PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22274, 13 December 1937, Page 11

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

AUCKLAND TEAM CHOSEN VIVIAN NOT AVAILABLE (PBES9 ASSOCIATION TELXOBAU.) AUCKLAND, December 12. The Auckland Plunket Shield team has been chosen as follows: A. J. Postles (captain), C. Burke, W. M. Carson, J. Cowie, C. K. Jackman, A. M. Matheson, H. T. Pearson, L. S. Sale, G. Wallace, M. Wallace, G. L. Weir, P. E. Whitelaw. The new members of the team are Burke, a slow bowler, Jackman, and G. Wallace, a brother of the New Zealand batsman. Vivian is not available, because of a leg injury, MATCH WITH MINOR ASSOCIATIONS CANTERBURY ELEVEN CHOSEN The following players have been selected to play for a Canterbury eleven against the Minor Associations in the annual fixture in Christchurch, on Thursday, December 16;— R. E. Alexander (Old Collegians). L. A. Butterfield (Sydenham). I. B. Cromb (Lancaster Park). F. F. Dawson (Riccarton). H. R. Escott (Old Boys). E. Mulcock (St. Albans). R. J. Read (Lancaster Park). R. C. Shand (Lancaster Park). M. Sharp (West Christchurch). N A. Stokes (Sydenham). R. C. Webb (St. Albans). WELLINGTON TOWN TEAM MATCH WITH COUNTRY THIS WEEK (mess ASSOCIATION TKLKOBAM.) WELLINGTON. December 11. The Town team to play Country on Wednesday and Thursday is as follows: —Coltman (Kilbirnie), Rice (Kilbirnie), McLeod (Hutt), Hepburn (Midland), Bain (Kilbirnie), Ell (Wellington), Tindill (Midland), Lamason (Old Boys), Parsloe (Kilbirnie), Griffiths (Old Boys), Ashenden (Kilbirnie), Crowford (Midland) is twelfth man.

CLUB MATCHES AT WELLINGTON CENTURY BY COUPLAND (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, December 12. A hurricane century by Coupland for Karori against Wellington was the chief feature of Wellington club cricket on Saturday. Making 117, Coupland hit 12 fours and seven sixes. Results; Wellington 249 and 210 for seven wickets (Thomas 103), beat Karori 173 and 279 for seven wickets declared, by thfPA wirlfpf Hutt 263 and 105, beat University 238 (Wilson 70, Harpur 56), by 25 runs on the first innings. For University Tricklcbank took five wickets for 21 runs. Institute 151 and 115 for four wickets, beat Old Boys 141 and 152 (Wareham 70), by 10 runs on the first inn.ings.

Fcr Institute, Buchan look six wickets for 26. Kilbirnie 357, beat Midland 200 (Osborne 41, O’Neill 44) and 155, by an innings and two runs. For Kilbirnie, Wilson took four wickets for 33, and three for 36. Moloney, who has been transferred from Wellington to Blenheim, is not available for shield cricket this season, and it is unlikely that Parsloe will play many representative games. DUNEDIN MATCHES OLD BOYS DEFEATS UNIVERSITY (p&xss association telegram.) DUNEDIN, December 12. Light rain late in the afternoon was partly responsible for some unexpected performances in Dunedin cricket matches on Saturday. Results; Old Boys 269, beat University 77 (Dickinson six for 36, Leader four for 32 and 53, Dickinson four for 13) by an innings and 139 runs, and displaced University from the top of the championship table. Albion 189, beat Dunedin 74 and 37 (Silver six for 18) by an innings and 78 runs. Kaikorai 148 and 154 for two wickets (.Holden not out 73, Talbot not out 68), beat Carisbrook A 109 and 191 (Stevenson 51), by eight wicketsGrange 147 for five wickets declared (Knight not out 59 and 77 for one, Chettleburgh not out 44), beat Carisbrook B 145 and 154 for six wickets declared (Nichol 58, Bolting 55). AUCKLAND RESULTS HIGH SCORING BY EDEN (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, December 12. Auckland club cricket results for the week-end are:— Eden 495 (Mills 149, Postles 106, Carson 75, McMahon not out 59, Burgess 34, Clark three for 130, Warnsford three for 77) met Ponsonby. King’s Old Boys 344 (Pearson 177. Foster 49, Simmonds 36, Cooper five for 107, Scott three for 97) met Y.M.C.A. 49 for none (Sutherland 29 not out). Grafton 224 (Ellis 100, Cowie 54, Ratcliffe 30, Simpson four for 42, Sale three for 58) met North Shore 101 for nine (Archer 32, Burke five for 41, Felts three for 25). Parnell 260 (Whitelaw 127, Clark 47, Goodsir 42, Garrard seven for 86) met University. VALUE OF SPIN BOWLING “BRADMAN MURDERS IT” SIR PELHAM WARNER ON ENGLISH NEEDS (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (Received December 11, 5 p.m.) LONDON, December 10. Sir Pelham (“Plum”) Warner, the English cricket selector, in a letter to “The Times” on the controversy about the value of spin bowling, says: “Actually our spin bowlers have been in our test teams and have fared very unhappily. J. W. Hearnc was a lamentable failure. Freeman once toured' Australia, but was not chosen for a test match, and Robins. Mitchell, and Sims have returned analyses sounding like the batting averages of Bradman or Hammond.