PLUNKET SHIELD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21377, 29 December 1932, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD

WINFOE CANTERBURY

AUCKLAND TEAM DEFEATED

/ FIRST INNINGS VICTORY

ft. O. TALBOT SCORES CENTURY [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Tho Plunket Shield match between 'Auckland and Canterbury ended to-day, the home side winning on the first innings. Canterbury scored 255 in its second strike and Auckland had to score at a faster rate than a hundred runs an hour to win. The task proved too great, but, if the Auckland batsmen had had two hours longer, (bey might have secured an outright win. The weather was fine and the wicket and outfield in good order. Canterbury, with 75 on for two wickets, resumed its second innings, Talbot, 33, and Kerr, 5, facing Matheson and Vivian./ The ,100 was reached safely after 90 minutes' play. At 109 Bush replaced Matheson and clean bowled Kerr. 110 — 2—12- ,

Page''went in and the scoring rate increased. The total mounted to 141 before Page played a weak stroke at a half volley from Vivian and was caught by Bush. He had scored 17. f Cromb joined Talbot, and played the rock while his partner added the runs at a steady pace against sound bowling. Talbot safely passed his century, and then 200 was raised after 190 minutes' play. Twelve'runs later Bush got Cromb leg before/for 12. Dismissal of Talbot. Bellamy followed, only to see Talbot, after two unsuccessful appeals for leg before, given out to the third. 2146 — 117. Lester joined Bellamy, and with the score at 215 the luncheon adjournment was taken.

Garrard and Bush kept the batsmen very on resuming, four maiden overs in succession being bowled. Then the batsmen went for an impossible run and. Bellamy was yards out. 215—7—1. Meryitt began at once to bat soundly, and Lester scored his first run after 25 minutes at. the wickets. The partnership ended when Lester gave an easy catch off 'Matheson in the slips. 248 —B—s.8—5. Burns, who followed, soon lost Merritt, who had played a very good innings for his . useful runs. 265—9 —34. The /tail-enders failed to add to the score. Fast Scoring by Auckland. Auckland commenced its second innings after /tea with 2 hours 35 minutes in ■which/to get 267 runs for an outright win. Mills and Postles, the openers, faced a very erratic Canterbury attack, and 50 ■went up after half an hour's play, and 80 was reached in 48 minutes. After 55 minutes, with the score at 94, Postles was out leg before to Roberts. Whitelaw followed, but immediately Mills clipped an easy catch into the'slips. 84—2—41.

Pearson came in and the scoring rate Blackened. After making 8 he stopped a straight one from Lester with his pads. Weir was next, but now the Aucklanders : had evidently decided that victory was out of reach, and the batsmen did not attempt to force the pace. Whitelaw went at 162 and Vivian played out time with Weir. Following are the scores:— / CANTERBURY First Innings . j V ». 316 '' Second Innings Hamilton, c Dacre, b Matheson . . 3 Talbot, lbw, b Garrard .. .... 117 Roberts, b Bush . . .. . * . . 30 Kerr, b Bush . . .... * . . 12 Page, c Bush, b Vivian .. •. * 17 Cromb, lbw, b Bush > . .. .. 24 run out ...... *. 1 Lester,; c Whitelaw, b Matheson .. 5 Merritt, b Matheson . . . . . * 34 Burns, c Weir, b Bush . ..• . 0 Burrows, not out .. 0 Extras .. .. .. . »» 12 Total . . . . .. . v= . . 255 Bowling.—Matheson took three wickets for 52 runs, Weir none for 55, Bush four for 54, Vivian ono for 73, Garrard one for 9. , AUCKLAND First fnnings 305 Second Innings Mills, c Roberts, b Burrows . . . . 41 Postles', Jb-w, b Roberts 47 Whitelaw, c Lester, b Bellamy .. 47 Pearson, lbw, b Lester ...... 8 Weir, not out . . . 11 .Viviaft, not out . 5 Extras .. . 9 Total for four wickets . . . . 168 Bowling.—Cromb took no wickets for 37 runs, Burrows one for 26, Merritt none for 39, r ßoberts one for 31, Lester one for ?5, Bellamy one for 1.