CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16531, 24 December 1927, Page 15

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH 1 (Per Press Association.) OBIUSTOIIURCH, this day. A Plmiket Shield match between Canterbury and Otago commenced to-day in bright weather. At noon Otago had lost no wickets for 17 runs—Eastman 11, Vorrath 4. At the luncheon adjournment Otago had live wickets down for 101 runs — Blunt (not out) 28. Otago won the toss. The first two overs were maidens. In Read’s second over Eastman pulled a short one over the fence and later earned applause for a neat leg glide. When VorratlT was eight lie was missed in the slips. Read's seven overs cost 20 runs. Merritt then took up the attack, one over costing 10 runs. After 45 minutes’ play Eastman had scored 31 out of 42. Newman, who had bowled 10 Overs for 13 runs, caught Eastman off one of his own deliveries. and Vorrath was caught, just after, also off Newman. McMullan and Blunt carried on. TOWN V. COUNTRY WELLINGTON, .this day. The Town v. Country match was continued to-day, in dull weather. With the Town score standing at 209 runs, for the loss ox six wickets, Badcoek (26) and Brice (7) continued hatting, blit the wickets fell quickly until Cousins and Baclcock became associated and made a stand. They put on 73 runs for the last wicket.. The innings closed for 251 runs. Details Badcoek, not out 62 Brice, lbw., b Newman 10 Massey, c Hope, b Newman 0 Eilenn, e Gallicban, b Newman ... 0 Cousins, c arid b Taylor 28 Bowling: Hope, two wickets for 97 runs; Taylor two for 52; Gallichan none for 44; Newman five for 93; Nasmith none for 21; Beck none for 21; Falloon none for 6. At the luncheon adjournment Country had lost two wickets for 60 runs—Taylor foot out) 39, Gallic-ban (not out) 8, extras 3. After lunch Taylor and Gallicban, continuing the innings against Massey and MoGiur. Runs came freely. Taylor was twice missed off Massey. At 2.45 Taylor (not out) bad scored 65 and Gallichan 18; extras 5.. The total was 97. BEALE’S XI. V. WAIKATO HAMILTON, tin’s day. A cricket match was played here today in line weather between Beale’s eleven and Waikato. The visitors had lost four wickets for 111 runs at the luncheon adjournment—Gee (not out 50, Weir 29. WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The following team has been selected by Mr. K. H. Tucker to represent Wellington in the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury, commencing in Wellington on Saturday next; W. S. Brice (cajptain), Dempster, Worker, Lowry, Foley, James, Lambert, Badcoek, McGirr, Bernau, Massey; Airey, twelfth man. Hollings and Henderson were not available for selection.