PLUNKET SHIELD

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 December 1934, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND A KEEN STRUGGLE [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, December 27. The complexion of the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Auckland was completely changed today. Last evening Canterbury finished an inglorious innings for 230, leaving them with a deficit of 49 runs on the first, innings. To-day, Auckland were all sent back for the low score of 187. and Canterbury scored 91. runs for no wickets. With a whole day of play and all of the wickets in hand, the score of 146 required for an outright win should be easy for the strong Canterbury batting side. Scores: — AUCKLAND, First Innings .. .. 279 CANTERBURY, First Innings .. 230 AUCKLAND. —Second Innings. Whitelaw, run o#. .. .. .. .. 27 Edmonds, b Rollarts 2 Weir, lbw., b Roberts 42 Vivian, c Roberts, b Graham .. 7 Townsend, b Andrews 2 Bush, b Roberts 55 Wallace, c Andrews, b Graham .. .27 Matheson, not out 11 Sale, c Allen, b Andrews .. .. 0 Garrard, b Graham 0 Cowie, run out 2 Extras 12 Total 187 Bowling: Roberts 2'B overs, 8 maidens, 39 runs, 3 wickets; Andrews 22/G/43/2; Lester 17/2/40/0; Page 7/1/21/0; Graham 18/7/27/3; Oliver 1/0/5/0. TO-DAY’S PLAY CHRISTCHURCH, December 28. Canterbury needed 146 to win when it continued the second innings this morning. Conditions were anything but promising when Kerr (40) and Bellamy (37) resumed the innings. The weather was cloudy with a strong sou’wester. The batsmen started carefully against the bowling of Cowie and Townsend. Bellamy brought the hundred up after 115 minutes, by driving a full toss from Cowie to the off boundary. Ten more runs had been added when Cowie clean-bowled Kerr 110 —1/46. Kerr batted 125 minutes, and hit seven fours. Canterbury lost another wicket soon after, Bellamy going l.b.w. to Townsend 112—2 —49. Cowie’s bowling was keeping the batsmen comparatively quiet. Page brought 130 up with a cut off Cowie through the slips to the boundary. Cromb started carefully but soon livened up and reached 20 with a lusty drive off Townsend which bounded over the fence. He continued to bat brightly but when 38 was caught at cover by Bush off Cowie. He hit seven fours, and his innings lasted forty-eight minutes la 6 —3—3 B. . Oliver joined Page. Canterbury then still had to get 81 runs for a win. Oliver cut Cowie to the boundary, and turned him to fine leg for a pair. Townsend came on. His good length kept Page fairly subdued. The score crept up, however, both men penetrating the slip cordon; 170 appeared. Thirteen was the devil’s number for Page, a kicking ball from Cowie struck him on the glove, and Vivian took an easy catch at silly mid on 172—4/13. Page was batting well. His dismissal was unlucky. At this stage Cowie had three wickets for 48 runs Hadlee joined Oliver and turned Townsend to the leg fence, and Oliver brought ISO up with a late cut on Cowie, also a boundary. From the next ball he was missed by Matheson in the gully. CANTERBURY—Second Innings. Kerr, b Cowie .. ‘ Bellamy, lbw., Townsend .. • • 4J Cromb. c Bush, b Cowie Page, c Vivian, b Cowie Oliver, not out Hadlee, not out *’ Extras Total for 4 wickets .. .. 199 CANTERBURY WINS. CHRISTCHURCH, December 28. Canterbury beat Auckland by five wickets. REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. Mr. W. Barlow has chosen the following representative team to play on Sunday: —• V Westland, at Kanieri:— O. Morris, N Baylev, F. Bayley, J. Mathews, M. Marshall," W. Rapley, G. Simmonds, C. Restieaux, J. Heasley, J. Cornish, C. Dewar. • , Any player not available should ad- | vice the Association secretary. I ■ I. MATCHES POSTPONED. Two representative matches which were to have been played against Inon gahua teams at Grey mouth on Sunday, will not now be played, owing to I Rcefton players being unavailable.

Cobden v. Ross, at Ross on Sunday (train leaves 10 a.m.): Tike. Blake, Walsworth. L. East. Gilmour, Mcßain, Adams. Osmers, O’Connor, Walton, Spender, Clarke. Technical team to play on Saturday: — Vaughan, Barlow, Knapp, Davey, Lee, Baddeley, East, Jenkinson, Page, Haglund, Dewar, Gifkins.