AUCKLAND OUT FOR 133

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27565, 24 January 1955, Page 7

AUCKLAND OUT FOR 133

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 90 FOR FOUR (New Zealana Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, January 23. Auckland collapsed in its first innings on the second day of its Plunket Shield match against Central Districts at Palmerston North yesterday. At stumps, Central Districts was in a safe position, but was scoring too slowly in its second innings to give it much chance of an outright win. Replying to Central Districts’ first innings score of 285, Auckland made 70 for one wicket, and then collapsed, and was all out tor 133. Central Districts began its second innings in a persistent drizzle which twice interrupted play. It had lost four wickets for 90 at stumps. Tarrant and Beard, who did most of the Central Districts bowling, were supported by exceptionally good fielding, and

some • magnificent catches were taken. Taylor, who resumed his innings after having retired injured on Friday, and Morris were batting confidently for Auckland when the 70 was reached. Morris tried to hit out at Jones, and was well caught by Tarrant at mid-on. - that, the Auckland wickets fell quickly. Taylor was caught by Jones in attempting a drive off Beard. Worrall and Hambrook were dismissed in a single over from Tarrant.

Central Districts opened its second innings at 2.15 p.m. Turner, after surviving a sharp chance off Clarke to Hambrook at second slip, hit some good shots. He as ,?. when he was caught in the slips by Vluiviti off Hambrook, after making 18 runs in 43 minutes.

Meuli batted for 118 minutes for his 27. He was neatly stumped by Petrie when he went to meet a short ball from Lissette and missed it. Guy failed to score. Harford hit some characteristically crisp strokes, but made only seven runs before being caught. Bowden brightened a dull patch of batting with some well-driven fours. Scores:— CENTRAL DISTRICTS First Innings .. .. .. 285 „ , Second Innings E. M. Meuli st Petrie, b Lissette .. 27 B. A. Turner, c Uluiviti, b Hambrook 18 J. A. GUy, c Uluiviti. b Hambrook .. 0 N. Harford, c Petrie, b Clarke .. 7 D. W. Bowden, not out .. ..27 H. B. Cave, not out ... .. 5 Extras .. .. .. .. 6 Total for four wickets .. 90 Fall of wickets: one for 32, two for 32, three for 45, four for 78. Bowling: Clarke one for 40, Hambrook two for 31, Lissette one for 7. AUCKLAND First Innings D. D. Taylor, c Jones, b Beard .. 22 J. K. Everest, c Brown, b Tarrant .. 13 J., B. Morris, c Tarrant, b Jones .. 44 J. Worrall, c Turner, b Tarrant .. 0 B. J. Postles, c Jones, b Tarrant .. 4 T. S. Hambrook, c Beard, b Tarrant 4 J. S. Waddmgham, run out .. ..4 C. B. Clarke c Meuli, b Beard .. 1 N. Uluiviti, c Jones, b Beard .. 13 E. C. Petrie, not out .. ..22 A. F. Lissette, c Turner, b Brown .. 3 Extras .. .. .. ..3 Total .. .. .. ..133 Fall of wickets: one for 40, two for 71, three for 80, four for 80, five for 84, six for 91, seven for 94, eight for 94, nine for 111. Bowling: Tarrant four for 51, Beard three k for 28, Jones one for 11, Brown one for 1.

NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION

RANGIORA RETAINS LEAD IN SENIOR SERIES

Rangiora retained its lead in the senior A grade of the North Canterbury Cricket Association’s competition by beating Stewart’s Gully in a two-day match which ended on Saturday. Kaiapoi beat Cust to remain in second place. The results of Saturday's matches were: Senior A Rangiora 229 for three declared and 18 for two beat Stewart’s Gully 72 and 164 (R. Stead 17, W. Sibley 47, Willis 52, Moore 14, Hudson 10 not out; H. Snellex five for 32, I Sail one for 29, F. Devlin one for 23, A. Sail one for 20, N. Gilson one tor 0). Kaiapoi 181 for six declared beat Cust 111 and 35 (Matthews 6, Firth 15, Page 5; Merrin one for 6, Jury two for 2, Ching three for 14, M. Capstick two for 3; Williams one for 10). Amberley 270 and 101 for four declared (Bailey 27. B. Milner 31 not out, B. Thompson 26j G. Beale one for 3) beat Woodend 200 (J. Cobden 75. L. Southen 25 not out. A. McQuillan 15; Rossiter three for 45, Gardiner three for 60, Milner one for 29) and 149 for five (B. Gebbie 87 not out, G. Howse 20, I. Chapman 14; Rossiter two for 30, J Thompson two for 40, S. Boyce one for 25) on the first innings. Senior B ' Fernside 132 for nine (R. Chisnail 21, R. Evans 31: E. Taylor two for 30, R. Pulley two for 11, D. Hills one for 17, J. Burney two for 14) beat Southbrook 83 (Hills 13. Pulley 19, Burney 14; W. Chisnail one for 16, Evans one for 20, C James five for 28. S. Smith one for 9)

on the first innings. iuoburn 209 for six declared (G. Hamilton 91 retired, A. Hamilton 32, J. McCreanor 27; F. Eder one for 36, J. Hancock two for 14, Phillips two for 29) drew with Eyreton 152 for three (R. Bennett 97 not out, R. Merrin 43 not out, J. McCrenor two for 25, G McCrenor one for. 45). Swannanoa 129 for five declared (L. Carpenter P. McMillan 11, W. Frizzell 44, R. Fra sr 30; Scherger one for 27 Devlin three for 36, Webb one for 12,' Peters one for 21) beat High School Old Boys 54 (D. Scherger 13. L. Devlin 7, A. Webb 8. C. Peters 6 not out; Fraser five for 18, Carpenter one for 6, O Loughlin two for 5, Millan one for 3) on the first innings. , , . . Oxford 192 for three declared (Huria 25, Sloane 100 not out, Beere 34; Morriss one for 38, Irving one for 12, Pearson one for 41) beat Rangiora 114. (Pearson 35 Dow’land 14. Hammond 17, Collins 16; Huria two for 22, Beere two for 40, Jones five for 36; Sloane one for 13) and 50 for seven (Hammond 22; Huria three for 30, Beere two for 17, Jones two for 0) on the first innings. Junior Ohoka 110 (S. Frampton 37, J. Scott 45: A. O’Loughlin two for 43, L. Leamonth two for 30) beat Cust 62 (A. O’Loughlin 12, R. Gillespie 12; Waters four for 21. Frampton one for 5, Vette two for 11. Robinson one for 6, Truman one for 4) and 8 (Waters two for 5, Frampton six for 3). « , Amberley 132 for fotfr (Beamsly 33, Bailey 32, Arthur 28, Ford 24 not out; Marsh two for 26, Adams two for 32) beat Oxford 78 (Inwood 24, Bailey 15, Parkes 14; Beamsly four for 24, Demmock two for 8 Arthur three for 25, Wills one for 5) and 56 for five wickets (Adams 28 not out) on the first innings. Kaiapoi beat High School on the first innings.