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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 30, 4 January 1927, Page 4

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES. WELLINGTON’S BIG LEAD. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 3. The Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Wellington, was oontinued today. The weather was fine and tire sky overcast when play was resumed this morning. Nothing happened to impair the wicket, and it looked even faster than on Saturday. Canterbury had thus a full opportunity to show whether they were capable of getting within striking distance of Wellington’s big total of 488, but unaccountably collapsed, the whole side being disposed of for 107. Apart from Page and Patrick the batsmen shaped very poorly indeed. Though 381 runs ahead, Wellington decided to take no risks in view of tho fact that in the past Canterbury have frequently come to light in the second innings and pulled many games out of the fire against Wellington, both in Christchurch and in the capital city. The end of the day saw Wellington with 264 runs for eight wickets, being so Following were the scores : WELLINGTON. First innings 488 Second Innings. Hiddleston, c Page, b Cunningham 25 Worker, l.b.w, Kortlang, b Cunningham 9 Lambert, b Cunningham 0 Dempster, 1.b.w., b Read 13 McGirr, b Read , 6 James, c Oliver, b Mcßeth 44 Hollings, not out 45 Badcock, c Boon, b Read 29 Brice, not out 7 Extras 16 Total for 8 wickets 264 CANTERBURY —Fiifet Innings. Crawford, b McGirr 1 Woods, b McGirr 5 Page, c Hiddleston, b Henderson 30 Gregory, c James, b Henderson... 10 Oliver, c Hollings, b Brice 16 Boon, b Henderson 0 Patrick, run out 32 Sandman, b Brice 2 Read, b Brice 2 Cunningham, c James, b Henderson 0 Mcßeth, not out 3 Extras 6 Total 107 Bowling analysis: Badcock took 0 wickets for 22 runs; McGirr, 2 for 31; Henderson, 4 for 29; Brice, 3 for 19. OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. DUNEDIN, Jan. 3. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Auckland was continued to-day in fine weather, Otago in their first innings making 336. At the end of play for the day Auckland had lost two wickets for 212. Detailed scores were as follow: AUCKLAND. First innings 155 Second Innings. Bowley, e sub., b Torrance 85 Mills, run out 34 Cooper, not out 55 Gillespie, not out 19 Extras 19 Total for two wickets 212 Bowling analysis: Dickinson took no wickets for 61 runs; Blunt, none for 42; Torrance, one for 40; A. W. Alloo, none for 21; Zimmerman, none for 8; Shepherd, none for 21. OTAGO. —First Innings. Blunt, c Dacre, b Bowley 60 Knight, c Dacre, b Cooper 58 Cherry, 1.b.w., b Matheson 22 Dickenson, 1.b.w., b Bowley 6 Shepherd, c Gillespie, b Bowley... 46 A. \V. Alloo, b Alicott 48 Blamires, run out 62 H. C. Alloo, 1.b.w., b Matheson ... 0 Zimmerman, o Bowley, b Matheson 2 Torrance, b Bowley 19 Green, not out 9 Extras 10 Total 336 Bowling analysis: Matheson took three wickets for 82 runs; Bowley, four for 110; Alicott, one for 49; Cooper, one for 30; Player, none for 47; Dacre, none for 14. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. AUCKLAND, Jan. 3. The junior representative cricket match between Auckland and Wellington ended in a draw. When play was resumed to-day, Auckland had made 340 (declared) in the first innings and Wellington had lost four wickets for 82. Wellington carried their first innings to 136, and, following on, played out time with the loss of five wickets for 160. In Wellington’s second innings a splendid effort was made by Crook and Bauber, whose first wicket partnership yielded 77 runs. .WALKER SHIELD MATCHES. AUCKLAND, Jan. 3. The Walker Shield match between teams representing the Canterbury and Auckland Suburban Cricket Associations resulted in a draw. Auckland in their first innings made 296, to which Canterbury replied with 234, including a century by B. Morris. Auckland declared their second innings closed at 128 for one wicket, and Canterbury had lost three for 16 at the close of play. Wellington, as the only winner in Hie tourney (96 runs’ victory over Canterbury), holds tho shield for the ensuing year. DRAWN GAME AT GISBORNE. GISBORNE, Jan. 3. Continuing the game against the Auckland touring team. Poverty Bay scored 220 runs (G. J. Robertson 100, Cooke 36). Weir took three wickets for 17 runs. Batting again, Auckland made 193 (Butler 32, McCarthy 28). Poverty Bay, requiring 176 runs, lost nine wickets for 74 runs on a soaked pitch and in bad light. Butler appealed at 5.30. The match was drawn.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH,

ANOTHER GOOD SCORE TO PONSFORD.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. In the Sheffield Shield match South Australia in the first innings made 148 (Williams 21, Pritchard 06. Grimmett 19). Morton took five wickets for 70 and Blackie four for 59. • There were light showers in the morning and the wicket was a bit tricky. The visitors made a poor showing against the deadly bowling of Morton and Blackie, the first seven wickets yielding only 60 runs. Pritchard and Grimmett stemmed the debacle for a time, the partnership putting on 53. Onco the partnership was broken the bowlers made short work of the remaining batsmen. * in the second innings had

three wickets down for 168 ((Woc}d: ; ; 34, Ponsford 84, Hendry not||)i(|t_ (fy when stumps were drawn. jlEk . Ponsford and opetifi] brightly, cutting and driving freely. Ai. ter losing Woodfull, Ponsford , lookn,] like adding another three figjjjre scor e to his list, but had tho misfortune t 0 get leg before. He gave tWft;;'chanoe s To-day he passed tho coveted; fiyirk of 5000 runs made in first cl«Bricli et Hendry played bright ' ericHß};' Tl l 0 bowling looked easy. .Victoria’s first innings scorHjjfciw