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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21543, 15 January 1932, Page 8

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CANTERBURY v. HAWKE’S BAY (Peb United Press Association.) NAPIER, January 14. The touring Canterbury Plunket Shield cricket team commenced a two _ days match with Hawke’s Bay at Napier today. The wicket and outfield were in excellent order. , , _ . Winning the toss, Hawke s Bay maae the satisfactory total of 244 runs, battin" for just under three and a-half hours. Kavanagh played. a patient innings for 60, batting confidently against all the Canterbury bowlers, T. Eeaney also performed well, though he was dropped before reaching double figures. • , , , Canterbury reversed the , usual . battin" order, and when stumps were drawn had lost six wickets for 182 runs. Powell played a forceful innings for 78, the best score of the day. Scores: HAWKE’S BAY. First Innings. Kavanagh, Ibw, b Merritt 60 Finlayson, b Bellamy 10 Burns, run out O’Brien, c Stringer, b Bellamy .... 0 T. Reaney, c Lester, b Burrows .. 69 Beck, Ibw, b Cromb | Brown, c Burns, b Cromb 7 H. Reaney, b Bellamy .. 34 Gilbertson, c Merritt, b Cromb .. 0 Williams, not out .. 10 Nairn, b Burrows 4 Extras 1® Total 244 Bowling Analysis.—Bellamy, three for 43; Cromb, three for 52; Burrows, two for 73; Roberts, none for 19; Merritt, one for 39. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Merritt, c Williams, b Nairn .... 11 Stringer, c Nairn, b Gilbertson .... 20 Powell, c Brown, bT. Reaney .... 78 Bellamy, run out • 13 Lester, c O’Brien, b Nairn 1 Burns, c O’Brien, b Nairn 19 Roberts, not out 2 £ Burrows, not out •• ® Extras ' Total for six wickets .. .. 182 Bowling Analysis. —Nairn, three for 27; T. Reaney, one for 27; Gilbertson, one for 38; O’Brien, none for 8; H. Reaney, none for 45.