CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12023, 29 December 1924, Page 11

CRICKET

PtIMKEt'SHiECtf ATICK3Ua.NI)-t. CANTERBURY! /ISITORfe 'EGOS, DISPLAY. PerPress-Association, CBBIgTGBU'RGBj ;Xteo*nll»)?. 28. Dor' the- AUoklafid'Oanherbnry Pltuiketv ShieH match th& Wenthe)- cleared' oh Saturday: mornißgv.klib- the- pitch ’Seemed, thoroughly 1 wateriogggd and. quite.-.-nnilt, ■ to continue (the? match, so it "was'decided' to‘ delay- the- feaumptipn from,- 11 -ofo.tocktill "1. o'clock , in' the.afternoon. In the? meantime scrim was laid trn.the; wicket, and a roller. riuvovqr it..ln this‘way a lot of water wastaken up rtnda drying -wind, did the,-rest- jpllieiu.'play - re*, mimed, ahlortly- after 1 u.m., the wicket' though very ocfit, was quite fit to play on and the odtfielS'Tiad‘'ctried"uj) wonderfully well: Canterbury did 1 not , add to the(r Thursday’s score; the innings closing for,’ 214 • ■ " ‘ ■ NORTHERNERS ’OUTFLAffeEIDi > Allowing that Canterbury' gained <a. biginitial' adva'utaifo. by .‘hatting; op- a dryw ground«on Thursday; on - Saturday, whom the conditions were even,: they- quite out. played the northern<Sr&. , The- fatter,, after a very laboured performance; took} two hours and' forty- mlnUtes f6r ■ thteir, total of- Jbß: whilst' Cahtepbury 11 followed' yrith; Iff 1 , for 1 two 1 -wickets nndßr,.cantHtj&iiß which.' were certainly ‘hot lets' difffcultand they made the runs at, a, .much faster* rate. Thadifteronde- is very largely ai-'. counted lor by the very .fine? bowKngi of, the' Canterbury- trio; ■ Meßeath?, OBeidcanp Cunningham. Tsfhrhrtt Bead bowtad r*teankahly well 'ho.-dicL not hOwl-as'-well' as IMcßehih, though - he gtt- mhCJi', better; -figures? (six '- for. 3&- -Theahl would HAw boen.- evCn.- \bettec had the«w'*heen-a-fisje. leg for hitn■ while-Smith wgs in.- _ Thet fine lek’-ehot is the, AupWand) sjypppfo "long suit,” and in the- absence ofi a fine leg at either end he 1 was able to exploit it. to his., heart's., content. .Later' a man was put there for Meßeath; bdt T not for Bead, However, ho .realised the < nebeesity op kehpinsr thdm-away- from tad' 1 leg, side and not-much.-harm was donA' Meßeath bowled very finqly, as.his,,figures prove. Twenfynafc Tuns off-j '2f overs' shows hov? accurate' ha; was. Hdwever, the'lubk was’ not with'him-. GOOD BOWLING j Ooovieiißete Bead;’ who: usually' has execrable lu'ok ip bigeradket,,, got. moat of what w&s going, and- ha cleaned- uh the "tail epdors" ,in,i quick time; ; Cunningham' also - bowled wel},. and - the. bate •mep' could take' no ? liberties with him. Canterbury’s' fielding, wap quite' an good BS f that, of 4 the- A’UMclanrfe'is;’ .and thqt! & high ; praise.- Wbfbhy of special' mdntibpwas Oliver's three catches up -within a fow- ymdtedf'the ■'batsmen. - SMITH BAT 3 WELL. : Thero'iaJi tirlO .toW-said- of the.’Attek’land- batting; Yory .-flare;' bbwnagi on tv :<pfficult, wicket ha4 l 'them. .w»U-'derdorUli4-ed? Smith's .effort under the i 'circumstances. was worthy of all praise., ' Lor just on ah hour ’ and a-Jiau • he. showed the soundest of defence and'fost fSw oj»-portunitie6'of-ecorlng.- Indeed, at time A mads opportunities. GilieSßie-. was very sound. on. defbtace. and; bust partner!, 'ship with. Smith yas easily the best of the innings. lake~Kis skipper,..he madi a'lot of fine scoring’ strobes that ihnart .flowing. on: a. heavy. ground mafle aboN tive.. Honspool played slot of good pricket for’ his total of .1%. bgt it whs'a wild, stroke. that got him out. - CANTERBURY'S SECOND INNINGS. ' Canterbury did very well in ■ the seoond innings to retYd' for two wickets. . After hiving-a difficult chance oft-the'ficst ball. Blunt gave the dppterition no furthof hope, for his defence was the' eteence'of soundness and restraint). Gasson batted just asc confidently and' shewed more enl teiprisq. than Blunt, but he took niors risks and he got out in trying" to hit a half volley to square leg, from which he was l,b,w Oliver took some risks in

aoqbfngw his-,.16,.- ojjjven of which,’ came* from, lash over of the-day, as very tdode. one fwin Dapre'. Soores.:v-'

- BovtUnp. analysis.—BtacT toot eik wickets. for 38b tune i~ : Sfeßeatb, two for SS; U.agningkam, two for IS. 1 'jrat» takings on Saturday-: ataomitod.tp ,. pjajr. i® to bo reeumedat U- a.m. on Monday.CAMEAT HWEftGAftCILL tJX> EEFE4 > r‘ED. 'Kr T?ress Association. . INVEBeABOIM,, Beautiftrl weather witVSeodwidliet-wilS : experienced" fot the resmntrtioii df' ilay in' the mateh c between an' AnpiMSatf eleven ‘and- the- Sbnthiand retjteseAtatives. SbttihinndnVado 2M in bWTlrfct'- innings -and US . in. tie : second. Auckland's first , innings .yielded 280, and.' in.tho sebond ' they lost' font wickets for 98: rvuis, tic visitors- thus- winning' by sin wickets:

- , CAijljii&BtjBY'. Fire# Innings. Btanhc.OUrtard. b Elliott- ;..— 32: lbjv,Elliott .._ 27 . Optwioi'i, -c Eraiecr,h Smith: 27. 'Oliver, p apd b_ Aloott- —....a 4ft ConnmgKam^lblv» b* Smith. ... 1 :!W:iHafee,'o B*c»e,,b r Smith .,.,... 7 W. E. Patrick, c Gillespie, b Smith 1$ Bondnninr. b . Aleott 1$ Kim c WilpoOi brSraitfc' 17 .E&EcL clElliott, b:.Smith- 19 TW JV MeBpath, not- out ' ....:. ... 8 Extiaii 1st Total 21* , Bbuilingv analysis.—Moot t took • two wjc'faefcs'for- 87 " tubs ; .WiIsoni norio for- 29;. Srolfch. air J fot 48i Hoispobli nthe fir 1* • ■- ' Second' IndingB. Gas$on;Mhw, b Smith. '.... .Crawfcisd,- craAd b-Dacre Qlirer.- nit'out ................ 'E&fras . 21 *1$ Total for' two wickets ....a... "A A|DGKW?ND-.-—JSTtt Innings! Eorsppoli .p GtawrfOnt; 1> Mfefetatb- 13. Uacre, o McBftaihi b. Seed 8•.'Efaftii h 'Chitiiihghamr ...... *' Stfif*; c Srafcaap, b'Read, 30Bmott k c Oliver,‘ b McBe&tb • Ai -JffeStgh -nM:' out' .'. .....a... (V Monteith, b Read \ 0; Garrajpd; h’ Bbftdt 2 Wilson, a Oliver, b Bead ft GillesiJfevlb'w, b Itead' ...,. ja i c .Oliver,b- OrmninfeKani K:. . 0 Total 8<J