THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17984, 9 January 1922, Page 7

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

HI AUCKLAND V.j CANTERBURY. VISITORS COMPILE 248?'LOCAL TEAM SCORES 352. ! The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Canterbury was continued at Flien'Park on Saturday. The weather was line—a perfect day for cricket*—and in the afternoon there was a largo attendance, the wicket was hard and fast, with a keen outfield which yicldod full measure for every stroke. * When Canterbury resumed in the forenoon with sis wickets down for 210 runs, Grant and Snedden continued their partnership, and by steady batting carried th» score to 245. Snedden then clean bowled Sandman, who had compiled 58 by solid cricket. It was a splendid partnership, and was responsible for 130 rane being added to Canterbury's scoro. The last three wickets fell rapidly, Snedden bowling Bead, and Smith getting the wickets of Mcßeath and Fuller with consecutive balls. The innings closed after an hour's play for 248 runs, Grant being not out with a fine display for 66. The Auckland bowling was very steady. Sciith and Snedden bore the bruat of tho attack, and divided the honours, the former securing sii wickets for 67 runs, and the latter three for 25. The ground fielding was good, Dacre and Horspool losing specially prominent with fine stopping and smart returns. Pine Third Wicket Partnership.

Auckland made s good start in their firsi, innings, Horspool and Hernus putting on 50 runs for the first wicket. The second wicket fell wita the score at 56, "'.-■ lit a fine third-wicket partnership was estaaiished by Snedden and Smith, who carried the score from 56 to 179, putting on 323 raw before a separation was effected. This partnership was the feature of the Auckland batting. Sneddon played a splendid innings for 99, and was extremely unfortunate in not reaching his century, his downfall being brought about by over-anxiety to score otf a short run ■>vhicb would have completed his century. Sneddon batted solidly throughout, with crisp shots on both sides of the wicket, his off driving and square cutting being ■particularly effective strokes. With the exception of a chance of a cat-ch at the wicket late in his innings, Snedden played faultless cricket. Smith played a good innings for 55, scoring mainly with a uico tarn to leg and crisp off drives. Dacre played a bright innimrs for 22, while Cummings Slid K. Garrard set up a good partnership for the seventh wicket, putting on 45 runs by punishing cricket. The eighth wicket fell cheaply, but Allcott and K. Garrard held up tie bowling at the ninth, and by soli.* latting carried the score to 350, putting on 58 runs. 'The innings closed at twenty minutes to six for 552, R.Garrard being not out for a well compiled 60. The bowling of Canterbury was steady, but after the Snedden-Smith partnership a good deal of the sting had been taken out- of it, and though easier to plav, it never slackened to the finish. Read and Mcßeath bore the harden of the attack, the latter being the most successful with eight wickets for 96 runs. The ground fielding of Canterbury throughout, was keen, tie picking up clean, and tne returning smart and accurate. Canterbury in their second innings lost no wicketa for four runs. The match will he resumed this morning, play starting at 10 o'clock i ' iV Oonctusioii of Visitors' First Innings.

With six wickets down for 210 Cantertun' resumed their first innings on a fast wicket, Grant (51) and Sandman (43) opening /"the batting .to the bowlirg of Coaf'js and Smith. Grant faced Coates, who was bowling the off theory, and runs came steadily, the score being carried to 222, when Sandman chopped Coates past point for two. Smith, bowling from the Tiortbani end, sent down a maiden to Grant and the first hall o! Coates' next over went to the boundary for byes, landman played a maiden over from Coates, and Grant broke a period of slow plav by off-driving Smith crisply to the boundary. With the score at 232 Snedden took the ball from Coates and bowled from 4ho (southern end. Sandman late cut the Auckland captain through the slips where Allcott stopped the ball and saved a boundary with smart fielding. Sandman brought his score to 50 with a fine off shot, which reached the boundary, the batsman repeating the strode two balls later with a faster shot Snedden was keeping ?. good length and bowled a maiden over to Great, who was batting soundly. Sandman faced Smith and polled his fifth with an uppish stroke just out of reach of Horspool in the long field. With tho gcore at 244 Sandman ran out to drive Snedden, but played all over the ball and m beaten til the way. Sandman had played a fine' innings for 58, scoring well with good allots on both sides of the wicket: 244—7 —58. Read came in to face Sneddeti, who bowled him first ball: 244—8—; y McBeath jt,:*ied Grant and played ant the over. At .lie stage Snedden had taken threa wicketb for 23 runs. The sensation of Snedden s achievement was followed by Smith clean bowling McBeath, who had failed to score: 247-3-0. Fuller the last man, filled the vacancy, and Smith beat tie newcomer with the seventh baiJ of the over, the innings closing at a-quarter to twelve for ..48, Gran bJng not out with 66 to hie credit. Extras, 31, contributed largely to the >otal. Auckland Eleven at the Wickets. Shortly after noon Horspool and Eeraus opened Auckland's first innings to the bowling of Evans and R«ad. Horspool took strike to Evans, and placed him for a single, Hemus notching a similar, score, these two beinr the .only runs scored o the over. Reaif bowled from the northern end, and Hemus pulled the bowler for three in front of the pavilion. Hemus turned Evans' second ball for a smg.e, and Horspool square-cut the seventh heautiful'y to the boundary in front of the Pavilion, and pulled the next to the leg Boundary. , c Hemus survived a confident appeal for leg before, off Read, and then placed the last ball for a single. Horspool square cut Evans for a single, and Heimis notched a similar score. Runs came quickly and Hemus turned Read to the leg boundary, bringing 20, up. Horspool faced Evans, placiii' him nicely to the log boundary, lat-e cutting him for a single. Both batemen were playiag foelv and Hemu. snicked Read te a single, bringing 35 CP At this stage the first change in the bowling was made, Mcßeath, the lefthander, trundling from the «>" the ™ end / and bowling a maiden to Hemus. A period of slow play fQHowcd Ecud bowling a maiden to Horspool Hemus placed Mcßeath to Sandman who evoked applause for smart fielding, *nd the leftbander sent down another nui'.vn. 0 pool scored a single and broke _ R - ~ otonv with a hard off drive o i nnn( i' a Bmart bit of fielding saving the boundary. Runs came steadily, and With he score at 46 Hemus had aj W* dropped bv the -- - The half century was brought up afte an hour's play, and at this stage Horspool vho had made 21, was smartly caught at the wicket by Fuller. 50-Wl-Snedden joined Hemus and opened up placing Mcßeath for a singe. • - ficed Read and turned him to le & single, and Snedden placeo him foi two. At 56 Read broke through thei defcna.of Hemus, who had compiled 24 by O o«l cricket. 56—3—24. , , Smith, the incomer, faced Rud, and opened bv carpet driving hirei for two. Snedden then back cut for two and Smith turned the for a single. Snedden placed Mcßeath to the leg boundary and Smith piayed .. from Read, who was bowling well At 64 Patrick bowled from the w ut heni_ end. and Snedden crisply back-cut the fifth ball for two. The luncheon was then taken with tho loss of two wickets far 66 rims.

ftnd e !? min J g .^ fcer ' lnnch Smith faced Read cutting! V *? r a ®' n ß' e > Sneddon back hmnrl; ™ w ' cr f° r a similar score, ~U P ' Patrick resumed the at*. .-J 0 , 111 *"he southern end, and with a •JS* cut Snedden reached the front of the pavilion. eoth batsmen were playing steadily, and runs came slowly. Smith turned Patrick Snedden back cut Read i. bonndaiy bringing the score ff; Wlth , pother fine shot off Read n •,! " «*gaisj reached the boundary. Smith turned Patrick to leg for two and s™r« V rpi. saino Iwwler or a similar bowlers keeping a good gth but the batsmen were well set, and Muth placed Patrick nicely for three aa A B ' n ß le to Smith, and onedden brought up tho 100 by snicking Read for a single. Batsmen Set and Scoring Freely. Runs camo freely, mainly off Smith's eat, and with the score at 103 Sandman relieved Patrick,' and bowled from the southern end. Snedden placed the now bowler s first ball to the log boundary, and hit a full-pitcher the same direction for a single. Snedden drove Sandman all the way to the rails with a clipping carpet drive, and at 111 Mcßeath resumed bowling at tho northern end. Snoaden welcomed him with a straight drive for three, and Smith repeated the stroke for a single. rhe Ponsonbv pair were playing tho bowling confidently, but tho ground fielding was clean, and runs wore hard to get. With the score at 120 a confident appeal for stumping was survived by Snedden, who showed his appreciation by driving Mcßeath to the boundary, later swinging the bowler to leg in front of the scoring board. With his score at 25, Smith survived an appeal for leg-boforo off Mcßeath, and signalled tho incident by placing the lefthander for two. Runs still came freely, and Snedden brought up his 50 amid applause by back-cutting Mcßeath for a single, later cutting him to the boundary, bringing up 145. Smith was not idle, and with good shots rapidly raised his score to 39. >■ With the scoro" at 148 Ro, : .d relieved Sandman, and bowled a maiden from the southern end.

A double change vas then made in the attack, Grant bowling at the northern end. Snedden, who was batting soundly, placed him for a single, and Smith drovo him to tho boundary, bringing up 153. Snedden pulled Read to the bank, and Smith opened out to Grant, whom he drove with a fine shot to the boundary, Snedden square-cutting him crisply to tho rails.

Mcßeath Terminates the Partnership. Smith brought up his 50 by driving Read for a single, and Snedden back-cut the bowler to the boundary. Snedden was particularly aggressive, and brought up his 70 with a square shot which was misfielded and went to the rails.

Mcßeath then resumed bowling at lie southern end, and with his first ball clean bowled Smith, who had played a fine innings for 55. His partnership with Snedden was a splendid ono, and was responsible for 123 runs. 179—3—55.

Anthony joined Snedden, who turned Read for two, and later lifted Mcßeath for a similar score in front of the pavilion. Anthony opened with a short ono off Read, and Snedden played a maiden over from Mcßeath, Anthony drove Read for three, and Snedden ba<i-cut thn same bowler for a single. Snedden brought up the 200 with a fine shot. The Auckland captain repeated the stroke, and later hack-cut the left-hander. Anthony, who had not shaped well, did not last long. Putting his leg across for a pull stroke he missed the ball, and was out leg-before to Mcßeath, who had taken three wickets for 51 runs. 205—4—5. Dacre filled the vacancy, and with his scoro at '39 Snedden survived an appeal for a catch at the wicket off Read. Dacre opened with a nice late cut for two off Read, and Snedden brought bis score to 90, snicking Mcßeath for a single, MoBeat L was still bowling from the southern end, and Snedden square-cut him for two in,, front of the pavilion.. • «■ Snedden One Bun Short of .Century. I

Sneddon was now nearing his- ccntury, and got within one of it by a splendid square shot behind point. Then followed a sensation. Next bail Snedden drove hard to point, and, over-anxious, started to run, Dacre sent him back, but the Auckland captain failed to reach his crease again before he was run out from a smart throw in by Evans. It was an unfortunate ending, for Snedden had played a splendid innings for 99, and his century was assured, but for his anxiety in, attempting _ the short run. Snedden was greeted with an ovation as he returned to the pavilion. He had scored his runs with fine strokes on both sides of the vricket, being particularly effective with sound off drives and square cuts. He hit 14 fours, and scarcely made a weak Bhot: 219—5—99. R. Garrard came in and opened brightly with two crisp strokes to the boundary, and Dacre late cut Bead beautifully to the fence. Dacre then clayed a hard one to mid-off, where Worker, by smart fielding, stopped a certain boundary. Dacre next back cut Sandman crisply to the rails, and then drove the bowler hard to tho boundary, raising the score to 245 for five wickets. The tea adjournment was then taken.

Score Taken Past Canterbury's Total.

On the resumption Read bowled to R. Garrard, who put him away for n. single, and Dacre late cut the bowler for a similar score. With the score at 247, Dacre, who had played sparkling cricket for 22, was clean bowled by Mcßeath with thd first ball of the over: 247—6—22. Cummings came in and brought the score up to the Canterbury total with a single off Mcßeath. Garrard faced Read, and hit him for a single, the smart return of Worker at mid-off narrowly costing Cummings his wicket. Garrard turned Mcßeath nicely to the leg boundary, and Oummings back cut Read for a single. Runs came steadily, and 260 were up when Evans oowled from the southern end. Garrard hack cut the third ball to the boundary, and Cummings late cut Read for a single, later lifting Evans to the boundary in front of the pavilion, putting the next for four, and driving the seventh ball to the boundary. With 286 runs up, Mcßeath resumed bowling at the northern end, Cummings playing the fifth to the boundary and turning the next for a single, bringing his score up to 30. Read bowled from the southern end. and Cummings square cut the last for a single. With the score at 292, Cummings, who had played a good innings for 31, was clean bowled by Mcßeath: 292—7—31. W. Garrard ioined his brother, hut failed to score, and was clean bowled by Mcßeath, who had taken six wickets for 79 runs: 292—3—0. Allcott filled the vacancy, and saw R. Garrard beautifully bs.ck cut Read to the boundary. Laitter Garrard 'brought up the 300 with an uppish shot which dropped safely.

Auckland Establish Lead of 104 Buns. R. Garrard was batting well, and Allcott was also showing good form with forward strokes. With the score at 304, Sandman resumed howling at the southern end, Allcott placing him for a single. A double change in the bowling was made, Patrick going on at the northern end. Garrard got the third ball away nicely for three, and Allcott placed him for a sinrle. . A slow period of tun getting was followed by Allcott playing a lob from Sandmaa to tho boundary, and Garrard brought 320 up. Facing Patrick, Garrard square cut that bowler to the boundary, and later pulled him to the rails in front of tho grandstand. Read bowled from the bottom end, and Allcott placed him nicely to the boundary, repeating the stroke later for two, Mcßeath bowled from the northern end and Allcott drove him straight along the turf for three, Garrard bringing his score up to 50 with a nico shot to the rails in front of the pavilion. A lucky snick to Allcott for a single brought up 350, and Auckland was leading by 102 runs. At this stage Mcßeath got Allcott leg before. 350-9-19. ' , ... The last man, Coates, opened witn a eincle off Mcßeath, and Garrard back-cut Read for a similar score. Coates added another single, and then brought about the end by playing one (softly back to Mc-

Beathythe innings closing at 20 minutes to six for 362. Garrard was not out with a well _ compiled 60. With fiye minutes left to play Canterbury opened the second innings with Brosnahan and Young to the Bowling Hif Coates and Smith. At the drawing of stumps they had lost no wickets fo r 4 runs. ■V' . , • Following are the scores:— CANTERBURY.—First Innings. Patrick, o Docro, b Smith .. „. 9 Blunt, c Cummings, b Garrard .57 Broenahan, b Smith 12 Evans, b Smith ~ 6 Young, c Horspool, b Smith . „ , 4 , 2 Worker, Ibw, b Snedden .. 7 Grant, not out .. „. .„ „, 6b Sandman, b Snedden . „ ~ £8 Read, b Sneddon.. „ 0 Mcßeath, b Smith ~ , „ R , 0 Fuller, b Smith . a .. *. 1. 0 Extras •. , * n . „ B ..31 Total 248 Bowling Analysis—Coates, 17 overs, 4 maidens, 42 runs; Smith, 29 overs, 5 maidens, 67 runs, 6 wickets; Stiedden, 11 overs, 3 maidens, 23 runs, 3 wickotu; Allcott, 10 overs, 26 runs; R. Garrard, 11 overs, 30 runs, 1 wicket; Dacrc, 2 overs, 3 runs; Cummings, 2 overs, 16 runs; Horspool, nono for 3; Hemus, none for 4. CANTERBUR/.—Second Innings. Brosuahan, not out .. g . ~ 4 Young, not out a . ~ , ', 0 No wickets for. „ ~ . „ K , 4 AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Horspool. 0 Fuller, b Alcßoath . „ 21 Hemus, b Read R . 24 Smith, b Mcßeath .. .. B . 55 Snedden, thrown out . . ~ ~ 9*J Anthony, Ibw, b Mcßeath .. , K 5 Dacre, b Mcßeath .. ... p 22 R. Garrard, not out .. ~ .. 60 Cummings, b Mcßeath .. . „ .. 31 W. Garrard, I Mcßeath .. g . 0 Allcott, Ibw, b Mcßeath .., ~19 Coates, c and b Mcßeath ~ 2 Extras ~ , B ~ ... 14 Total ..552 Bowling Analysis.—Evans, 6 overs, 40 runs; Read, 33 overs, 3 maidens, 105 runs, 1 wicket; Mcßeath, 25 overe, 4 maidens, 96 runs. 8 wickets: Sandman, 7 overs, 34 runs; Patrick, 6 overs. 33 runs; Grant, 3 overs, 17 rins» WELLINGTON DEFEATS OTAGO. VICTORY BY TEN WICKETS. [Bl" TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WEIiLINGTON. Saturday. The Plunket Shield match, Wellington versus Otago, was continued to-day 111 beautiful weather. Wellington, with five wickets down for 209 resumed batting. Burton, who was 18 not out, and Patrick opened to the bowling of Carlton and Dickinson. The fourth ball of Carlton's second over bowled Patrick : 215—6—1. Binnie, who took the place of Brico who was unable to play fell to au easy catch by Duncan off Carlton: 22(>—7—4. Burton, who was scoring freely on the off, hit four boundaries in succession. Condcliffe ran into double figures with a nice drive for four. Shepherd replaced Torrance, who had bowled threo overs for two runs. The change was quickly justified, as he compeltely beat Burton with a wellpitched ball that took the off stump. The retiring batsman had made nine fours: 271-8-49.

Chad wick was the next_ to go, being beautifully caught at the wickets off Carlton: 271—9—13. Barclay was missed in the-slips by Carlton off Torrance. Henderson, was howled by Shepherd and the innings closed for 272 runs, after three and a-nalf hours' batting. The last five wickets fell in an hour. The fielding was fair. ■

Shortly after noon Otago commenced their second innings. Shepherd and McMullan opened the innings to the bowling of McGirr and Barclay. The batsmen opened quietly. The first half hour produced 35 runs. At 45 Patrick replaced Barclay;*"- He tempted Shepherd, who pulled him into the hands of Binnie at square leg: 45—1—21. Siedeberg, who limped painfully after his.Christchurch injury, opened his account with a fine glance to the leg boundary off McGirr, whom McMujlan also pulled to leg for four. The half century appeared after 40 minutes, At tie luncheon adjournment Otago had lost one wicket for 74 runs. . A few minutes after resuming McMullan mistimed a good ball from Barclay, and was boiled. His score included five I boundaries: 76—2—34. Carlton, another left-hander, filled the vacancy, but aftsr scoring five was smartly stumped by Condcliffe off Barclay: B§—3—s. Galland partnered Siedeberg. The century appeared at 2.30, after 80 minutes' batting. Trying to pull Henderson Galland was hit on tho finger, and the ball went into Hiddleston's hands at square leg: 103—4—8. When ho had scored 26 Siedeberg was bowled by Henderson : 116—5—26. Patrick easily caught Westbrook from a weak stroke to leg off Barclay: 118—6—7. Conradi was loudly applauded for welltimed drives to the off, treating alike Henderson, Barclay, and Patrick. One hundred and fifty appeared after two and a-half hours' batting. A few minutes later Conradi put one from Henderson into Baker's hands. He gave the best display of. batting up to that time: 166— 7—30. McGirr replaced Henderson, ; and bowled Torrance with his fifth ball: 184— B—l2. ' In Barclay's next over McGirr neatly caught Duncan close in: 184— Dickinson went in, and after a single I had been scored the players adjourned for tea. After adjournment Chadwick waß bowled by McGirr's second delivery, and the innings closed for 188. Requiring 126 to win Wellington commenced their second innings in a slight drizzle. Hiddleston and Baker opened to the bowling of Carlton and Torrance, both batsmen shaping confidently. Galland and Dickinson were the next bowlers tried, but failed to effect a separation. At the hour for drawing stumps tho captains decided that as Wellington required only 26 runs to win, play should bo continued. The batsmen continued at a merry pace. Play ceased at 6.25 when Hiddleston was 77 not out and Baker 47 not out. The total was 130 for no wickets. Wellington thus won by 10 wickets. The scores wore OTAGO. First Innings *.209 Second Innings. Shepherd, c Binnie, b Patrick .H. 21 McMillan, b Barclay 34 Siedeberg, b Henderson .. .. 26 Carlton, st. Condcliffe, b Barclay .. 5 Galland, c Hiddleston, b Henderson 8 Westbrook, c Patrick, b Barclay .. 7 Duncan, c McGirr, h Barclay . u 23 Conradi; c Baker, b Henderson .. 30 Torranoo, b McGirr 12 Chadwick, b McGirr « 1 Dickinson, not out . < j . .. 3 Extras .. .. *. >. 18 Total .. .v 188 Bowling Analysis.—McGirr took two wickets for 48 runs, Barclay four for 49, Patrick one for 39, Henderson three for 34 WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Hiddleston, c Chadwick, b Carlton 118 Baker, c Duncan, b Dickinson .. 6 Dempter, b Tomnce . . . . .. 38 Lambert, c Chadwick, b Shepherd . 4 1 Burton, b Shepherd 49 McGirr, b Carlton 18 Patrick, b Carlton . . ... .. 1 Binnie. c Duncan, b Carlton 4 Condcliffc, c Chadwick, b Torrance .. 13 Barclay, not out 0 Henderson, h Shepherd >. .« 1 Extras .. • j ► * * • 23 Total 272 Bowling Analysis.—Carlton took four wickets for ?3 runs. Dickinson one for 92, Torrance two for 54, Shepherd three for 19, Galland none for 11. Second Innings. Hiddleston, not out «. < « *« '7 Baker, not out * •. 47 Extras .. »• »» »< 6 Total for no wickets .. ... 130 Bowling Analysis.—Carlton took no wickets for 25, Torrance none for 40, Galland none for 22, bickinson none for 11, Sbepherd tone for 26. ,