AUCKLAND HAS 21 POINTS

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32801, 29 December 1971, Page 20

AUCKLAND HAS 21 POINTS

(New Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND.

Auckland took the lead in the Plunket Shield cricket competition yesterday when it beat Central Districts outright at Eden Park.

Resuming at 110 for seven, Central did not look like getting back in the game and was all out for 141, still 165 runs behind Auckland’s first innings total of 414. Its batting was as inept as the first innings performance when it was forced to foUow on and the game was over after 35 minutes play today. Auckland was superior in all facets of the game and fully Reserved its 21 points —lO for the outright win and 11 bonus points—from the first game of the Shield season. Scores:— AUCKLAND First innings 414 CENTRAL DISTRICTS First innings 108 Second innings H. Sampson lbw b Williams 23 D. Payton b Howarth 8 M. Shrimpton c and b Morgan 32 M. Baker c Jarvis b Williams 0 R. Pierce c Howarth b Wil* liams 2

Fall of wickets: One for 27, two for 43, three for 52, four for 64, five for 79. six for 84, seven for 110, eight for 136, nine for 141.

K. Wadsworth c Burgess b Howarth 37 D. Neal std Dykes b Howarth 2 R. Ellis c Jarvis b Howarth 11 B. Furlong c Dykes b Howarth 10 J. Howell c Jarvis b Williams 4 A. Jordan not out .. 12 Extras 12 Total 141

Bowling O M R W Baddeley .. 4 0 19 0 Williams .. 15 3 49 4 Howarth .. 22 7 34 5 Morgan .. 8 2 18 1 Vivian .. 8 0 9 0