CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12750, 4 January 1936, Page 7

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND SOUTHERNERS HAVE POOR “TAIL” POOR START BY NORTHERNERS COLTS TO THE RESCUE (Press Association.. 1 * AUCKLAND, Jan- 3.

In spite of the fact that it scored 271 for five wickets, . and appeared likely to compile a large first innings total, Canterbury collapsed when play was resumed to-day in the PUinket Shield cricket match against Auckland at Eden Park. The Auckland bowlers were dominant from tho start and Canterbury’s innings realised only 332 runs. Auckland did not appear to have been set a particularly hard task when it commenced its first innings on a perfect wicket, but the loss of two valuable wickets for 1.7 runs placed the side in n bad position. However, a brilliant display by Wallace, the Auckland colt, for 85 run out, retrieved the. position. In company with Hook, . another colt, who also gave a, very ..solid,display for 45 not out, Wallace provided a, splendid exhibition of all round batting. At stumps, Auckland . jvas in the strong position of having scored 248 for five wickets, with Vivian, Townsend, Cowio and Hayward to follow. Roberts was the most. consistent Canterbury Kowler in-taking one wicket for. 32 in 29 overs 15 maidens. Cromb took two for 67, but Merritt was erratic in,taking one for 87., The Governor-General (Viscount Galway) . was a. guest and shook hands with the players of both teams at tKe tea adjournment.

CANTERBURY -—First Innings— Kerr, b Vivian . ..... 62 Bellamy, e and b Vivian Hadlee, c. Vivian b Townsend 19 Cromb', c Hayward, b Cowie ... 70 Roberts, lbw, b Vivian., 50 O’Brien, ;st Hayward b Vivian 31 Oobden, c Whitelaw b Vivian... 38 Butterfield, npt out 8 Merritt, c . Whitelaw b Townsend 0 Jackman, c.- Vivian b Townsend 0 Graham, b Townsend ... ... 2 Extras 11 Total .... t „ Vii ’... ~.,322 Bowling: Cowio. 32 overs,. 7 maidens,,,6s runs, 1 wicket; Matheson 29, 11, 41, 0; Townsend 42.3, 10, 80, 4; Posties 4, 01 6,0; Vivian 56, 13, 98, 5; Weir 6,1, 21, 0.

AUCKLAND --First InningsMills, b Merritt ' . 42 Posties, e Cobdeii 1> On mb ... 8 Weir,, b Robert,■j. . ... . .... ... 0 Whitelaw, c O’Brien b Cromb ... 35 Wallace, run out ... • 85 Hook, not out 45 Matheson, not out ... .i. ... 19 Extras 14 Total for five, wickets 248 MIDDLESEX CAPTAINCY

ALLEN MAY TAKE OVER

(UiP.A. l»y El.ee.. T.d Coiri riijbt) LONDON. Jan. 2.

. The cricketer, G. 0- Allen,, will probably take over the captaincy of .the Middlesex team froiii Ro’binß who, although reappointed ns . captain, finds that Ipisijiess ..will pfqvgrit his playing regularly. Thus Allen will gain experience in- leadej-shi'p wlilcli he at present lacks, removing ohject’ions to his captaincy against Australia. . . ; It is understood that Robins will he able to go to Australia if seleet-

.-ft >„• Vni-v. SHEFFIELD SHIELD

(U.P.A.' bv Elec. Tel. Copyright). (Received Jan. 3, -11 p.m.). SYDNEY, Jan. 3. ; In the. Sheffield. .Shield match, Queensland, in its first innings, made 344—Christy (in) 51. Cooper took three for 66; White two for 28: Hynes, two. for 26. New South Wales, in. its second innings, have, lost nine for 376—Hynes 36, Easton 40, Marks '2Ol. Marks batted aggressively for 269 minutes and hit 24 fours. < MELBOURNE. Jan. 3. In the Sheffield Shield match, Victoria, in its first innings, lost ■ nine for .310—Seaife 48, Gregory 80, Plant 42. Play was twice held up owing *o successful appears against the light.

BRADMAN’S RECORD FIVE SCORES OVER 300 IXT.P.A. by ,Elec.,Tel. Copyright). MELBOURNE, Jan, 3. D. G-. Bradman’s score of 357 runs for South. Australia, in the Sheffield Shield fixture is the highest score ever, made against Victoria. Bradman is. the only batsman to score .over 300 five times. He has now reached the. doubles century on 23 occasions, equalling Hammond’s, record, and has now scored 54 centuries in first-class cricket, the only Aus tralian ahead of him being Bardsley, with 56 centuries.

TO-DAY’S GAMES TEAMS, SELECTED Teams chosen for to-day include the following : Civil Service: Mason, Bignall, Carr Lee, Higgs, Revell, Thomson, Ingram, Hart, Griffiths; and Clark. H. 5.0.8. (A) v. Marist A: Jennings, E- H. Dow, Sharp, Wilson, Nicholson, Wells, Slade, Spence, Niven, Hockley, White.