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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 7

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J»LUNKET SHJEUp REMAINS UP NORTH. i<OANTERBIIRY'BEATENBY,32RTJNS. -'. '(}■%•-f : -;.--, ; ; ;-,;;■■:-•. -.;/S.*■>.' ■■•';',. ■;'':,- - (BT..^EJiEGEA^H— PBISS. ASSOqiATION.).-;..,-;. ~o't' : y. ::;: ■ ■/, Auckland, Jatniary-4.. ! : ;'The : . ..Auckland-Canterbury representative cricket- mateh..for■ the- Hunket. Shield^was. ■ flhishodf to-day, resulting, : in-a : win; for-Auck-■lan'd by; 32 runs.vThe.day!s most ■:.:■. A-.-i lengthy. ..partnershipi .• between. Anthony-and;Reese;.;which : realieediß2runs,.. ; raised; the-hopes of -Canterbury's but;.the; "tail , ' -was to.-wag;in : har-. mony.with':this ; -■■?•:«.■■;> r : •..'•.■;:."'.-: ..•Tho Canterbury not but , batsmen, Anthony' and Bennett, went in on.aneasy wicket. Relf ■opened-the bowling, and-.n'ext, J over'Bennett; gotting-his .leg in .' front'.. of on.e..from ftl'Mahon', , ,' retired.. 22—4—3. ; ' Humphreys. came ihj and ran quicklv into do'ubltffigures. Shortly; after he "lifted one ; of ; Relf "s"' to the boundary— a' magnificent -,hit. r ■ Both''bats-: men.were playing 'cautiously) taking no riskswith ithe'bowling, and ; it was noticeable that great ; 'carerwas being ; taken ,; playing to M'M,ahon' a deliveries,-whioh ; were "turning a 10t, , , .Fjfty':wentjup';at n>3s; .The runs.had been uprßiowly by- singles'and two 8; until; 63- was reached,' wheri Humphreys, -by an; uppish'stroke "to square -leg off Relf;' was :oaiight by ■Hemusi'. 63-4—20. i-.r.-i'. ■•:■■■■ • Reese, filled, 'the;' viiccincy'. : -J' Steinson placed.M'Mahon, and,Reese';dpened!his.'score' with' B;^^^brace^'': to.'ijeg , ;off ;v ße\f/'".Runs);came slowly' until. 76 was preached,. when. Anthony (25)_.was.;missed■..;at ; .'midtb{f; by'-M'Mahon:. ■Playi;continued : steady,-.'although the. Auck.laud; field;'.- was .ahowing . sign's.; of, looseness. Brook-Smith ! 'relieved'Stems,on with 84 .',on 'the?-board, 'and,sent..'dowa a 'maiden'.ovbr: te; and .followed.'it ..with, another Anthony. Ninety ..went up after, a period of. . slow; play, the main ' feature of .which was n;Buccessipn'.' of. -maidens ; from each .end. seemed, to-have developed a patience foreign to his ..usual .style; but which, admirably Served' his' side'..:. Ingident'ally,,."Ke survived an , ..;appeal-, for . .l.b'.w.■ ,i/ ; off Helf,,. ,Hadden replaced , Brook-Smith,' a ('boundary" in .byes.oif .him,:.bringing 100 up., Reesei scored a bouiidary by, an off .'drive: off. Relf next over, and Anthony'late cut ;Hadden,fco the boundary .in ;the next over, and ttljen. luncheon adjournment!.was made,'the board showing .115—6—20-rAnthoriy not.': out' 1 '48, , Reese not out. 17,;..;; ~; :. .■-:: :: ■■';';'■ ■'"_'. '.'■■ ;Play was 'resumed .at .2.15. Hnssey repjacod.Mason, whose.ankle was injured in fielding' a ■ hot driyjo." , Brook-Smith,went on again,' and, : off his ''third Anthony, pulled him-.to-leg for:three, ibririgmg his halfs century, up 'as the result'of'two and..a-half' .hours' play;'- .In : Brook-Smith's",nexi over Anthony''late out ; him'to.; M'Mahon replaced Brook-Smith,, and".'ibwled I two' in his 'first; over. , .Runs' wero Coming slowly;; but' Canfabury,; stock war' I rising with. cvery_ addition to the .'score; and .Reese, again- survived, an appeal for' l.b.w.'to: Relf/y In M'Mahon's next over he lifted,' one tpVth'e'.boundary, and then' pulled Hadden'.to Square !leg, the ball .getting into Relf's hands and.out again. 'His score was then 31,' but Relf-had the satisf action :• of' getting. him' next over',':tte batsman hitting one to nis, wicket. The partnership'had put on : 82, aiid the state ' of the. poll;.was'nbw-:146—-6— '■il-. : \ ;;;'/. ■':■■.;. ;•■;'' ,

tho vacant creaso, and safely ,pla\ed out tho over. Ho opened his score with a single off M'Jlahon and, a few balls later,. 160 went up. Stomson then replaced M'Mahon, and his first ball was fatal to Anthony, the batsmen pulling it on to his wickets. 153—7-H33. Auckland hopes were rising rapidly when Orchard came in. He played out tho balance of Stemson's ever safely, and then opened his score with a snick to leg ' for a single In Relf's next over OHiyiec an appeal for a smartly tafcen catch in tho slips by Cummings. .Orchard drove Stomson "straight ahe'a,d to the boundary, and brought 6ff,a couple'of' fine off-drivos which were well fielded/ In Stemson's next over-the forcing lifted his-fifth ball-tOvßrook-smith J , near,tho,:boundary. - The ball'camo right tOihim, but tho not laocepted. < Hadden replaced Stoinson, his third ball being hit * out to the boundary ,by Orchardjlint, a couple of balls later,'Hadden olean bowled tho ,left-hander. • 173—8—18. Tho intense excitement of the afternoon was becoming' relaxed, when Boxshall came in, 47 being wanted and two ,wickots to fall. Boxhall was unsuccessfully appealed against for l.b.w. off Ifcelf, and showed his gratitude by pulling tho next delivery to itho boundary for three. Rolf's next ball clean bowled Ollivier. % 185—9—-5. Malono ' went to thp orease, with 35 runs Teqmrod, amid the fervid encouragements and wishes of Canterbury supporters. Boxshall scored a single off Haddon, antl then Malono survived an appeal for l.b.w. oft Hadden's first ball to him. Ho scored a single, and then Hadden clean bowled BoxshaU, and Auckland had won an intensely exciting game by 32 runs. An amusing scramble ensued between the two wicketkoopers for possession of tho ball—a memento of the match. The detailed soores wero as follow:—

CANTERBURY. Second Innings, •Wood, 1.b.w., b. Bolf 0 Lusk, b. Rolf 4 Sims, b. M'Mahon 13 Anthony, b. Stomson 63 Bennett, l.b.w , b. M'Mahon ' , 3 Humphrey's, o. Heinus, b. Relf £0 RaoßO, b. Relf ..' 31 OUivier. b. Rolf ' 6 Orchard, b. Hadden ... '' 18 BoTshall, b. Hadden 7. Malono, not out i . . fr 21 Total . v ,1187 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Relf ... 51 23 59 5 ' Steroson ... 15 3 * 30 1 '■ M'Mahon . . 16 i,3 43 2 Brook-Smith 14- 8 12 C ' Hadden ... 6 0 22 ' 2

CANTERBURY MANAGER'S OPINION. Tho Canterbury team leans Auckland by the southern express to-morrow morning, i Tho mombere iyero entertained at a theatre party this evening. When spoken to by a "Herald" representative, the manager of the Canterbury team said that the game had been most enjoyable, , and that he had never known a match where the play changed bo often and' interest was sustained so long. Their only i egret was that they were not taking the shield back nith them. Tho matoh had been played in tho best possible spirit. The team which played Auckland was tho very best that Canterbury could select.

WEDNESDAY CRICKET. Tho following are ttao fixtures andgronrids for the AVednosday championship matches for January 6 — Senior —Union v Rirals, No 1 Basin Rostrve, Artillery v YMO A , No 2 Basin Reserve, Oriental \ Pakeha, No 3 Basin Itesorvo Junior —Artillory v Union, No 1 Athletic Park, Vivians v Wed Cross, No 2 Athlotic Jt'ark. Oriental, in their match against Pakeha, will bo represented by Moore, Little, Cook, Hull, M'Kenzio, Truscott, Shand, Donohuo, Williamson, CusackJ and Burley The following will represent Union in their m-vteh against Rivals- —O'Sullivan, Bonner. Mulford, Novrson, Ogdtn, - Jl'Gill, Hnllis, Wholan, M'Grath, Hams, and J M'Kcnzio On Wednesday, at Ncntown Park, Veitch and Allan's Cnckct Club are to play their return matrh aßainst a team from To Aro House The following is tho team chosen for Vqitoh and Allar's —Almao, Laurie, Gosling, l)own«s, Copcland, Ham, Hudson, Wileon, Allington, ltobertson, and M'Kay