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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11405, 5 January 1931, Page 7

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PLUNKET SHIELD. HUGE SCORE BY CANTERBURY. 1.. ■ , ‘WELLINGTON WILL DO WELL TO WIN. (Press Association.i CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 3. i Canterbury made a valiant effort to escaptf defeat by Wellington in the Plunket Shield match to-day. Thanks to the excellent batting of Page, ■ Oromb, Lester and Merritt, Canterbury compiled the huge- score of 519, leaving. Wellington 383 runs to get in the last innings of the match' for a win. Wellington made a had beginning, losing three wickets for 51 runs. CANTERBURY. First Innings ... ... ... 214 1 —Second Innings.— ,T. L. Kerr, b Blundell ... ... • 9 I. M. Hamilton, run out ... 24 A. W. Roberts, c James, b Crook 116 R. O. Talbot, b Massey 61 M. L. Page, b McGirr' 116 ,T. Jacobs, b Crook . 9 I. B. Cromb, c Massey, b J. Newman 65 S. G. Lester, b McGirr ... ... -19 W. E. Merritt, b Massey 38 N. Doreen (not out) ... 28 W. H. Cunningham, b McLeod 8 Extras ‘l4 Total ...' L. 519' Bowling: H. B. Massey ,tAVO for 98; E,. D. Blundell, one for 50; A. Newman, none for 21; J. Newman, one for 81; R. Crook, two for 105; E. G. McLeod, one' for 103; H. M. McGirr, two for. 17. WELLINGTON. —First Innings.— C. S. Dempster, lbw b.Talbot ... 41 A .Newman, c Doreen, b Cunningham 4 Iv. C. James, c Doreen b Mer- . ritt , ; ... ... .... ... M H. M. McGirr, o arid b Lester ... 101 T. O. Lowric, lbw. b Cromb ... 91 J. R. Lamason, b Lester 0 R. Crook, c Cromb, b Merritt ... 14 E. G. McLeod, run out _ ... ... 14 H. M. Massey, b Merritt ... 0 J. Newman, c Cromb, b Talbot 22 13. I>. .Blundell, not out ... 2 Extras ... 30 Total 351 Bowling analysis: R. 0. Talbot, two wickets for 41 runs; W. R. Cunningham, one for 80; W. E. Merritt three for 80; S. G. Lester two for 36; I. B. Cromb one for 61; A. W. Roberts none for 6; M. L. Page, none for 4. —Second Innings.— C. -S. Dempster, o Jacob- 14 Page 26 T. C. Lowrv, c Talbot. 1) Cromb 6 E. G. McLeod, lbw, b Page ... 11 H. M. McGirr (not out) 0 ,• Extras 8 Total, three wickets for 51 OTAGO V. AUCKLAND. (Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 3. In the Plunket Shield match Otago versus Auckland to-day, the home team, with eight down for 264, resumed its innings and carried its total to 323, leaving Auckland 128 to get to win. Alloo made 37 and Hawkesworth 1; the not out man carried his bat for 27. Auckland’s opening batsmen, Postles and Mills, coriimenced the second innings, the latter being howled by* Blunt when 31. Weir was the ..next man in and, with Postles, held the wicket, till rain stopped play at 12.50. A short resumption after lunch saw the. visitors get 75 of the 128 needed to win, but- rain caused a further adjournment and, as it, was still pouring at 4 p.m., play was abandoned for the day. OTAGO. —First Innings.— Cavanagh, lbw, b Wcnsley ... 11 Cherry, b Cleverley 1 Dickinson, b Mathieson 5 Moloney, c Wensley, h Cleverley 1 Blunt, b Cleverley . 40 Badcock, b McCoy 11 Elmes, b Wensley 8 Galland, lbw, b. Mathieson ... 10 Alloo, c AVensley, b Mathieson 0 Hawkesworth, not out, 17 Leinin, b Cleverley 1* Extras .... ••• 60 Total ... n: ... 135 , —Second Innings.— Cavanagh b Mathieson 8 Cherry, b AlJcott 14 Blunt’ c Thakohau, h Cleverley. 43 Dickinson, c and-h AA T eir, ... 59 Moloney, c AA T eir, h McCoy ... 18 Badcock, 1> Allcotfc ... 70. Elmes. .1) Cleverley ... 16 Galland, c Postles, h AVeir ... ■ .0, Aloo. ‘lbiv. b AVensley ... .... ,17 • Hawkosworth, ■ not out 27 Leinin, run out , H Extras ..,. v 20 Total. ... 323 BoAvling: Mathieson, one for 70 ; Cleverley, t\'ro for 67; Allcott, tivo for 29 ; AVensley, one for 50 ;* McC'oy, one for 52; AVeir,-'twp, for 35: . , AUCKLAND. First Innings ...331 Second Innings.— Mills, b Blunt .... ... ... .... 31 Postles, (not out) ... 29 AATeir (not out) ... ... ... ... 14. Extras 1 Total for one wicket 75 t- BoAvlirig: Dickinson,, none for 21; Badcock, none for 13; Alloo, none Tor 13 ;,TBlunty .one' for 18;":Leinin, none for 2; Elmes, none for 7. ; AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. SHEFFIELD 4 SHIELD. MATCH. • , ’ " r .'’ ' : \ nj;P A. by .Elec. Tel: Copyright) MELBOURNE, an. 4. . Tn the ShelHld Shield cricket match. Victoria in,:the.;first innings, made 380 (Oakley 108),/ South Ausr trajia. in the second- innings' have lost' two Tor-; 110 (Harris; 20y ,Nitiscki 22, H’pck not out "31, Richardson not out ’2D).