BRABIN SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 5

BRABIN SHIELD

CANTERBURY V. WELLING-

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(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRLSTCHURCH, Ist January. Dramatic changes in the fortunes of the opposing sides marked the first day's play in a match between Canterbury and Wellington junior (under 21) teams for the Brabin Shield, commenced at Lancaster Park to-day. Canterbury, the holders, opened the batting in miserable fashion, but good I work by the tail-enders saw the total

reach 178. Wellington had scored over 70 of the runs required for the first innings' lead without the loss of a wicket, but the fine bowling and fielding by the Canterbury boys led to the collapse of the visitors, who were dismissed for 123. Canterbury has a useful lead for the final day's play, and in the event of the match not being completed, retains the shield by a win on the first innings. Canterbury's batting was surprisingly unstable, but the worst feature was the running between the wickets. H. E. Cooke (captain;, who batted for the greater part of the innings for a valuable 39, was one of the worst offenders, and was concerned in two run-outs, which resulted in the dismissal of two batsmen who_ looked good for many more runs. Wellington's bowling and fielding were very steady. McLean kept an excellent length and direction for a long spell. Mallard (the most successful wickettaker) impressed as a googly bowler of promise. Few finer batsmen of under 21 years have been seen at Lancaster Park than McLean, who, with Duffy, gave Wellington such a good start. He played all bowlers with confidence, using a beautiful cover drive. Once these were separated none of the batsmen faced the Canterbury fast bowlers, McDonald and Andrews, with confidence. The former sent down a very fast ball for a long spell, and kept the batsmen continually on the defensive. The Canterbury fielding was first-class, and some remarkable catches led to Wellington's collapse. The following are the detailed scores: — CANTERBURY. First Innings. H. E. Cooke, c and b Mallard 39 I. E. Parsons, b Mallard 14 E. E. Grenfell, b Bartlett 3 M. Gray, run out IS J. M. Ollivier, st Watt, b Mallard .... 1 A. P. Cobden, c Mallard, b McLean .. 2 I. A. McDonald, lbw, b Stephenson .. 21 J. Hooper, b McLean 13 M. Patrick, run out 16 K. F. Cooke, b Rooke 11 S. Andrews, not out 26 Extras .■ 14 Total 178 Bowling Analysis.—Rooke took one wicket for 24 runs; Bartlett, one for 16; Mallard, three for 49; McLean, two for 56; Stephenson, one for 19. WELLINGTON. First Innings. J. Duffy, c Patrick, b R. F. Cooke .. 36 A. McLean, b Andrews 48 A. Donald, c Parsons, b McDonald 4 C. Rooke, c Grenfell, b McDonald .. 1 E. Mallard, c Patrick, b Hooper 7 J. Scott, c Andrews, b McDonald .'. 6 J. O'Loughlin, b R. F. Cooke 13 C. Bartlett, b McDonald 6 T. P. H. Stephenson, run out 1 P. Watt, not out 0 P. Nimmo, st Grenfell, bR. F. Cooke 0 Extras 6 Total 128 Bowling Analysis.—McDonald took four wickets for 37 runs; Andrews, one for 30; Hooper, one for 19; Cooke, three for 22; Patrick, none for 14.