CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16234, 7 January 1927, Page 4

CRICKET

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH

VICTORIA BEATS S.A

MELBOURNE, Jan. 6,

In .the Sheffield Shield match South Australia in their second innings against Victoria- scored 233 (A. Richardson 50, Schneider 53, V. Richardson 41, Pritchord 22, Grimmetfc not out 21). Morton took four for 70, Blackie three for 75. Ryder one for 23.

On a. wicket badly damaged by rain, with Halcombfl absent owing to injuries, and with a huge deficit of over 800 runs to face, the visitors' chance was hopeless, but they cheerfully tackled a thankless job." Despite the help the bowlers got from the wicket, the batting ill the earlier stages was confident, and runs came freely. With the dismissal of Richardson and .Schneider, the bowlers had their day, and soon ran through the tail-enders, excepting Grimmett, who played a stubborn game "for keeps." Morton and Blackie trundled with consistent pace and cleverness. Victoria won by 571 runs.

PLUNKET SHIELD

AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON TO DAY.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night

Considerable interest centres in the special match Auckland v. Wellington, the two undefeated teams in this season's Plunket Shield scries, which commences at the Basin Reserve, to-morrow afternoon. Auckland and Wellington are, due to meet again in the final of •the Plunket Shield series a month hence, so that the game commencing tomorrow should prove an indication of the northerners' strength. Further interest will be manifested in the match on account of likely players for tno English trip appearing in each team. E. H. Bow ley, the .Sussex professional, will attract, 'special attention in the Auckland team.

The Wellington team will !be selected from I). C. Collins, H. M. McGirr, H. Lambert. K. James, A. M. Hollings, B. J. Kortlang. F. T. Badcock. W. J. R. Christopherson. Mitchell and Lowry (Hawke's Bay), G. Our (VVanganui), H. B. Massey, and W. Airey.

The Auckland team will differ slightly from that which defeated Canterbury and Otago. as one or two members are unable to remain in Wellington and players are being sent down from Auckland to fill the vacancies. Thd Wellington representative team which defeated Canterbury «t Christchurch has returned from the south. The members speak highly of the treatment accorded them during their stay in Christchureh by members of the Canterbury Cricket Association and the New Zealand Cricket Council.

MATCH AT WAIPIRO

HOME SIDE DISAPPOINTING

(Special to the Herald.) WAIPIRO BAY, this day

The Coast XI. selected by Mr. A. M. Bealo to meet the Auckland team managed by his brother. Air. R C. Boale, made a poor showing against the Auckland bowling yesterday, in the match at Waipiro Bay.' The top scorer for the home sido, which batted first, was G. Mill, who went in first wicket down and who remained there for the balance of the innings. Spence 15 and Kissling 14 were the only other Coast batsmen to make double" figures, and the innings closed for a total of 95. The Aucklanders replied with 208 unfinished, the wicket having dried up considerably during the Waiapu innings. The destructive element in the Auckland team was Saunders, who took five wickets for 2% runs, while Coates and Butler each had a couple to their credit, at low averages, and Wells got one for four runs. The fielding; of the visitors was a factor which partly accounted _ for the, low score made by o>e home side, four men being dismissed by catches. At the creases, the Auckland team showed itself full of enterprise. and though the two first wickets fell cbeaply, Butler and Montelth set up a partnership that carried the score well towards the century. After them, McCarthy and L. Johnstone were the best of the batsmen, and when stumps were drawn at about 3 p.m.. the visitors bad made 2CB for the loss of seven wickets. Butler's 68 was a sterling display, and though the Coast fielding did not come up to expectations, there was no doubt he played a sound innings. W. Gates was the only one of the bowlers on the Coast side to obtain any great success, he taking five wickets for 79 runs. Details were: COAST XI. Spence, b Coates 15 G Franklin, b Coates 4 G. Mill, not out 20 Fox. c Monteith, b Butler 9 J. Mill, o and b Butler ... 0 W. Gates, b Saunders 7 llliiigworth. c White, b Saunders ... 1 C. Nurse, c Whitelaw, b Saunders ... 1 R. Young, b Saunders 1 Kissling, b Wells 14 Culwiek. b Saunders ... 4 Extras ••■ 19 Total 95 • Fall of wickets.—9. 26, 59, 39, 46, 54, 57. 59, 89. Bowling.—Coates, two for 10; Johnstone, none for 16; Butler, two for 19; Saunders, five for 27; Wells, one for 4. AUCKLAND XI. Weil-, c and b Spence ... ... ... 2 Wells, c J. Mill, b Franklin 9 Butler, lbw., bW. Gates ~ 68 Monteith. c Spence, b W. Dates ... 29 Gee, si J. MilT, b W. Gates 3 McCarthy, not out 37 Saunders", c Culwiek, b. W. Gates ... 11 Hockin, e Culwiek, 1> W. (Hates ... 9 L. Johnstone, not out ... 25 Extras '. ... 15 Total for seven wickets t 208 Fall of wickets.—ll, 11, 97. 113, 126, 150, 165. Bowling.—Spence, one for 27; Franklin, one for 37, Culwiek, none for 33; W, Oates, five fur 79. G. Mill, none for 17.

BIG BATTING FIGURES

WORLD'S RECORDS

1107 —Victoria v. N.S.W. (Melbourne), 1926. 1051* —Victoria v. Tasmania (Melbourne), 1923. 918—N.8.W. v. South Australia (Sydney). 1900-1. (5 partner ships of over 100 runs). S 87 —Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, 1S0(>

843 —Australia v. Oxford and Cambridge, 1893. S39—N.S.W. v. Tasmania (Svdnev), 1898. 815—N.S.W. v. Victoria (Svdney), 1909. Sll Surrey v. Somerset (The Oval), 1899. 807—N.S.W. v. South Australia (Adelaide), 1599. 805 —N.S.W. v. Victoria (Melbourne), 1905-6. 802—N.S.W. v. South Australia (Sydney), .1920-21. 801---Laneashire v. Somerset, 1893. INDIVIDUAL RECORD HOLDERS. 429—W. 11. Ponsford. Victoria v. Tasmania, 1922-3. •121—A. C. Maclaren, Lancashire v. Somerset, 1895. 385—C, W. Gregon% N.S.W. v. Queensland, .1906-7. *365—G. Hill, South Australia v. N.S.AV., 1900. "357—R. Abel, Surrey v. Somerset, 1599. 352—-W. H. Ponsford, Victoria v. N.S.W., 1926. 345—C. G. Macartney, Australia v. Notts, 1921. * —Not out.