CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16837, 28 December 1928, Page 11

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAY (P«.t Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Plunkef- Shield match was continued in fine weather. Blunt and Monk resumed (hago's second innings, which overnight bad reached 234- for three wickets. After three byes Monk was caught close in by Hoar, off McGirr's fourth ball. Galland iitled the vacancy, and runs came freely, the batsmen forcing the. pace, in contrast to yesterday's playAfter a- quarter of an hour's play, with the score at 263, Lambert relieved .VieCirr. The new bowler failed to slacken the scoring. Galland, bitting hard, sent a full toss from Kotherharn to the leg boundary, and drove the nest two for fours. 14 'coming off the over. Badeock replaced Lambert, and Hoar took the ball from Rotherhnm. Badeock kept the runs down, and nearly caught and bowled Galland in his second over. Three hundred was up at 11.40, the innings having I,ecu in progress for 304 minutes. At dlti Foley relieved Hoar, and Calund was well caught bv M'cCirr at long-otf, oil' bis second'delivery. The retiring batsman gave a bright display. ' Cavanagh came in, but skied one from Foley before scoring. At noon the score was '522 for six wickets. Brttrrt reached the eenturv jnst after 12 o'clock. He had taken 205 minutes, and l was very subdued at- times, butsparkled occasionally to-day. A. Alloo did not last, long, falling to McGirr at mid-oif, off Badeock, who had relieved Foley. Rimes came in to see Blunt clean bowled by McGirr. Zimmerman followed Blunt, but fell leg before, after notching a single. Douglas was the last man, and at 12.30 p.m. he was bowled by McGirr. The innings realised 551. Wellington required 399 to win. Dempster and Rothetham opened the innings at 12.45 p.m., Eastman and A. Alloo bowling. Light rain commenced to fall at the luncheon adjournment, but play was not interrupted. At 2.15 the: .score was 26'Rotherhnm, nol out, IS. Dempster, not out, 6: extras I. Scores : VV ELLINGTON. First Innings 35i OTAGO. First Innings 398 Second Innings. Blunt, b McGirr 114 A. P. Knight, run out 31 H. C. Alloo, c Dempster, b Lambert 33 L. C. Eastman, c Henderson, b Hoar 67 Monk, c Hoar, b McGirr 34 Galland, c McGirr. b Foley 44 Cavanagh, c Lowry, b Foley 0 A. Alloo, c McGirr, b Badeock ... o Elmes, not out ... ••• * Zimmerman, Ibw, b Hoar 1 Douglas, b McGirr - Extras M Total 351 Bowling: McGirr three wickets for 19 runs; Rotherham none for 48; Hoar two for 80; Badeock one for 49; Lowry none for 15; Lambert one for 53; Henderson none for 33; Foley two for 16. THE HAWKE CUP (Per Pivss Association.) PALMERSTON N,, this day. The. Hawke Clip mi*tch was continued to-day in dull weather. Manavyafu resumed their second innings, having lost one wicket for 30 runs. Batting very quiellv before good bowling, Pacey and Wild added 15 runs in 35 minutes. With the score at 67 Wild lost, his* wicket, being caught oft' Evans. Next over Pacey was given out stumped - -a, doubtful decision— whefj he appeared well set. The century appeared after an hour and a half. Gallichan and McVicar brightened up the scoring, which later slackened again. At- the luncheon adjournment the score Was three for 135. At 3.30 p.m.. when the score had been carried to 177 without further loss, heavy ram caused an adjournment. HAWKE'S MY First Innings 19f> MANAWATH First Tunings .. .. .. 221 Second- Innings Young, lbw, b Bcutll .. .. T Wild, c. Owen, b Evans .. . . 25 Pacey, sf. YarWood, b Stephenson 31 Me Vicar, not out .. .. .. L'M Gallielinn, not out .. .. .. 42 Extras X Total for three wickets .. 135 THE CANTERBURY TEAM (Per Press Association.) OHRDIKTCHUKCH, this day. The selectors have chosen the following.l2 for the match against Welcommencing on Monday: Burns, Cunningham, Gregory, L. M. Hamilton', Jacobs, Mcrr'itt, Newman, Page, Patrick, .T. Powell, Read, and Roberts. TEAMS FOR TO-MOEROW Gisborne Club (v. Poverty Bay Club) : D. E. Chrisp, Balfour, Hosier, Forster, Robertson, Smailk Jones, Gambrill, Duncan, Holmes, and Jeffreys. High School (v. winners Turanganui and Celtic): T. Turbit.t, G. Pocock, E. Jones. A. Owen, J. Heasley, A. Loekett, D. Wells, R. Morrison, B. Badham, R. Aislabic, M. Bright; emergencies, A. Webb and E. Grant. Civil -Service (v. Old Boys) : Cbnnan, Griffiths, Helean, Bignall, Mason. Simpson, Panckhursfc,. McKinleV, Smythe, Moir, Walters, and Powell. ' City (v. losers Turangamii and Celtic) : C. leaser, P. Dow, H. Wilson, A. Haisman. W. J. Scholium. A. K-. Baker, R. Matthews, R. Haisi'nart, A. Wilson, F. Stenner, A. Dow, and E. W. Harvey.