COUNTRY CRICKET WEEK

Evening Star, Issue 23124, 25 November 1938, Page 11

COUNTRY CRICKET WEEK

RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY The second day’s fixtures for the Country Cricket Week brought together two good teams in Southland and North Otago this morning, blit the latter shaped disappointingly against fast bowling. In the match between Vincent amt South Otago tho southerners were progressing fairly well when rain fell and play stopped. SOUTHLAND V. NORTH OTAGO. This match was begun on the University Oval this morning in dullish weather. North Otago batted first and Dick and King took the score slowly to 21, when Dick was bowled by Purdue. Geddes, who followed, went at 29, and from that point Purdue and M'Kenzie were decidedly on top of the batting. Kinder, yesterday’s century-maker, put up something of a stand with Paape and, after an hour and a-half, the first change was made in the bowling with 60 up for six wickets. Forde came on in place of Purdue. With 65 up for seven wickets, an adjournment was made at 12.20 p.m. on account of rain, and there was no resumption before lunch. M'Kenzie (four for 21) and Purdue (three for 33) bowled exceedingly well. Details:— NORTH OTAGO. —First Innings.— Dick b Purdue ••• 7 King Ibw b Purdue 14 Geddes b Purdue ... ... : 5 Houghton c and b M'Kenzie ... 0 Kinder c Purdue b M'Kenzie ... 19 M'Kone Ibw b M'Kenzie 3 Hendra b M'Kenzie 1 Paape not out • 7 Cameron not out ... | Extras ® Total for seven wickets 65 SOUTH OTAGO V. VINCENT. South Otago batted first against Vincent but made a poor start, Baxter and Tomkinson being out early. Flew, Smith, and R. Stewart improved the position slightly, but Mount was bowling remarkably well. Parker livened up the'score towards the adjournment and was not out tor d2 when the bails were lifted. At this stage five wickets had fallen for 109, Mount having taken them all at a cost of 39 runs. Details:— SOUTH OTAGO. —First Innings.— Baxter c Caskie b Mount ... "... 3 Plow b Mount 14 Tomkinson Ibw b Mount 6 Smith c and b Mount 19 R. Stewart b Mount 16 Parker not out 32 A. Stewart not out ••• Extras ••• 1* Total for five wickets ... 109 TO-MORROW’S MATCH. At Carisbrook to-morrow a very interesting game should be witnessed between a metropolitan team and a team selected from the country players. The country players have shown that they have some promising material, and tliis will give tho selectors an opportunity of ascertaining if any of them are worthy of selection in the Otago team for its Pluuket Shield matches. Play will commence at 10.30 a.m., and the luncheon adjournment will be from 12.45 to 2.15 p.m.