WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY

Evening Star, Issue 19447, 4 January 1927, Page 3

WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY

LATTER IN DESPERATE POSITION LPea United Phess Association.J CHRISTCHURCH, January 3. The Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. 'Wellington, was continued in fine weather. The sky was overcast when play was resumed, but nothing happened to impair the wicket, and it looked even faster than on Saturday. Canterbury had thus full opportunity to show whether they were of getting within striking distance ot Wellington’s big total of 48S, but were dismissed for 107 runs. There was some surprise when Wellington decided to bat again. Hiddleston and Worker opened to the bowling of Read and Cunningham. Worker was dropped in the slips early, but Hiddleston was not so lucky, Rage snapping him up in the following over. 36 1—25. Kortlang was not happy, and was just short of double figures when Cunningham beat him badly. 52—2—9. Lambert suffered a like late from the second ball he received. 523 —0. Dempster and Worker gave a scratchy display, Worker being again missed in the slips, this time by Pago, at 70. Dempster stopped a. straight one with his pads. 79—-I—l3. M’Girr was AVorker’s next partner, hut after taking a. long time to gel a dozen ho was clean bowled by Bead. 93—5—(i. James and AVorkcr put on 59 lor the next wicket, but then Worker went out Ibw to M’Beath. 152—6—70. The retiring batsman had given a far irom impressive display. He had given three distinct chances, besides having one or two lucky escapes from being caught at the wicket. His defence was fairly sound, but his scoring strokes wero for the most part not well timed. AA'hen Hollings and James got together they gave a display that impressed the critics, Hollings, especially, playing chancclcss, but still aggressive, cricket. James got out from a rash stroke, failing to get properly on to one that he tried to lift into the outfield. 194—7—44. Badcock joined Hollings, hut was not in his Saturday form. However, he made 29 in quick time, and was then caught at the wicket. Brice then assisted Hollings to play out time. Scores ; CANTERBURY. First Innings 107 AVEL LING TON. First Innings 188 Second Innings. J. S. Iliddleston, c Page, h Cunningham 25 R. !)e I'. AVorkoc Ibw b M‘Heath 70 R. J. Kortlang h Cunningham ... 9 11. N. Lambert b Cunningham ... 0 C. S. Dempster Ibw b Bead 13 H. ,M. M'Girr b Bead 6 K. (', James c Oliver h M'Brath ... Tt A. Al. Hollings not out ... 45 F. T. Badcock e Boon b Read ... 29 AA. P. Brice not nut ... 7 Extras 1C) Total for eight wickets ... 261