CANTERBURY'S FINE EFFORT TO REACH AUCKLANDERS' 443.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 310, 31 December 1940, Page 10

CANTERBURY'S FINE EFFORT TO REACH AUCKLANDERS' 443.

It was a fine effort on the part of the Canterbury juniors to ecore 367 rune at Eden Park yesterday in reply to ttoe opening score of +13 by the Auckland Brabin Cup team. The foundation for a good ecore wae laid by the opening bateiuen, D. W. Monaghan and G. J. Anderson, who put on 130 runs for the first wicket by cricket of a kind rarely eeen at Jvden Park. They got 100 runs in the first hour. is a brilliant left-hander. st\lish in his defensive play and with utron;: forcing shote in front of the wicket, with cover driving, he frequently got through to the line. Anderson played a more watchful game, but hit hard as opportunity came. As lons as the Canterbury opening pair was together anything -was possible, nor they appeared to be in full command of the •bowling. Monaffhtin was tlie first to go, and Anderson soon followed. Then came other batsmen to worry Aucklaxid. X. C. Sniythe played a forceful innings for 43 and F. B. Smith (who is captain of rlie Chrietchurch Boye' High School eleven) defied the AiK-klaml attack and was not dismiiwed until lie had got 107. the result of a fine all-round display of batting. From that point the Canterbury batting fell off a !>it. the Auckland liowlers gradually got on top. and as S. CJ. Mann was unable to bat-through injury the fall of the ninUli wicket saw the end of the Canterbury effort. In general, the Canterbury batting was marketl 6y great freedom oi stroke play and tlje absence of stodgy defence was appreciated by the ejioetators. There were ■batsmen on the southern side who have all tile gift* to take them a long way in the game. A. D. Pike, the Auckland left-hander, was the most euccewfiil oi the Auckland ■bowlers yesterday, flighting the bail -.veil a n<l keeping a good Imtgch. X. M. Sherer impressed a* a •wlckc4keeper and gave little away. During the day he was called on to take some very wild returns.

Vho Auckland fielding was not beyond criticism. Tlierc was one etajrc in the ninrniii" play when it was very ;rood indeed, but during the afternoon's play there were occasional individual lapses, and Hie c<?neral impression seft wsw that in that important department of die same there was room tor consider able improvement in the standard oa Auckland junior cricket. Tiie Auckland team was capably led Jjy H. B. Jones, who was iiavins "his first experience of leadership, and at t»he stasrc ""hen the Canterbury batting xran on top he mowed fine judgment by making frequent 'bowling; changes. Having won b.v 76 nine on the first innings, Auckland'* second batting ewav merely was to play out time, and 152 run* were scored in 90 minutes jor the lose of four* wicket*. The Canterbury team left by an evenins express to defend the Brabin Shield on New Years Day acainst Wellington. wiioee junior representatives had already pone south by Uic afternoon train, after playing at the Domain until one o'clock a? £i" st Otv n,,,1 S'lbui'ban juniors. The*e Amklanders beat the now holders <n t.ie Hrabin Cup by 101 rune on the first jnninjw. B. T. Ohirke. the captain. «-ho had faile.l with the bat against the Auckland Brabin Oip side, hut -avc an inspirinsr di«T>!ay in the field both at Eden I arfc an«J. the Domain, played a figiitin" knock oi 88 yesterday asainst Suburban Scores in the Eden Park contest were:— AUCKLAND V. CANTERBURY. ACCILtM). First innings (nine Tickets declared) 443

Second Innlnes. a: ": SiSfc e nf^V- b *«—*»"-'«::: % ««~ :::::::::::::::::::::: i? ToUl for lour wicket* "JJJ Bowline: Monaghcn three wlcketa for It runt Tteconnlnc one torie. Shaw noaa for 4. Smfthe none for 11 McSweener none for 14. F. B. auui trnrt&SFzrsz a "• v - *"*™ CANTEBBCBT.—Tint famlan. D. W. Uonachan. b KelKr .' 70 O. r. Anderson, c Eheter. b Kclacy . 71 N. C. Smythe. c Reiser, b Noakes i\ P. B. Smith, c Sherer. b IJ7 O. L. Anninr. c Sherer. b McKay ... 10 V. R. N. Smith, b Pike .... ii A. E. L. Britton. b Pike 1 G. H. Treconnlns. not out 1. A. W. D. Shaw, b Pike 1 5 B. McSweener. b Pike . 5 S. J. Mann, absent (injured) o Extras " 15 T «»«*I '. IS BojrllnR: A. D. Pike four wicket* for 73 runs. ?ii ? - SeISL5 eI SL two for * e; °- L - *»oakea one lor i - k" ?• P"? onc lor 10 - B - R - McKay one for 39. D. c. Ritchie none for 14. A. D. Blackle none for 40. R. a. Stuhlman none for 70