CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 6

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. PRESS ASSOCIATION’. AUCKLAND, December 20. The cricket mulch between Otago and Auckland for (lie Plunkei Shield was continued to-day. 'i'lio weather was sliow- < ry. and interrupted play several times. When slumps were drawn last evening Otago's first innings had been completed for B'3o, and Auckland lias lost one wGkcfc for no runs. Avieivir.nd's first innings closed at 4.30 o’clock, the total being 190. Otago had lost four wickets for i 0 at call of time. Scores:— Auckland.—First Innings. Jones, b Wordsworth 0 .MacCorniick, b Fisher 13 Robinson, b Fisher 22 Hem us, c Fisher, b Wordsworth ... 2 ReTf. b Torrance 6-4 Uadclan, b Fisher Id Sale, b Rutherford 22 Cummings, b Torrance 12 Brook-Smith, not out 16 Mason, c liowden, b XTsher 5 Howden, b Fisher 2 Extras 2 Total ’ 176 Howling Analysis.—Wordsworth, two for 52, Fisher five for 50, Torrance two for 43. Rutherford one for 19, Austin none for 10, liowden none for one. Otago.—Second innings. Wilson, b lladdon 28 liowden, b Howden 1 Hopkins, c and b Relf ... 18 Sic-deberg, b Relf 2 Austin, not out 8 Williams, not out 8 Extras 10 Total for four wickets ... 70 Bowling Analysis.—Relf two for 9, Howden "one for 24, lladdon one for 8, Mason none for 19. POVERTY BAY v, NAPIER. PRESS ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, December 29. The combined Napier team to-day won the match against a Poverty Bay team by an innings and 133 runs. Napier made 313 (G. Hawke 137), and Poverty Bay 91 and 89.