Auckland Needs 143; Cunis Wrecks Central Innings

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29714, 6 January 1962, Page 12

Auckland Needs 143; Cunis Wrecks Central Innings

(Neto Zealand Press Associatio

AUCKLAND. January 5. A brilliant spell of bowling by R. S. Cunis, the Auckland med-ium-fast bowler carried Auckland to a strong position over Central Districts at the end of the second day of the Plunket shield match at Eden Park this afternoon.

Cunis took seven Central Districts second innings wickets for 29 runs and when he took two wickets in his last ever. Central Districts were out for 146. the lowest score so far in a lowscoring match Auckland had a first innings lead of four runs and thus required 143 runs for victory. In nine minutes before stumps Auckland scored four without loss.

The pitch played a large part in the collapse of Centra] Districts. It was still grassy and the faster bowlers were able to make the ball rise sharply and occasionally a worn patch gave a shooter. However, the batting was sound until Cunis broke open the Centra] Districts innings after tea. Auckland resuming at five for 84, was immediately in trouble when P. P. W. Morris and L. A. Clark were out to the outstanding Nelson 20-year-old bowler B Hampton, when the score was 88 W. B. Norman, now more of a bowler than a batsman held the innings together in masterly fashinn. and was still unbeaten when it closed soon after lunch.

Hampton finished with the outstanding figures of 38 overs. 21 maidens 50 runs and five wickets.

G. E. Lowans and L. B Reade opened the Central Dis-

tricts’ Innings soundly and quietly. The Auckland attack began to look a little thin. Then L. A. Green, the offspinner. brought off a tremendous break and bowled Reade and 15 runs later he bowled Lowans round his legs. In his first over after tea. Cunis had M. Shrimpton legbefore and P. Maunder beaten and bowled. From then on he carved up the innings, and only a dogged stand by Hampton, who looked a most useful batsman. and I. Mummery, halted the procession. These two scored 27 for the eighth wicket. But when Cunis came back for his third spell, he took the last two wickets with his first five balls Auckland thus have a full day of play to score the winning runs with 10 wickets in hand, and the task should not be too difficult. CENTRAL DISTRICTS First innings .. ..169 Second Innings B. E. Lowans. b Green .. 29 L. B. Reads, b Green .. 35 B. Congdon, c Playle, b Cunis .. .. 14 M. Shrimpton, lbw. b Cunis 5 P. Maunder, b Cunis .. 0 1. B Leggat. b Cunis .. 9 D. V. Spence c Mclntyre, bv Cunis .. .. 3 L. Mummery, c Morris, b Morgan .. ..8 B. Hampton, lbw. b Cunis 10 I A. Colquhoun. not out .. 0 D. Kinsella, b Cunis .. 0 Extras .. ..28 Total .. ..146 Fall of wickets: one for 79. two for 92 three for 99. four for 99. five tor 114. six for 115. seven for 121. eight for 145. nine for 146 Bowling

AUCKLAND First Innings S. G. Gedye, c Colquhoun, b Hampton .. .. 17 R. M. Harris, c Lowans. b Hampton .. ~ 1 W. R. Playle. b Mummery 22 R. W Morgan, c Congdon, b Hampton .. .. 1 P. P W. Morris b Hampton .. ..33 L. A. Green, b Kinsella .. 4 W. B. Norman, not out .. 58 L. A Clark lbw b Hampton .. 1 R. S Cunis c Colquhuon. b Mummery 4 J. M. Mclntyre, b Kinsella 4 M. E. Dormer, not out .. 1 Extras .. ..14 Total for nine wickets declared .. 173 Fall of wickets: one for 15. two for 20, three for 22. four for 67 five for 84. six for 86, seven for 88, eight for 107. nine for 133.

O M. R. W F. S. Cunis 22.5 11 29 7 W. B Norman 14 10 8 0 R. M. Harris 3 1 10 0 L. A. Clark 7 3 12 0 J. M. McIntyre 15 4 22 0 L. A. Green 11 5 37 2 R. W. Morgan 1 1 0 1

Bowling R. w. o. M. D. Kinsella .. 30 12 53 2 B, Hampton 38 21 50 5 I. B. Leggat 9 3 21 0 L. Mummery 21 8 31 2 D. V. Spence 4 2 4 0 M. Shrimpton 2 2 0 0 Second Innings Gedye, not out 4 Harris, not out 0 Total for no wicket 4 Bowling O. M. R. W. Kinsella .. 2 1 4 0 Hampton .. 2 2 0 0