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Evening Star, Issue 20996, 9 January 1932, Page 10

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PLUNKET SHIELD AUCKLAND'S DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY CANTERBURY DISMISSED FOR 218 [Per Unites Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 8. Tho Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury, which was commenced at Eden Park to-da5 r , was responsible for an unaccountable batting collapse by the home team, wliich was dismissed for 56 runs in the first innings. The wicket was good, and the weather conditions were .ideal, so that it was all the more surprising that the batsmen should fail. Some of the members of tho Canterbury team are reputed to be among tho leading batsmen in the dominion, but ■while they fared much better than the Aucklanders the visitors’ total did not reach expectations. Roberts made a ' liberal contribution to Canterbury’s total. Auckland has made a much better start in the second innings, Prater in particular playing the bowling with great confidence. Auckland’s baiting failure was most disappointing to supporters of the team. With one or two exceptions it looked as though the batsmen were out before they went in. The dismissal of Weir was really the end of tho home side. The Auckland captain has struck a bad patch in being caught. behind the wickets, his dismissal in this manner being the fourth one in succession. Vivian again threw his wicket away in attempting to force the pace too early. Frater was the only double-figure scorer and he well deserved his runs. His first stroke was an uppish one through the slips to the boundary, but thereafter he .played some good shots. The Canterbury bowlers were on top all the way. Burrows maintained a fine length, and was swinging the ball away nicely, this getting him Ins first two i wickets, both caught. Burrows, who bowled unchanged, thoroughly deaerved his four wickets for 24 rune. Cromb also was very steady, while Merritt had tho later Auckland batsmen well tied up, securing three for 6 in three overs. . Canterbury’s fielding was keen, although a few mistakes were made. Four „ chances wero declined, otherwise Auckland’s total would have been lower still. Bellamy took two nice catches in the slips. ... , \ Roberts played a solid innings, mak*Ing the top score for Canterbury, although he was unable to do much with Cleverley. He reached his half-century in sixty-four minutes, and was at tho wickets for 109 minutes. He hit eight boundaries. Crawford was in an hour for his contribution. Lester’s innings was a patient one of sixty-four minutes, but ho bad the honour of hitting the only 6 of the day. Cleverley bowled splendidly, having all the batsmen on the defensive practically throughout his twenty-three overs, six of which were maidens. Ho had plenty of pace, and_ deserved a better average- It was his strong_ attack early in the Canterbury innings that had a lot to do with keeping the visitors’ total to such moderate proportions. Vivian also bowled very steadily, keeping a good length and turning the ball well. He made good use of a patch which Cleverley had worn in making his'deliveries. Vivian was unfortunate in suffering an injury to the nail of his finger when catching Merritt off his own howling, but ho will he able to hat to-morrow. Auckland has made a better start in the second innings, Frater playing all the bowling confidently. Although Auckland is over 100 runs in arrears, the game is still interesting. Details:— AUCKLAND. First Innings. Frater c Bellamy b Burrows ... 17 Whitelaw c Bellamy b Burrows 9 • Weir c Burns b Cromb 0 Vivian c Cromb b Burrows 7 Gillespie run out ... 3 M'Coy c and b Cromb 0 M’Millan Ibw b Burrows 5 Clark c and b Merritt ... _ \ Matheson c Cromb b Merritt ... 6 Smith b Merritt , 2 Cleverley not out ••• 1 Extras 2 Total 56 Bowling Analysis.—Burrows, four wickets for 24 runs; Merritt, three for 6; Cromb, two for 24. Second Innings. Whitelaw c Cromb b Merritt ... 13 Frater not out 37 Weir not out 3 Extras ... ••• 2 Total for one wicket ... 55 CANTERBURY. First Innings. Kerr c Vivian b Cleverley 3 Crawford Ibw b Cleverley 15 Roberts b Vivian 78

Cromb c M'Millan b Vivian ... 16 Page Ibw b Cleverley 1 Lester c Matheson b Vivian 21 Powell b Matheson ... . 15 Bellamy st Smith b Vivian 15 Merritt c and b Vivian' 19 Burns c M'Millan b Matheson ... 11 Burrows not out 1 Extras 23 Total 218 Bowling Analysis. Vivian, five wickets for 59 runs; Cleverley, three for 48; Matheson, two for 57; M'Coy, none for 3; Weir, none for 10; M’Millan, none for 18. SOUTH AFRICA V. TASMANIA CENTURY TO DALTON Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. HOBART, January 8. The South Africans batted first in a match against Tasmania, which was commenced at Launceston to-day. Details: — SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Mitchell b Burrows 6 Gurnow b James 21 Taylor c Nash b James 37 Steyn b Nash 18 Cameron c Cahill b Burrows ... 17 Dalton c Atkinson b Burrows ... 100 Vincent c Rushforth b James ... 14 Morkel c Nash b Townley 15 M'Millan b James ' Van der Meuwe b Townley 3o Borne not out 1 Extras ••• « Total ■ 277 Bowling Analysis.—Nash, one for 68; Burrows, three for 59; James, four ior 67; Townley, two for 40. TASMANIA. First Innings. Atkinson not out 11 • Morrisby b Morkel 0 Extras 2 Total for one wicket ... 13 PRIMARY SCHOOLS' COACHING Boys of the primary schools selected for coaching from the north and south end schools, Dunedin, are asked to attend at Carisbrook for coaching at 2.15 on Tuesday, if fine.