CRICKET

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 990, 4 January 1927, Page 5

CRICKET

FOR THE PLUNKET SHIELD AUCKLAND v, OTAGO ’(Per Press Association) Dunedin, Jan. 3. The Otngo-Auckland Plunket Shield match was resumed in fine woatlie,. today. ; Otago continued their innings, making 336—Shepherd 46 ,A. W- Alloo 48, Ulamires 62. Mat-lie,son took 3 foi 82, and Rowley. 4 for 110,Auckland has lost two wickets lot 212—Rowley 85, Mill 34, Cooper, not out. 55. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY i. Christchurch, Jan. 3.The Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Wellington, was resumed today. The wicket was good. Canterbury scored only 107 in first innings —Patrick 32, Page* 30. Wellington (488 in the first innings) in the second lost eight for 364.—AYorke,. 70, Hollings 45 not out, James 44, Babcock 29, Diddles ton 25. FEILDING COMPETITIONS. Competition games resume on Saturday next.

,Jn the A grade the fixtures arc: Public Service v. Old Boys, Kowlini. Park No. 1 wicket ; Eeilding v. Colytou, Kohwa Park No. 1 wicket. These matches will extend over to the loth.

In the . B grade, two matches remain unplayed from the (first two pounds. The' fixtures arc as follows -

January B—Public Service- v. Wanderers, Kowhai Park No. 3 wicket; High .School find Snndon, byes. January 15 —Wanderers v. Snndon, Kowhai Park No. 3 wicket; High School and. Public Service, lives. On January 22, Anniversary Day, there will he no competition games, as the Feilding representative team will be engaged against Bangitikei in [Feilding.

On the 29tb, the second round of the A grade and the third round of the B ..grade will commence.