PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 January 1928, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

FIRST INNINGS CLOSED. CANTERBURY LEAD BY 46 RUNS. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION ) AUCKLAND, Jan. 7. Ideal conditions ruled for the resumption of the Blanket Shield game to-day. Player accompanied Mills to the wickets," the former taking strike to D’. Read, while Merritt trundled at the other end, and off the first ball Mills survived a stumping appeal. Player drove Read to the fence with hLs only scoring stroke, third ball of the-* following over seeing Player caught bv Hamilton in the slips. Weir got. Read to the off for a Coupie of singles, and when he played Merritt the outfield crowded in, but Auckland’s colt hit out. strongly. Weir next turned New Zealand’s champion bowler to the boundary. Mills also square-cut him for a brace and reached Off. Weir was playing soundly. to Merritt. Mills began to exploit crisp cover-driving, but the Canterbury lielci was deep, apd it was difficult to get more than singles. The first ball or Read’s next over rose sharply, and Mil’s touched it for Hayes to snap him behind the wickets. The outgoing batsman had been at the wickets foi three hours, and had played a very sound innings. 179 —8 —64. Matheson came next and jumped out to drive Merritt for three. Read s next hall was fatal to Weir, who snicked it to Haves, who held well low down. 182-9-9. Scott was the last man. Matheson hit Read for four to leg, and Scott pulled Merritt to the boundary. A few singles were added, and Matheson snicked "two through the slips. Merritt terminated the innings by clean bowling Matheson, the hall turning sharply. 198—10 —10. „ The innings lasted 3 ho tins To minutess. Auckland’s concluding scores were as* follow (earlier scores being given on page 3) : Mills e Hayes, b Read Player, c Hamilton, b Read 4 Weir, c Hayes, b Read 9 Ma-lieson. b Merritt 1” Sfott. not out q Extras ••• _ Total 198 Bowling analysis: Read took four wickets for 57 runs, Merritt five for 39. Newman one for 49. Gregory and Hamilton opened Oantorbury’s .second innings at 12.30. Scores were as follow: CANTERBURY. Second Innings.

Gregory, c Bow’cv, b Anthony ... 12 Hamilton, b Weir Rage, not out ~ Merritt, not out - Extras Total for two wickets 43

INTER PR O VTNC'IAL G AME

WELLINGTON v. OTAGO

WELLINGTON, Jan. 7

The Otago-Wellington match was resumed this morning ,in beautiful weather. Aitloo (50) and Cherry (o 9) continued Otago’s innings. When iplav concluded yesterday the visitors had four wickets down for 157. Massey kittled Cherry just as the batsmen ■ pnenred to he set. 167 —5—65. Gal land was next. Runs came ptead:l v . Tnttersall missed Garland oft Massuv, but in the same over Alloo was riven out l.b.w. 188 —6—5 S. Two hundred appeared after 16/ minutes |, v. F. lines fell l.b.w. to Lambert. 901 7 1. Doug 1 as took strike, Galr 0 nd batting enterprisingly. He reached 50 in 45 minutes and lifted Beard v„. six. Douglas; was slow- HA tired to hit nut at Brice and was caught by Penney 062 —B—6.8—6. Torrance was next but Gall and was caught .soon "fteV bv Tattersall off Brice. 269-9-70 Eastman did not- bat. Tatters nils and Airey opened Melfincroon’s second innings, Hirer runs ■■. n miner in 18 minutes.