CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21363, 4 January 1935, Page 13

CRICKET

MjiISBBURY SHOULD WIN SHIELD STRONG POSITION TO N ONLY POSSIBLE RIVAL handomnent of the match be- !** nA „ n account <>i ram puts teams out of the run- **? itePlunkct Shield, wo,, last Canterbury is in vearW *„_„,' position, for with ii is lcadi,,s by t*' oU . g t " from Wellington. Each te=m^ combination of circumstance S-^;^t;o;,^ ning fe ;S> ? a " outrißht wm *l^S^rr* un ou,rislu „,; against Auckland ' „ ton Canterbury between the S*e average number of runs a wicket "against. Shield Points points scored by the lour proTO is In the Plunket Shield competitatodate each team having played are as follows:Won on Lost on Won. Lost. Ist in. Ist in. Pts. Canterbury 2 0 o o ifi Ctego u h the Plunket Shield competition J n ts are allocated as follows:-Out--5 Win 8; outright loss. 0: wm on ESinniuE 4' loss on first innings, 2; SfrSfrt innings. -> each; tie on 4h 4 each. In the event of two 6 finishing with the same numbe. Joints the winner is decided in a K similar to that used in the Sd Shield irter-state compe itiON |Salia-the team with the grcataS«in between the average» numv_ n * runs a wicket lor una in<SLi number of runs .a wicket gtot" is declared the winner

The Averages ' In this year's competition Auckland i£££&n no more than 12 points snd Otago no more than 10. Well in rta must secure an outright win in its £ match against Auckland to,draw gdrith Canterbury (16 points) and « Canterbury scores any points at aIJ in its last fixture against 'Otago—tn.it f averts an outright defeat-it will be in an unassailable position. Even should the first two circumtiances referred to above come about 'tis unlikely that Wellington will hn--4 atod of Canterbury on averages In the two matches plaved so far Can t"rburv has scored 864 runs for the less o? 25 wickets, while it has had 862 runs scored against it for 40 .wickets. The average of runs a wicket •■for" is 34.56. and the number of runs a wicket scored "against is tlMleaving a margin of 13.01 runs a wicket in favour of Canterbury. Wellington, on tne other hand, has scored 786 runs for the loss of 32 wir-kets-an average of 24.5 runs a wicke, -'or"—while Wellington's opponents have scored 785 runs for the loss ot 3C wickets—an average of 26.16 run* *a*ainst." Wellington's "margin is ♦her tore a negative one of 1.66 runs a Remaining Fixtures Canterbury can therefore approach the remaining shield match of the season with the confidence it has gained-irom its decisive victories over Auckland and Wellington and the knowledge that it has little to fear from its rivals. Canterbury enthusiasts, however, hope that its representative team will repeat the performance of 1930. when it defeated each of the ether three major provinces in winning the shield. The remaining Plunket Shield fixtures are:— Auckland v: Wellington, at Auckland, January 18-22. Oia:o v. Canterbury, at Duncdin. February 22-26. AUCKLAND BEATS OTAGO WIX ON FIRST INNINGS (PStaS ISSOCUTIOS TELEGRAM.i DUNEDIN, January 3. After continuous rain in the night ted this morning the wicket at Carisbrook was under water, and the Auckland-Otago Plunket Shield match *as abandoned. Auckland won by 172 runs on the fctt innings. Scores:— OTAGO First Innings V- 0. Cavanagh. lbw, b Townseiid 13 t. Saxton, c Whitelaw. b Bush . . 10 *• uttley, run out 62 S- Haies, c Vivian, b Cowic .. 22 *■ T. Badcock, c Mills. b" Townsaid 32 *• Uader, b Townsend .. .58 »• Chettleburgh, b Townsend . , 21 •■ A. Dunning, run out 3 jj Smith, run out 0 »• «• Dickinson, nut out . 10 * Clark, c Wallace, b Townsund 21 Extras 17 Total '"'l^ Bowlmg-CowH.'. one- lor 44. Mathefor 23: Bush, one lor 56: five for 83: Vivian, none

. Second inni!.-> S*° n . not out .... & b Viv «n ::, •• n **"fcr. not out 0 Extras •■ '■ ", , R »n. one for 8: Trwasfr.cl. „ 1)!jC f t ,r ! AUCKLAND | j First Inn'tr,;P- E WvV C , Smith " b Badccxk 70 j a G ISf?- c Clarl-., b Dickmsiin 30 I i *"• c Snmh - b Dk,kin - ! L p.. joi ! Eiaes nsend - c Du "» in Sb V.s!f& ond *-»>™. bElrm* ■' "l | Extras ;; T uta! " I jW.i n ~ n, , ■ Sm]t - h - !i';r,e for 22: I u ' ebu l4n. one for Al. ' HUV «K Cl-I- > !AT cH ! AIUNDO.N El , N .. Jamiarv 3 j ■-'■'--lv p.," ■'■ J <-s>">:r'. ma*ch. I