CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18587, 22 December 1934, Page 15

CRICKET

AUCKLAND’S RECOVERY

MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Ibis day. The Wellington-Auckland cricket match was resumed this morning in hot weather. Townsend returned the first ball ot' Blundell’s second over to the bowler. —14 —3—3. Whitehuv and Vivian made steady progress, and 50 was reached in 46 minutes. Whitehuv, however, after surviving a confident appeal, fell to a brilliant catch by the wicketkeeper.— r»«)—a—22.

Weir opened caustiously, and at noon the score was 73 for four wickets. Byrnes then relieved Trieklebank, and play rein,■lined quiet as the -batsmen strove to retrieve the side’s position. The century was reached in g-5 minutes, Vivian taking 65 minutes for 40 runs. The score at. 12.30 p.m. was 117 runs for four wickets. Scoring in the last half-hour before lunch was fairly brisk, with Vivian batting forcefully. The lunch score was 162 for four, wickets,

Auckland experienced a sensational collapse after lunch. Weir fell to an lbw. appeal in Symes’ first over, after batting solidly for 85 minutes. Vivian snicked a ball to the wicket-keeper, after playing a fine innings for 130 minutes, his score including two sixes and seven fours. Sale and Wallace went quickly. Oowie was caught off a big hit,.

The score at 2.30 p.m, was 219 for nine wickets. Scores — ■WELLINGTON First Innings .. .. .. 283 AUCKLAND First Innings. J. H. Mills, b Blundell .. ..’3 P. E. Whitelaw, e Tindall, h Trieklebank 22 A. M. Matheson, lbw., b Blundell .. 0 Vivian, e Tindall; b Trieklebank 95 Townsend, e and b Blnndc." . 3 Weir, lbw, b Svnies .. . . 44 Wallace, b Trieklebank .. .. 4 Sale, e Hepburn, b Blundell .. 3 Oowie, c Wilson, b Riley .. ■ ■ 16 Edmonds, not out . . . . 17 Sharp, not out . . . . . 4 Extras . . .. .. . • 6

Total for nine wickets . . 210

PLAY INTERRUPTED

Play at the Oval this afternoon, on the second day of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association’s fourth series of matches, -was interrupted by torrential rain. At the time of the interruption, play had not progressed far from the point at which it was checked after the conclusion of the first day, a week ago. Marist, playing against Old Boys, had advanced their score from 55 runs for two wickets to 180 runs for four wickets.

Civil Service, against Gisborne Club, had nine wickets down for 100, having added only 10 runs to the first day’s score for a loss of four wickets.

Turnnganui, against City, ’had not. improved their position much since the first day’s play, and W-hataupoko, playing against High School, had four wickets down for 113 runs in their second innings.