PLUNKET SHIELD.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1912, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD.

m CANTERBURY^ TAIL FAILS' , SAUNDERS BOWLS WELL. \Vt IKUSttRArtt— FB.KSS .ASSOCIATION.] .CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Rain fell all Saturday night, and the weather has been dull since. The coridi- , tiona were gloomy ' and cold when the Plunket Shield match- was resumed atLancaster Park. Half an hour served to close^ Canterbury's second innings this morning. Saunders and Brice bowled remarkably well, and vv^th little, assistance from the wicket. ' Saunders, whose one wickot on Saturday cost 72 runs, got four for 44 — • Sandman hit over a full-toss, T. Carlton was bowled by a* hot off-break, Patrick was smartly takan by Mahoney at third man, and Boxshall was clean bowled. The fqllowinjj are the scores: — CANTERBURY.— Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis — Saunders, fivo wicketsfor" 76, .Patrick none for Z&f Brica four for 33,- Gibbes none for 33, Fenton one for 17. , WELLINGTON'S FINAL EFFORT. Midlane ami Gibbes opened Wellington's nedond innings. Midlano was unusually' aggiessiye, and ran into double figures. With thirty on the board, Recce boat him" badly. 31—1—18. Mahony joined Gibbes, and both batted confidently. The score at luncheon adjojurnment being 60 for one wicket. (*ibbon (not out), 20; Mahony (not out), 11. Extra-, 13. - THREE FOR 84. Later. the wicket had improved after lunch. The batting of Gibbes and. SJahony was patient. In , Reese's third over Mahony was beaten by a break back. C6 — 2—14.2 — 14. - .Blamires was the next batsman. There v/iB a further period of slow batting ; then the naw-comer put his leg in front to' Fveese. 84—3—7. Gibbeg is not out 27.' •At 3 o'clock, Wellington's score was llff for 3. Gibbes (not out), 40; Brice (not out), 1(J. •

3, B. Lußk, c Blamiras, b Brico .:. 29 > W. Hayes, o Berendsen, b Brico ... 17 '] L Norman, b Saunders 31-' W. Carlton, l.b.w'., b Brico 3 ] D.-Keese, c Sannclers, b Brice 0 , 5. G.'fiickinott, I.b.w.,^b Teuton " .. Z&\ W. K. Patrick, o Mahoney, b Saanders 47 ', j. Sandman, b Saiinclers ... ... 20' f. ' Carltbn, bSaundera 0 Soxshall, b Satindors ... ... ... V Bennett (not ovit) 1 > Extras ... ... 35