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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 13, 29 December 1930, Page 5

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PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH WELLINGTON BEATS OTAGO. AN EASY VICTORY. |P«r Pr«u luoolatlon.l Wellington, December 28 The Ot*go-W«llin<tou Shield match w*i concluded to-day in dull, misty weather, Wellington winning by 202 runs. Otago's three remaining wickets carried the Saturday score to 195. Dunning, though handicapped by an injured ankle, gave a good display in contributing 42 runs to the total—th* best individual batting effort of the match for Otago. The la*t three men held out for threequarters of an hour. Details :— WELLINGTON. First Innings 189 Second Innings 369 OTAGO. First Innings 1 161 Second Innings. V. Cavanagh, c McGirr, b Crook 14 R. Cherry, c James, b Crook 48 R. C. Blunt, b J. Newman .... 11 J. Moloney, c McLeod, b Blundell 19 S. Elmes, c James, b J. Newman 2 F. T. Badcock, bJ. Newman ... o A. W. Alloo, o A. Newman, b Gallichan 10 GaHand, rua out 16 Dunning, b Blundell 42 Hawksworth, c James, b Cook 1 Lemin, not out 3 Extras 19 Total 195 Bowling: Crook, three wickets for 62 runs; Blundell, two for 48; A. Newmnn, none for 10; J. Newman, three for 28; McLeod, none for 12; Gallichan, ono for 16. AUCKLAND v. CANTERBURY. SOUTHERNERS BATTING WELL. (Per Preei Association.l Christchurch. Dec. 29. When the Plunket Shield match was resumed th* weather was fine and warm. Kerr (31) and Hamilton (17) resumed Canterbury’s second innings. Cleverley and Wensley, the Auckland eoaeh, handled the attack. Though cautions, the batsmen started scoring right away, Kerr Ending the boundary past point off Weasley, and again in the hext over with a powerful cover drive. Seventy went np in good time. Kerr brought 80 up and took his own score to the half-eentury with two boundaries in succession off Cleverley. He hit two more fine fonrs in the same over—sixteen off Eve balls. Matheson took over from Cleverley and Kerr got a single. Against Wensley he hit his seventh boundary of the merning. The eentnry eame up with a single to Hamilton after the innings had lasted 83 minutes. Then the scoring slowed down. Alleott relieved Wensley. who had bowled well. The batsmen were up against steady bowling and fine fielding. McCoy took over from Matheson, and the change proved effective. In playing the slow bowler Kerr hit his own stumps. He batted well for 73, and the total was 112. Roberts joined Hamilton. Details:— AUCKLAND. First Innings 164 Second Innings 537 CANTEBBURY. First Innings 229 Second Innings. Hamilton, not out 29 Kerr, b McCoy 73 Roberts, not out 1 Extrats 11 Total for one wicket 114 At lunch Canterbury had lost one wicket for 177 rune—Kerr b McCoy 73. Hamilton not out 51, Roberts not out 27; extras 26. HAWKE CUP GAME. I Per Press Association.! Hamilton, Dec. 29. Waikato retained the Hawke Cup, defeating Taranaki by 28 runs. At stumps on Saturday Taranaki’s second innings total stood at five for 100,. and requiring 159 to win, all were out for 130. CHANGE OF CAPTAIN. DEANE REPLACES NUPEN. (Received 29, 10.55 a.m.) Cape Town, Dec. 27. It is announced that Deane will captain South Africa in the remaining four teste, but as he is not available for th* Australian tour, Nupen will almost certain captain the side.