TO-DAY'S CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24, 30 January 1911, Page 8

TO-DAY'S CRICKET.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. WICKET SOFT. [ fBX TBtEGBAPH — FBESS ASSOCIATION.} AUCKLAND, This Day. There is threatening weather lor the second day of the Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Auckland. Canterbury went in on a wicket that wa* soft from th&' rainfall daring the night, and thai at the outset was infavour of tbe bowlers. Caygill .and Norman started batting to the bowling of Pierce and Kerr. For ; several overs the batsmen made no attempt at aggressive play, the bowEng being dangerous. For the first forty minutes' play only 22 runs were shown on •five 'board. Oliff and Hadden took turn at the bo\ding, but runs continued to come slowly, th© board showing 34 (Norman 19,, Caygill 9) at the end of the first hour's play. Norman and Caygill reached fifty after an hour arid a quarter's batting, and mattsacs wene still progressing slowly, •when tiie first wicket fell, Caygill being smartly caught by Hayward behind the ■wickets off a fast one from Hadden. I— s£— l4. Lnek joined Norman, but the partnership only added eight by slow cricket, when a few minutes before the luncheon adjournment, Lusk hit one to extra cover and was caught by Brook-Smith. 2—62—2. W. Carlton followed. The partnership lasted over the adjournment, but in the second over Carlton was clean bowled by Pearson. 64 — 3—l.3 — 1. Sims joined Norman, and after half-an-hour was bowled by Keri'. Four wickets foe 80 runs. Scores : — Caygill, c Hayward, b .Hadden ... 14 Lusk, c Brooke-Smith., b Kerr ... 2 W. Carlton, b Pearson 1 Sims, b Kerr „ ... 8 Gorman, not-. out ~i ... „.. 46 ■^xtrais ..t 9 Later. Norman, when 47, was out l.b.w. to Pearson. Five wickets ,for 84. VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. .By Telegraph.— Press Association. -Copyright. (Received January 30, 9 a.m.) , SYDNEY, This Day. In the cricket match Victoria v. New South Wales the vifcitore have made 191 runs for seven wickets — Armstrong a l, Kortlang- 41, Matthews (not out) 30 being the chief scorers. (Received January 30, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Victoria's innings closed for 194 — Matthews, not out, 30. Layer did not bat, being unwell. Horden secured seven wickets for 55 runs ; Cotter, two for 42. New South Wales have no wickets down for 27.