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Evening Star, Issue 18160, 28 December 1922, Page 8

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PLUNKET SHIELD. WELLINGTON DEFEATS AUCKLAND. CONSISTENT SCORING ALL ROUND. The match' was concluded 1 at. Wellington yesterday, when the home team won by 108 runs. Wanting 446 to win, Horspool and Anthony opened Auckland’s second innings to the bowling of Brice and Bernau. Ten appeared quickly, but at 14 Anthony was bowled by Bern an. 14—1—5. Snedden went to the wickets, and after he had scored five he survived a confident appeal for a catch behind tlje wickets. The pair went on and scored 39 before Horspool wm bowled. 39—£-22. Smith was the newcomer, and runs came quickly, 50 appearing for forty-five minutes’ play. Foot -.were frequent .during the next 40. Grant'and M'Girr replaced.’ Bernau and Brice, and 15 came off Grant’s (second over. At 96 M’Girr got Smith Ibw, and the luncheon adjournment left the score g6__3_23, Sneddon, being 38. Dacre went to the wickcte after lunch, and M’Girr’s first over saw 100 up. T]ie pair were still batting well when 150 runs appeared, wit h. Snedden 70 and Dacro 22. Bernau and Collins "were now on ine attack, but did not alter the rate of scoring. A hundred’ and eighty saw the bats■men still getting runs steadily, ana with one under 100 for the partnership pay was adjourned at 3 p.m. owing to the rain. Both batsmen were going well and was not being troumed by the bowl- ' On the resumption Grant took the ball from Collins, and. off his second ball bnedden was -caught behind the wickets. 1944 —88. M’Leod was the next man, and 200 was passed,goon after Ins arrival. His stay at the wickets was not long. A ball from Grant passed the wicketkeeper but was stopped by Collins,, aml lie as run out, a smart return finding him two yards out of his crease. 214—5-4. Garrard. was the next man. The next, 50 came quickly? 11 were compiled off one over by Grant, and 15 off the following over by Bernau, At 259 Dacre gave a hard chance off Bernau to Bnce in. the slips, and it was accepted. 259—5—68. A few balls later Patterson was caught m the slips off Brice by the substitute for Kortlang. 259-7-0. Whelan went to the wickets, and the new pair put hope into Auckland. This was the fastest scoring of the day, and 300 was soon registered. Fifteen came of! an over by Bnce, and 17 off the next by the same bowlcn Fartv-seven wore compiled off four overs bv fence and Bernau. M'Girr changed Bernau, but still the scoring was fast, six being scored off the first four balls, but off the last ball Whelan gave a chance to Brice who took a good catch .in tho slips. 531-8-50. Whelan got 50 tor twenty-five minutes’ play, including ten 4's. The last two wickets (Alcott and RounIree) did not give much trouble, the former getting 6 and the latter 3. Garrard carried his bat for a patient 56. Scores : Wellington. First innings _ 455 Second Innings. Baker b AJcott 5 Middles tone -and b Garrard 10 Bernau. c Alcott b Garrard 6 Kortlang o and b Smith ,53 Colima b Snedden _ 115 .Dempster st Rountree b Smith ... ... 70 Eonsddson b Smith 0 M’Girr b Smith * 95 Grant K Anthony 17 Cate b Anthony] ' ... ~.. 5 Brica not put .A Extras ... Total fcj M -j 396 Bowling Analysis.—Alcolt, two wickets for 99 runs j Garrard, two for 63; Anthony, two for 51 ; 'Smith, three for 105 { M’Leod, none for 29. Auckland. First innings _ 386 Second Innings. Horspool b Brice M ... 22 Anthony b Bomau _ 5 Snedden o Bonaldson b Grant 88 Smith Jbwb M’Girr „ 23 Dacre 0 Brice b Bernau 68 M’Leod mn out 4 Garrard nob out 36 Patterson o sub. b Bernau 0 Whelan o Brice b M'Girr 50 Alootfi Ibw b Hiddloston 6 Rountree b M’Girr ... 2 Extras . 35 Total ... ... ... 337 Bowling Analysis.—Brice, one wickeWor 81 run® j Bernau, three for 95; Grant, one for 55; M’Girr, three for 50; Collins, none for 22; Hiddleston, one for 1.

' THE HAWKE OUP, ■The Hawke Cup match was concluded at Wanganui yesterday, when 'the home team defeated Hawke’s Bay by 191 runs. In their eecoud innings Wanganui scored 341 (Stapleton 75, Orr 65, Loudon 62, Orton 50, Treadwell 52. and Wood; 18). Jacobsen took live wickets for 123, and O'Connell two for 63. Hawke’s Bay found the Disk of getting 465 runs _ ‘to win too ranch fed’ them, and were dismissed for 269 (Hindmarsh 70, O’Brien 50, Fryer 35, Bradbum 30, Stackwin 24). O’Brien and Hindmarsh made a good, stand for the sixth wicket, and put on 112 runs. Wood took throe wickets for 69, Tronson five for 93; and Treadwell two for 58. '• ■ M.O.C. v. NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, December 28. Rountree, the wicket-keeper of the New Zealand team, cannot play in the first test match commencing here, on Saturday next. He was lame all through the Shield match, and received several severe blows, which further incapacitated him. It is understood that a Wellington man will replace him SHEFFIELD SHIELD. VICTORIA BEATS NEW SOUTH WALES. Pm# Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. MELBOURNE, December 27. 'Tho match between Victoria and New South Wales was resumed in fine weather and on a good wicket, Tho batsmen were very cautious, and tho scoring was slow. The home team, in their second innings, lost three wickets for 178 (Ryder 56. Hartkopf 17, Bark not out 30, Woodfull not out 80). Victoria, who required 177 runs to win, thus secured a victory by seven wickets. [New South Wales made 160 in their first innings and 141 in their second. Victoria’s first innings contribution was 125.] FIRST TEST IN AFRICA. Fic.-s Association—By Telegraph—Copyright GAPE TOWN, December 27. The weather was bright and cool and the wicket good for tho continuation of the test match M.C.G. team v. South Africa. The attendance was estimated at 15,000. Tho visitors’ innings terminated half an hour before the luncheon adjournment. Blackenberg's leg theory proved most effective, and tho fielding of tho home team was brilliant. The South Africans showed more -confidence in their second inn mgs than in the first, but their batting on tho whole was on the careful side. Taylor, in particular, played warily, preferring safe, straight drives, and declining to be enticed by Woolley’s donkey drops. The bowling was consistently good in length and judgment, with frequent changes. The first century took ninety-fivo minutes, and tho second century appeared at the end of three hours’ play. Taylor’s 100 took 177 minutes. The Taylor-Ling partnership added 100 runs. Nouxs© and Braut played excellent cricket. Appeals for leg before wicket throughout tho play were numerous. and caused considerable barracking arnfflig a section of the crowd. —A. and N.Z. Cable. [Tho M.O.C. team, which had eight wickets down for 132 in their first .innings, were disposed of for 182 ; as against 148 made by South Africa. Tho home team, in their second innings, have Josh four wickets for 270 (Taylor 121 not out).]