INNINGS VICTORY

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1941, Page 6

INNINGS VICTORY

FOR CANTERBURY Otago Bat Better [Per Press Association] DUNEDIN, February 10. Defeat by an innings and 18 runs was the fate of Otago in the return cricket match with Canterbury, which was finished at Carisbrook early this afternoon. The fact that the defeat was not considerably heavier was due to a much-improved display of batting by some of the Otago players. They started in the morning, after having scored 187 and 118 for six wickets, in reply to Canterbury’s total of 507 for six ’ wickets (declared). Knight, Chettleburgh and J'. D. Blakely batted so much more confidently that there were grounds for a' hope for some time that the visitors would have to bat again. Knight took the honours of the day with an innings of 152, an addition of a neat 100 to his overnight score. His aggregate for the match was 208, a really outstanding performance considering that his team’s aggregate was 489. The Knight-Chettle-burgh partnership added 129 runs. Details: —■ CANTERBURY First Innings —507 for 6 wickets dec. OTAGO First Innings—lB7 Second Innings Knight, b. Burgess 153 Leader, b. Roberts “ Robertson, c. Burgess, b. Cameron 0 Mills c. Cromb, b. Roberts 13 Smith, c. Roberts, b. Cromb ... 10 Duncan, lbw., b. Cromb 0 Geary, c. James, b. Cromb 1 Chettleburgh stp. Harbridge, b. Cromb 64 Blakely, c. Cameron, b. Burgess 28 Groves, c. Cromb, b. Anderson ... U J. W. Blakely not out 5 Extras 43 Total '• 302 Bowling: Cameron 1 for 65, Roberts 2 for 38, Burgess 2 for 49, Cromb 4 for 72 Anderson 1 for 58, Hadlee 0 for 7.