrison, the express bowler, was in good form for Auckland.