ANOTHER RECORD

Evening Star, Issue 20995, 8 January 1932, Page 12

ANOTHER RECORD

AUCKLAND'S INGLORIOUS INNINGS ALL OUT FOR 56 [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 8. Auckland made a sorry start in the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury, which started at Eden Park today. The wicket and outfield were fast, and Auckland appeared lucky when they won the toss. Frater and Whitelaw opened the innings to the bowling of Cromb and Burrows. They started confidently, and soon ran to double figures, but at 19 the partnership was broken, Whitelaw edging a ball from Burrows to Bellamy in the slips. 19—1—9. Weir came in. Burrows had struck a length, and neither batsman could get him away. Then Frater edged Burrows, and again Bellamy took a nice catch low down. 26—2—17. Vivian started by lifting Burrows for the boundary, and Page spread Canterbury’s net deeper. Weir was playing “ rock,” but he snicked a swinger from Cromb, and Burns at the wickets caught him. 34—3—0. Without a run added Vivian lashed furiously at Burrows, and lifted the ball high above Cromb’s head a* mid-on. Cromb ran back for an easy catch. 34—4—7. M‘Coy came in and hit the first ball back to Cromb. 34—5—0. ... • Neither M'Millan nor Gdlespie seemed happy with the eager fieldsmen crowded on them. M'Millan put his pad in front of a straight one from Burrows. 39—6—5, Without a run added Clark edged Burrows to Merritt at first slip, but Merritt missed the catch, and the ball trickled to the fence for 4. Merritt came on, and Clark spooned one gently back to him, amid laughter and cheers. , , Seven runs later Matheson called tor a run, but Burns was too quick for Gillespie, and whipped the bails off. Eight for 53. Without addition to the score Matheson snicked one from Merrit to Cromb, who was fielding close up. 53—9—6, Cleverley and Smith were left. Smith miss-hit a 2 ofi Merritt. _ Then Merritt tossed up one which’he did not attempt to play, and there was a roar of laughter when the ball broke fast on to the sticks. Auckland’s inglorious display had lasted eighty minutes. Burrows broke the back of the batting with superb length bowling, to which a pronounced off swing was added, and Merritt finished off the tail with his wrong ’uns. , _ , At the lunch adjournment Canterbury had lost one for 27. Details: — AUCKLAND. First Innings. Prater o Bellamy b Burrows ... 17 Whitelaw c Bellamy b Burrows 9 Weir c Burns b Cromb 0 Vivian c Cromb b Burrows ... ... 7 M'Coy c and b Cromb ... ... ... 0 Gillespie run out ... 3 M'Millan Ibw b Burrows ... ... 5 Clark c and B Merritt ... 4 Matheson c Cromb b Merritt ... 6 Cleverley not out 1 Smith b Merritt ... 2 Extras ••• 2 Total ... ... ... ... 56 Bowling Analysis.—Burrows, four for 24; Merritt, three for 6; Cromb, two for 24. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Kerr c Vivian b Cleverley ... ... 3 Crawford not out ... 10 Roberts not out 3 Extras 11 Total for one wicket ... 27