THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 40, 30 January 1911, Page 8

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

AUCKLAND v. CANTERBURY.] CANTERBURY ON A SOFT WICKET. Auvk'and, Jan. 30. The weather is threatening for the secund day of the Plunket Shield match. Canterbury v. Auckland. Canterbury went in on a wicket which was soft from the rainfall during the night, and at the outset in favour of the bowlers. Caygill and Norman started batting to the bowling of Pierce ami Kerr for several overs. The batsmen made no attempt at aggressive play, the bowling being dangerous. For the first forty minutes play onlv 22 runs were shown on the board. Olin ami Hadden took a turn at bowling, but runs continued to come slowly, the board showing 31 (Norman 19. Caygill 9) at the end of the first lioui’s play. Norman and Caygill r; a< bed 511 after an hour and a quarter s batting, and matters were progressing slowly when the first wie-k-t fell. Caygill being smartly caught by Hayward behind the wickets off a. fast one from Hadden. 1 51-11.

Lusk joined Norman, but the partnership hail only added 8 by slow cricket, when a few minutes before the luncheon adjournment Lusk hit Bim to extra cover and was caught by Brook-Smith. 2 6,2 -2. W. Carlton followed, and the pariiiership lasted over - the adjournment. On resuming, in the second over C niton was cleaned bowled by P< arson. 6-1- 3-1. emits joined Norman, and after ha'.i an hour was howled by Kerr. uo—4 —8. The following are the scores:--CAM ER BURY. First Innings. Caygill. c Hayward, b Hadden 11 Lusk, c Brooke-Smith, b Kerr.. 2 W. Carlton, b Pearson 1 b Kerr 8 N'-iwa.i. :bw. !> W. Pearson... 47 Later. Reese a?d Patrick made a stand, runs comir g slov.'y. '.’he score at 1 p.m. was five wie-kets for 127 runs.