CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 29 December 1926, Page 9

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. OTAGO. HOME TEAM’S SECOND INNINGS. NINE WICKETS FOR 281. (.aY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION ) WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. The Punket Shie d fixture, Wellington v. Otago, was resumed in fine weather to-day, Lowry (35) and Lambert (15) resuming Wellington’s second innings. Both batsmen .settled down quickly, but with the total at 118, Lambert returned a ball to Blunt, who accepted a cafch. 118 —5 —25. McGirr wag next, but soon lost Lowry, who was clean bowled in endeavouring to pull Torrance. 128 —6 —44. Hollings filled the vacancy." When the score had been advanced to 142, McGirr gave H. C. Alloo an easy catch off Torrance. 142 —7 —ll. James followed. At noon the score was seven wickets for 167 runs, Hollings 22, James 9, and extras Hollings was clean bowled by Adoo. Badcock was next, and the batting became lively, both batsmen hitting hard and often. The score jumped to 230 in quick time. The score was 241 before the partnership came to an end, Badcock being .stumped off Blunt, 241—9—35. ' Brich- was last. At the luncheon adjournment the score was nine wickets for 281. Details are: —, Worker, c Green, b Alloo 25 Hiddleston, c and b Alloo 21 Tvortlang, c B’.amires, b Alloo 0 Dempster, b Blunt ® Lowry, b Torrance 44 Lambert, c and b Blunt 2^ McGirr, c H. C. Alloo, b Torrance 11 Hollings. b Alloo ”■ James, not out « £9 Badcock. st. Green, b Blunt 35 Brice, not out Extras -r Total for nine wickets 281 PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES. AUCKLAND v. CANTERBURY. VISITORS REQUIRE 166 TO WIN. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 29. The Plunket Shield match Auckland v. Canterbury was continued to-day in dull weather. The wicket was good, favouring the. batsmen. The Canterbury innings closed at noon for 257, leaving Auckland 166 to get to win. Boon and Read, the not.out men, continued the. Canterbury innings to the- howling of Player and Alcott. and the score mounted steadily, mainly by singles. With the total at Bowley replaced Player. Light rain at this stage made the ball greasy, increasing the difficulties of the bowlers. Matheson replaced Alcott, and in the first over got Read l.b.w. The partnershin bad added 87 runs. 248 —8— 44 When Boon was 66 be gave a chance in the deep field, hut Gillespie dropped the ball.. Cunningham was run out- after making a couple. 255 — 9—2. Burrows was the last man, but bad only scored a. single when Bowley clean bowled Boon. The scores are: CANTERBURY. First Innings 12?

Second Innings. Gregory, run out ..V 6 Cox, c Cooper, b Player 10 Crawford, c and b Alcott 15 Page, 1.b.w., b Bowley 78 Oliver, b Alcott 0 Patrick, e Gillespie, b Bowley ... 8 Sandman, c and b Bowley 15 Read, 1.b.w., b Matheson V. 44 Cunningham, run out 2 Boon, b Bowley '. 72 Burrows, not out 1 Extras 6 Total 257 Bowling analysis: Player two for 50, Alcott two for 71, Bowley four for 84. Cooper none for 23, Dacre none for 16, Wilson none for 9, Matheson one for 4. AUCKLAND’S SECOND VENTURE. Mills and Bowley opened Auckland’s second innings, Talbot fielding in place of Crawford, who was indisposed. Cunningham opened the attack from the north end. Bowley scored a couple off him, and then pulled the sixth delivery into Sandman’s hands at square leg, an easy catch, which Sandman failed to hold. Read bowled at the other end, and with his sixth ball bowled 80w1ey.222. Cooper filled the vacancy. The first boundary of the innings was scored by Cooper, who drove Cunningham to the fence. The scoring became slow. At the luncheon adjournment Auckland bad made 47 for one wicket. Scores: Bowley, b Read 2 Mills, not out 24 Cooper, not out 19 Extras 2 Auckland in the first idfeings made 1 220.