CANTERBURY WIN

Northern Advocate, 29 December 1934, Page 10

CANTERBURY WIN

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH TOO GOOD FOR AUCKLAND. FIVE WICKETS IN HAND. [Per Press Association.—Copyright.! CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Plunket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Canterbury was won by Canterbury with five wickets in hand. Canterbury needed 146 runs to win the match when the game was continued yesterday morning. On Thursday Auckland were all out for 187 shortly after tea. When stumps were drawn Canterbury had scored 91 without loss. Conditions were anything but promising when Kerr (40) and Bellamy (37) resumed Canterbury’s innings. The weather was cloudy and a strong sou’-west wind was blowing. The batsmen started carefully against the bowling of Cowie and Townsend. Bellamy brought the hundred up after 115 minutes’ play by driving a full-toss from Cowie to the off bounary. Ten more runs had been added when Cowie clean-bowled Ken*. 110 —1—46. Kerr had batted for 125 minutes and hit seven fours.

Canterbury lost another wicket soon, Bellamy going Ibw to Townsend. 112 —2—49. Cowie was bowling well, keeping the batsmen comparatively quiet. Page brought 130 up with a shot off Cowie through the slips to the boundary. Cromb started carefully, but soon livened up, and reached 20 with a lusty drive off Townsend which bounded over the fence. He continued to bat brightly, but when 38 was caught at cover by Bush off Cowie. He had hit seven fours, and his innings lasted 48 minutes. 156 —3 —38. Oliver then joined Page. Canterbury then still had 81 runs to get for a win.

Oliver cut Cowie to the boundary and turned him to fine leg for a pair. Townsend came on, and his good length kept Page fairly subdued. The score crept up, however, both men penetrating the slip cordon, and 170 apppared. Thirteen was the devil’s number for Page. A kicking ball from Cowie struck him on the glove, and Vivian took an .easy catch at silly mid-on. 172—4—13. Page was batting well, and his dismissal was unlucky. At this stage Cowie had three wickets for 48 runs. Hadlee joined Oliver, and tux-ned Townsend to the fine leg boundary. Oliver brought 180 up with a late cut off Cowie, and also hit a boundary next ball. He was missed by Matheson in the gully. At lunch the score was 199 |or four. Off Townsend’s second ball after lunch Oliver cut a single dnd brought 200 up in 225 minutes. Canterbury then wanted 37 to win. Cowie came on at the south end with a new ball. Hadlee turned Cowie dangerously near Vivian at silly leg, the run giving him double figures. Against Oliver Townsend again employed the leg trap. Oliver seemed unable to resist it. He slogged, missed, and was bowled. 213 —5—35. Roberts joined Hadlee with 24 runs needed.

i Hadlee batting confidently, left Canterbury only 16 to get when he hooked ; a ball from Cowie to the fine leg boundary, The score crept up slowly.\ ’ Roberts brought Canterbury’s total up by' driving Vivian to square leg for a ' pair. He turned the next ball to : square leg. Bush fumbled the return, and Canterbury had won by five wickets. Scores: — AUCKLAND. First innings , 279 Second innings 187 CANTERBURY. Fix-st innings ; 230 Second Innings. Kerr, b Cowie 46 Bellamy, Ibw, b Townsend 49 Page, c Vivian, b Cowie 13 Cromb, c Bush, b Cowie 38 Oliver, b Townsend 35 Hadlee, not out 28 Roberts, not out 6 Extras 22 Total for five wickets 237 Bowling.*- Townsend took two wickets for 62 runs, Cowie three for 66, Matheson none for 47, Vivian none for 15, Bush none for 25. OTAGO SIDE FOR AUCKLAND MATCH. [Per Press Association. — Copyright. ] DUNEDIN, This Day. The Otago cricket team to meet Auckland is:—Cavanagh, Leader, Uttley, Saxton, Badcock (captain), Elmes, Chettleburgh, Dickinson, Dunning, Clark, Smith,. The only change from the side defeated in Wellington is that Langsford Smith, a colt who was twelfth man, takes the place of Moloney, who is transferred to Wellington. L. Groves is twelfth man for the match against Auckland.