BRABIN CUP TOURNEY

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28472, 30 December 1957, Page 10

BRABIN CUP TOURNEY

Canterbury Beats Auckland (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 29. Wellington and Canterbury had decisive victories’ over Otago and Auckland respectively, and a 20-year-old university student, P. Coutts, scored a century in the second day. of play to the Brabin Cup national colts* cricket tourna*' ment at Eden Park, Auckland, yesterday. The tournament will continue tomorrow. Wellington beat Otago by six wickets, and Canterbury beat Auckland by five. Scores:— Auckland v. Canterbury AUCKLAND P. Morris, c Beban, b Prouting 0 B. Wood, c England, b Motz .. 35 R. Morgan, c Pankhurst. b Beban 71 P. Smith, b Beban .. .. 2 M. Ellis, lbw. b Motz .. 17 M. Kemp, c ana b Beban .. 1 J. Behrent, b Motz ..5 L. Green, c Rippon, b Beban .. 2 Lynch, c Rippon. b Beban .. 13 D. Anderson, not out .. 10 Extras .. ..18

-Total ..174 Bowling.—Motz, 20 overs, 8 maidens, 48 runs, 4 wickets; Prouftog, 17. 6. 33 1; Cole, 15. 5, 23. 0; Beban. 26.5, 7. SO, 5 • CANTERBURY J. Wood, b Green .. 35 M. Rippon, c Giles, b Anderson 12 D. Hill, not out ... .. 96 R. Andrew, c Morgan, b Green 3 F. Thompson, lbw, b Lynch .. 0 B. Pankhurst, b Green .. ... 6 J. England, not out ~51 Extras .. .. ..11 Total for five wickets .. 214 Bowling.—Anderson, 14 overs, 1 maiden, 52 runs, 1 wicket; Behrent, 12, 3, 35, 0; Green, 26,* 5, 66, 3; Lynlh, 11, 2, 26, 1; Morgan, 14, 4, 27, 0. Otago v. Wellington s OTAGO I. Smith, c Therkleson, b Bray .. 8 J. Williams, c Crombie, b Reid 25 R. Proctor, b Reid .. j .. 25 R. Hendry, b Wilson 8 A. McCallum, c. Therkelson, b Reid .. ~ .. 63 G. Isaacs, b McConnell .. 11 P. R. Chetwin, lbw, b Reid .. 11 J. Briggs, not out . .. 10 G. Golden, c Therkleson, b Wilson .. .. 1 J. Thompson, lbw, b Wilson .. 10 M. Anderson, b Wilson .. 0 Extras .. .. .. 5 Total .. ..177 Bowling.—Wilson, 23 overs, 6 maidens, 30 runs, 4 wickets; Toms, 8,3, 22, 0; Bray, 12, 7, 15, 0; Reid. 25, 8, 58, 4; McConnell, 19, 5, 39, 1; Crombie, 3,0, 14, 0. WELLINGTON P. Coutts, not out .. 103 B. Murray, c Briggs, b Anderson 21 S. Crombie, b Golden 2 I. Hastings, c Hendry, b Thompson .. .. .. 29 R. Kearns. c Thompson, b Anderson .. 26 G., McConnell, not out .. 2 Extras .. .. 13 Total for five wickets .. 196 Bowling.—Anderson, 17 overs, 3 maidens, 46 runs. 2 wickets; Thompson, 15, 2, 49, 1; Isaacs, 7,0, 31, 0; Golden, 6 0, 17. 1; Chetwin, 5,0, 24, 0; I. Smith, 2,0, 6, 0.