WIN FOR CANTERBURY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 3

WIN FOR CANTERBURY

PLUNKET SHIELD GAME A THRILLING FINISH FOUR WICKETS TO SPARE (l’or Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, hist night. No more thrilling finish has ever been seen to a cricket match than that between Canterbury and Auckland at Lancaster Park to-day, Canterbury won by four wickets, the winning liifc being made five minutes before the time for the drawing of stumps. Following are the scores: — AUCKLAND First Innings 164 'Second Innings.: $37 CANTERBURY First Innings ... ... ... ... 229 Second Innings ,f. L. Kerr, hit wkt., b McCoy ... 73 1. M. Hamilton, st. Hunt, b McCoy SO A. W. Roberts, e McCoy,-b Weir ... 64 R. 0. Talbot, c McCoy, b Oleaverly 74 M. L. Page, Ibw., b .Alleott ... 58 .1. Jacobs', not out 46 ]. B. Crumb, c Mills, b Alleott ... 15 W. K. Merritt, not out 10 Extras 53 Total foi* six wickets ... ... 473

CANTERBURY V. WELLINGTON

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Tho Canterbury team to play Wellington will bo tho same as that which played Auckland, except that R. Reed replaces Burrows, who is unavailable. A DRAWN GAME .Ji VICTORIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES (Elec. TeL Copyright—United Press Assn.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. The much-postponed Sheffield Shield game, Victoria v. New South Wales, entered upon its last day to-day in ideal weather. The Victorians’ first innings closed with a total of 185 (Ponsford, not out 109). Fairfax took four wickets for one run, and Stewart two for 65. The New South Wales batsmen speeded up in ordet’ to try to gain.the requisite runs for a first innings victory, and in consequence, the wickets fell cheaply, Bradman for two, McCabe for IQ, hfid Kippax four, but Jackson made a lisefit stand of 53 not out, six wickets having fallen at stumps. The match was drawn, Bowling for Victoria, Ironmonger took two for 26, and Blaekie two for 16.. NO NEW ZEALAND TOUR i ■■■■ AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS < XMELBOURNE 1 , Dec. At a meeting of the Australian'Board of Cricket Control to-day, Now Zealand s request for an Australian team to torn the Dominion was declined. i ir