Rain hits Brabin games

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34037, 29 December 1975, Page 14

Rain hits Brabin games

' (N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. Teams in the Brabin Shield under-20 cricket tournament at Pukekohe had to be content with first Innings points when heavy rain washed away any hopes of outright decisions yesterday When the first round matches were abandoned at 3.30 pm., Canterbury was 22 for one m its second innings after scoring -13 in- its first against Auckland. Auckland made 256.

' Central Districts,' having dis(missed the sheld holders. WclI lington, for 91, were themselves struggling at 96 for nine. Northern Districts. 7o behind Otago 'after the first innings of las, •(Otago 230 for seven declared) Iwere 22 for one. The sun shone on saturtwj ‘ and there was bright i match, particularly m the Auck-iland-Canterbury game. i David Bull, the Canterbury ' opener, scored 92 in 163 minutes I for 13 fours. His Innings feaI tured fine driving and several : crashing hooks off the Auckland ; fast bowlers, Andrew Long, the Auckland i pace bowler, showed good coni trol and stamina In taken seven for 69 off 17 overs. Northern straggled throughout against Otago but was helped in its total of 135 by the Otago fast bowlers, who bowled 25 no-balls. Otago batted in lively fashion to earn six batting points and give them the tournament lead. With a new round of two day matches to start todav, Otago has 10 points isix batting, four bowling), Auckland nine (five batting, four bowling), Canterbury seven (five, two'. Northern Districts five <two, three;, and Central Districts and Wellington each took four bowling points. Scores:— Canterbury 213 (Bull 92, Brown 24, Long 7/69), and 22/1 drew

with Auckland 256 (Webb 88, Valentine 45, Jones 31, Joyce 30, Bateman 3/44, Marks 3/68.1 Northern Districts 155 (Johnstone 31, Graham 30; M. Bracewell 4/43, Ashworth 2/40) and 22/1 drew with Otago 230/7 declared < McCallum 54, Gin 46, Price 27. Osborne 24; B Bracewell 4/761. Wellington 91 'Burson 24, 1 Edgar 20 retired hurt; Gill 4/19) ! drew with Central Districts 96/9 (Jones 26, Farrell 3/18. Bentley ' 2/13. Whiete 2/26».