AUCKLAND’S BAD START ON TRICKY WICKET

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2340, 9 January 1926, Page 9

AUCKLAND’S BAD START ON TRICKY WICKET

Canterbury Bowlers Get 4 for 119 BUT TAIL MAKES TOTAL 406 FOB 9 [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Last Night, The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury was commenced at Eden Park this morning in fine weather. The wicket was tricky during the morning, but Improved greatly as the day proceeded. The Canterbury bowlers took advantage of its early condition to dismiss four of Auckland’s best batsmen for 110 runs, while, with only a few added in the afternoon, Anthony was also dismissed. With the wicket improving, however, and Iffie bowlers* feeling the effect of the heat, some of the home team’s younger members arose we}l io the' task before them and made a splendid recovery. Five wickets had fallen fqy 138, but at the close of play nine were down for, 40G.

Mills and Snedden were the only two to look like scoring during the morning. Mills was going well when he failed to get on to a short ball from MoEwen and gave Gasson an easy patch. Snedden was bowled hy a full tossep from Talbot. In the afternoon, two fine partnerships helped to pull the game out of the fire. After Anthony’s djgmissal, Cooper and Frater, by sound hatting, put on 92 for the sixth wicket. Cooper batted perfectly until Read got him with a swinger Following op this, Gerrard and Player bccame_associaied apd despite rapid bowling changes, sopred at a good pace to put on 111 bpfore a separation was effected, Simpson carried on with Gerrard as partner, but in attempting to hit the Igst ball of the day, threw away : his wlpket. Gerrard was 71 not out when stumps wore drawn. The fielding of the Canterbury team throughout was of a very hfgh order apd the field was always wel} placed. Sandman, the captain, who had sustained an injured knee in Wellington, was still feeling the effects of this and did hot takethe held after the tea adjournment. His place was temporally filled by Morflock, but he Is confident he will be able to turn out again to-morrow. Following are the scores: ment. AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills, c Gasson, b McEwen .. .. 43 Horspool, b Read ~ .. .. IS Snedden, b Talbot 81 Smith, o Read, b Talbot .... 11 Anthony, c Gasson; b Read .. .. 11 Cooper, b Read 70 B’rater, o Brunton, b Read .. .. 43 Gerrard, not out ~ ~ 71 Player, b (Findlay,.; .. ~ .. B 8 Sipipson, ir Read .. .. .. .. .29 Extras ~ .} .... ... Total for pine wickets .. 406 BEFORE THE BOAT SAILS.

NEW ZEALAND AT NEWCASTLE,

LOCAL SIDE DISMISSED FOE 214. (Received Friday 10 p,m.) SYDNEY, January 8. At Newcastle, a local team met New Zealand, Newcastle in the first innings made 214. The weather was fine and the wicket good. ’ Newcastle won the toss Although Newcastle bad 100 runs pn the board without the loss of a wicket at lunch, the visitors’ bowlers took charge in the afternoon and dismissed the local team by 4.30 o’clock, Cunningham and Blunt devastating the Newcastle batsmen. Wells played a chanceless innings and with Barbour put on 108 for the first wicket, but the best New Zealandbatsman on the day was Dacre, who scored twenty-two including two fours and one. six, in a few minutes. The New Zealanders were given u civic reception before the match, at which Patrick said he regarded the tour as a great success from the players’ viewpoint. On the last tour only one century was scored, but nine centuries have so far been made during this tour. Newcastle—lst. Innings. Barbour c. Lowry b. Cunningham 59 Wells bowled Blunt, .. .. .. 88 Cameron b. Cunningham .. .. 0 Bell c. Alloo b. Cunningham .. 12 Johnson b. Blunt 0 Morrissey c. Alloo b. Blunt .. 32 Bramble b. Blunt 3 O’Brien st Lowry b. Blunt .. 9 Allsop c. Allcott b. Cunningham o Hoy not out 1 Starratt C, Lowry b. Cunningham 1 Extras 9 Total 206 Bowling analysis; Cunningham 5 for 42, Blunt 5 for 48, Oliver 0 for 7, Patrick 0 for 20, Mcßeth 0 for 30, Alloo 0 for 32, Allcott 0 for 6. New Zealand—lst. Innings. Blunt e. Bell b. Muy .. .. 13 Worker not out ~ .. .. 31 Alloo b, Morrissey .. . - .. 5 Dacre l.b.w. b, .. 22 Lpwyy not out .. Ifj Extras ~ 8 Total for 3 wickets ~ 95 CRITIC’S CARNIVAL. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN TORN TO PIECES. SYDNEY January 8. Voluminous press correspondence is raging round the selection of the Australian eleven. The most fruitful subject of contention is the non-inclus-ion of Kelleway. Many reasons are by writers for the selectors’ action. The majority opinion seems to be that the selectors made a mistake in omitting him.