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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9115, Issue 9115, 11 January 1910, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND BEATS CANTER BURY. AND KEEPS THE PLUNKET SHIELD. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 10. The second attempt this season to wrest the Plunket Shield from the grasp of the Auckland Cricket Association has failed, the Canterbury team being beaten by seven wickets. When heavy rain fell on Saturday night and yesterday it was thought Auckland might have some difficulty to make the runs required, but this was done to-day, on a wicket which was rapidly improving, at the cost of only throe wickets. Canterbury carried its second innings score to 23S before being dismissed. Carlton carried his bat through the innings from the first wicket down, making 88. Auckland knocked up the runs required (104) in 84 minutes. The finish was sensational, for with 92 on the board, Homus hit two successive deliveries from Orchard clean over the boundary, this finishing the game. He made 4o not out. Scores were as I follow:—

CANTERBURY—First Innings.—l4o. CANTERBURY—Second Innings. Patrick, c-Howden, b Relf ... 2 D. Reese, c Oliff, b Howden ... 16 W. Carlton, not out 88 H. B. Lusk. std. Goode, b Howden 17 S. Orchard, c Sneddon, b Oliff ... 36 E. C. Crawshaw, l.b.w'., b Oliff... 26 T. Carlton, b Rolf 1 W. Hayes, b Oliff 3 Addison, 1.b.w., b Relf 4 J. H. Bennett, c and b Relf ... 17 C. Boxhall, b Oliff 18 Extras 10 Total ... 238 Bowling analysis.—Relf, four wickets for 44 runs; Howden, two for 67; Oliff. four for 61; Taylor, none for 31; Hadden, none for 21; W. B. Smith, none for 4. AUCKLAND.—First Innings—27s. AUCKLAND—Second Innings. Anthony, c Orchard, b Crawshaw 4 Hemus, not out ... ... ... 45 Hadden, c Boxhall, b W. Carlton 21 AV. B. Smith, c Orchard, b W. Carlton 31 Sale, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras 3 Total for 3 wickets ... 104 Bowling analysis.—Crawshaw, one wicket for 14 runs; W. Carlton, two for 30; Reese, none for 10 ; Orchard, none for 14; Bennett, none for 29; T. Carlton, none for 4.