CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11404, 3 January 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

PLUNK FT SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND LEAD BY 137 ON FIRST INNINGS. CANTERBURY LOSE FIVE FOR ‘ '236 IN SECOND STRIKE. (Press Association.) 1 1 CHRISTCHURCH, .Jan. 2. The Plunkot Shield match between Wellington and Canterbury was continued to-day in perfect weather, 'flic local side improved their position a little, the Canterbury bowling improving, and the visitors were dismissed for 351 runs. Canterbury had mixed luck in the second strike, to score 236 runs for five wickets. CANTERBURY. First Innings ... 214 —Second Innings.— J. L. Kerr, 1> Blundell I. M. Hamilton, run out 24 A. AY. Roberts, c James, h Crook Ho G. O. Talbot, 1> Massey 6*Jfl AV. Jacobs, b Crook ” Al. L. .Page, not out 2l i. R. Cromb. not mil 1 Extras 13 Total for five wickets 236 WELLINGTON. First Innings.— C. S. ■ Dempster, lbw b Talbot ... 41 A .Newman, c Doreen, b Cunningham K. C. James, c Doreen, b Mer- _ ritt '(r' H. At. MeGirr, c and b Lester ... 101 T. C. Lowrie, lhw, b Cromb ... 91 J R. Lama son, b Lester 6 R. Crook, c Cromb, b Merritt ... U E. G. McLeod, run out 14 H. At. Massey, b Alerritt ... 0 j. Newman, c Cromb, b Talbot E. D. Blundell, not out J* Extras •' 30 Totn 1 ... ... ** * 30l Bowlin" analysis: R. 0. Talbot, two wickets for 41 runs; AY. R. Cunningham, one for 80; AA’. E. Merrftt three for 80; S. G. Lester two for 36; I. B. Cromb one for 61; A. AV. Roberts none for 6; M. L. Page, none for 4. OTAGO V. AUCKLAND. HOME TEAAt DISMISSED FOR- 135. BETTER SHOWING IN SECOND . INNINGS. tPress Association.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 2.

The riunket Shield match, Otago v Auckland, was continued to-day. 'The home team was dismissed for ]35, and followed on with 196 to get to avoid an innings defeat. In the second innings they have lost eight wickets for 2(34. Blunt, who took all the wickets yesterday, made. 40 and 43 to-day, and Dickinson and Badcock comprised a partnership in the second strike that provided the fastest display of the 'match. They made ,50 i n 20 'minutes. Dickinson made 59 and Badcock TO in just over an hour. Following are the. scores: —

AUCKLAND. First Innings . 331

OTAGO. —First Innings.— Cavanagh, Ibw. b Wensley ... 11 Cherry, b Cleverlev ... f Dickinson, b Matlneson ... ... o, Moloncv, o Wensley, b Cleverlev 1 Blunt, b Cleverlev ... ... ... 4U Badeoek, b AlcCoy -*4 Dimes, b Wensley •’ ° Galland, lbw, b Mathieson ... 10 Alloo, c • Wensley, b Matlneson U Hawkesworth, not out It Lemin, b Cleverlev 1 Extras •Total ' ••• Fall: 10, 25, 26, 47; 64, SI, 101, 102, 128, 135. Bowling: Mathieson 21 overs, / maidens-, 26 runs, 3 Avickets; 'Cleverlev 16:2; 6, 24, 4- Wensley 11, 2, 28, 2 ; McCoy 7', 0, 27, 1. —Second Innings.— Cavanagli b Mathieson 3 Ohcirry, b‘ 'Allcott .... Blunt, e Thakobnu. b Cleverley 43 Dickinson, c and b Weir, ... 34 MoloneV, c Weir, b McCoy ... 1» Badcock, b Allcott Dimes, b Cleverley A X Galland, c Poktles, b Weir ... 0 Aloe, in . , ... ••• V Hnwkesworth, in ... 2 Extras ... ... ••• >•• - 10 : Total" for 8 wickets •••••• 264 Bowling: Cleverley, two for 50, AllColt, two for 20; Matlneson, 58 *' AVoinsloyv nono foV 42'» McLo/» one.for.' Weir,"two' fbr3s. VTCTORTA V. SOUTH’ ADS- , TRALTA. c , . (D.r,A, by Elec. Tol. Copyright.) (Received '.Tan.' 2. 10 p.m.) V MDLBOTTBND, Jan 2. In the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia; Victoria, in its-first innings'has J lost six for 2>‘3 —O’Brien 75, Ryder 19 and Oakley 41.