CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 6 January 1930, Page 9

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD GAME CANTERBURY SCORE STEADILY. FIVE DOWN FOR 234 RUNS. | (By Telegraph —Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Jan. C. The Plunket fc-hieid match between Auckland and Canterbury was resumed at Eden Park at 11 a.m. to-day. The wieKet was surpnsingy good, though perhaps a trifle dead after heavy rain. With two wickets down for 104, Roberts and Page resumed, for Canterbury, and .faced' tne bowling of Wens ley and ALa.t hies on. The batsmen played freely .bust good fielding prevented mu.cn scoring. Page gave a chance, driving a bad hard black to Wens ley, but the coach failed to hold it. Both batsmen played with confidence. Page reached his haiul century and the total showed 130 amid applause. -Uathiesou, who had 42 runs ia.ga.inst him for one wicket, was replaced by Anthony. Roberts -drove the ball hard back to Anthony, who dropped it. One hundred and fifty went up for 150 minutes’ play. Elliott replaced Wensley and the first bal’i of Elliott’s second over was snicked by Roberts to Weir at third slip. Roberts had batted 136 minutes for his 76, and the partnership put on 139. The score then showed 162 for three wickers. Talbot filled the vacancy. Page, who had been giving a bright display and seemed well set for a century, stepped out to one front Anthony and Rountree had- the bails off. Page batted 138 minutes, his score -including eight boundaries. 178 —I—7B , . Allen, the newcomer, played the first over carefully. Talbot almost lost his wicket in trying an impossible run. Sineeton relieved Elliott and Anthony kept sending down tempting oneisgjill Allien sent him high over the boundary, bringing the total to 202. Mills relieved Anthony who had taken, one wicket for 59. Runs followed from Smeeton’s next over, but Mills got- Talbot l.b.w. Talbot had batted 54 minute®. 227—5—24.

Kerr joined Allen and Elliott returned to bowl, relieving Smeeton. Allen was .scoring well, getting 35 in 48 minutes. At lunch the score was five wickets for 234 runs.

ENGLAND v. SOUTHLAND. VISITORS MAKE 309. FIRST INNINGS CLOSED. (By Telegraph—Press Association., INVERCARGILL. Jan. 6 The weather was clear with a glaring sun for the resumption of the match against the Englishmen on a -fast wicket. Concluding details of the M.C.C. innings are: — A'llom, b 00-upland 61 Comfordi, not out 38 The innings closed for 309 iubs, the last wicket bringing 106. Coupiiand took seven wickets for 86 runs. Southland opened disastrously, four wickets falling for 15 runs before the luncheon adjournment. Scores were as follow: Lee, b Woolley 0 Diack, b Worthington 1 Tap ley. c Allom, b Barratt 2 Anderson, c Barratt, b Woolley ... 0 Southern, not out 5 Coupland, not out 2 Extras 5 Total for four wickets 15