PLUNKET SHIELD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22933, 11 January 1938, Page 13

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY BEATEN INNINGS AND 193 RUNS GOOD BOWLING AVERAGES McRAE HITS THREE SIXES Auckland scored an easy outright win oT er Canterbury in the Plunket Shield cricket match at Eden Park yesterday, the home team winning in three days bv an innings and 193 runs. Auckland spent the day in the field and after dismissing Canterbury in its first innings for 258, made the visitors follow-on and dismissed the whole side in two and a-quarter hours for 139. With low scoring general, bowlers secured good figures. Cowie had a successful match, taking four for 55 in the first innings and two for 39 in the second. Burke took two for 91 and three for 55 and Postles in the second innings took four for 120 in seven overs. Tlie only noteworthy feat by a batsman went to the credit of McHae, who hit three sixes off successive balls from Burke. The Governor-General, Lord Galway, was a spectator at the match and at the afternoon tea interval took the opportunity of shaking hands with members of the teams. Cautious Batting Canterbury's not out batsmen, Menzies and Stokes, were an entirely different proposition yesterday, abandoning their free and easy style of batting as shown on Saturday for a policy of ultra cautiousness. Only five runs were scored during the first eight overs and Postles met the situation by bringing on Burke in place of Cowie. The move was successful, Menzies, who had just reached fifty, playing r weak shot to return a ball from Burke softly into the bowler's hands. 128—4 —51. Menzies and Stokes had put on 41 runs together. It took Canterbury an hour to make 22 runs, the cricket being anything hut interesting. Shand presentee! a defensive bat to even ball, and save for two good shots, a four lifted over Burke's head and another swung to leg from a full toss. Stokes was also very much restrained. At 150, reached after 195 minutes' batting, Postles came on and troubled Stokes. Cowie fame back at the other end and \Y eir had his first over at Postles' end. At the luncheon adjournment Stokes and Shand were still together. Stokes (52) and Shand (18), the total being 174. In two hours' play Canterbury had.scored 56. Stokes Stumped

Edmonds missed a difficult stumping chance off Burke when play was resumed, and Stokes gave a chance to Postles at short leg off Weir. Edmonds made amends not long after, neatly stumping Stokes when he left the crease to attack Burke. 195-^5—59. His partnership for 67 with Shand was dull. Mcßae commenced to hit brightly all round the wicket, Cowie's bowling not excepted.- Shand also was commencing to open out and since lunch had produced some pretty cuts and leg shots. He fell to.a good ball from Cowie, the ball breaking in and taking his off stump. 2316 —39. Mcßae followed, making a wild shot at a good length ball -from Cowie and being clean bowled. He had batted with more good fortune than v good judgment. 248—7—35.

Read was unlucky, being thrown out by Carson from deen mid-on when backing up. -248 —B—o.8 —0. Webb followed after a solid display, Whitelaw in the slips diving full length to take a catch. 248—9—8. Three wicken«> had thus fallen in two overs and Matheson and Cowie each strove for the last wicket. Cowie got it with a ball which took Burtt's off stump. .258 —10—8. Canterbury had batted for 331 minutes. Visitors Follow On Canterbury following on, Cromb took Gasson in with him and batted quietly to bring,. 40 up. At 41 Gasson touched the ball when playing back to Burke, Edmonds accepting the catch. 41 —1— 12. Cromb appeared to have the measure of the "bowling and scored with forcing shots and drives off Burke and occasionally to leg off Matheson. He also fell a victim to Burke, lifting him to Whitelaw at cover. 46 —2 —30. With Menzies and Stokes together scoring again slackened. Menzies was badly rim out when Stokes refused to take a second run. 78 —3—9. Postles then made a highly-successful move, bringing himself on and having both Stokes and Shand caught behind the wickets in the one over. 81 —o —o. Canterbury yvas putting up the feeblest opposition to steady bowling. Hudlee was again clean bowled by Cowie before he had propertly started and Webb was beaten by the same bowler in his next over. 91 —7 —l. Meßae delighted the spectators by hitting three sixes off successive balls off Burke, two hard over the leg boundary and one beautiful drive high over the bowler's Head. In the following over he failed to get on to a ball from Postles and was caught behind the bowler by Matheson. 135 —8—42. Burtt did not last, giving Edmonds his fourth catch behind the wicket. 137—9—2. With 15 minutes to go Canterbury's last wicket fell, Read being bowled bv Postles, 139 —-10—10. Canterbury's second innings lasted for two hours and a-quarter. Details of the scores are as follows: • AUCKLAND First innings . • • 590 CANTERBURY.—First Innings W. A. Hadleo, b Cowie 3 E. A. Gasson, c Whitelaw, b Matheson 34 I. B. Croinb, b Matheson . . . . 9 D. E. c and b Burke . . 51 D. N. Stokes, st Edmonds, b Burke 59 R. C. Shand, b Cowie . 39 1). Mcßae, b Cowie 35 R. C. Webb, c Whitelaw, b Matheson ". . • • 8 R. J. Head, run out 0 N. C. Burtt, b Cowie . . . • . • 8 E. Mufcock, not out *. Extras . . . . . . » • • • • 10 Total •• 258 Botftixo O. M. R. W. Cowie . . . . 24.3 4 55 4 Matheson . . 27 6 62 3 Carson .... 9 2 14 Burke .... 20 3 91 2 • Postles .... 7 2 11 Weir ... 5 2 15 Second Innings I. B. Cromb, c Whitelaw, b Burke 30 E. A. Gasson, c Edmonds, b Burke 12 D. E.Menzies, run out .... • • D. N. Stokes, c Edmonds, b Postles 24 W. A. Hndlee, b Cowie . . • • • • £ H. C. Shand, c Edmonds, b Postles 0 D. Mcßne, c Matheson, b Postles 42 C. Webb, b Cowie 1 J. Rend, b Postles 10 0. Burtt, c Edmonds, b Burke 2 Muloock, not out 2 Extras 5 Total . 4 *«.•• 139 Bowli.vo O. M. Rl W. Cowie .... 10 1 39 2 Matheson . . 7 2 11 Burke .... 9 Carson .... 5 1 \ 9 Postles ... 6.2 1 20 4 Messrs. 0. R. Montgomery and R. "lennerhassett were umpires.