CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 4

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD

WIN FOR CANTERBURY GOOD MARGIN OVER WELLINGTON (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. An interesting game, in -which there were several surprises, ended in a 10 wickets victory for Canterbury in the. Plunkct Shield mulch against Wellington.

Oanlcrlmry was in a strong position at the close of the first day’s play and. through a line partnership between La mason and Ell yesterday seemed likely to give Wellington a fighting chance, the Canterbury players did not lose their grip of the game. The substaiita.il margin by which 'Canterbury won gives it an excellent chance of capturing the Shield. The rain of yesterday had not impaired the wicket in the slightest, and it played as true to-day as when the match started. The outfield', to.o, seemed as fast as ever. There was a good attendance, especially in the afternoon, when it was known that Wellington were promising a good recovery. However, the game took an unexpected turn, when six wickets fell while the score was being taken from UlO to 2.15. A spirited knock by Blundell at the end improved the position but, even then, Canterbury was left with only 7-1 to get and Wellington’s chance was übout as hopeless as it could be. Scores: —-

CANTERBURY. . • "On First tunings .. ■ ■ • • o-.o —Second Innings— Kerr, not out •. . • • • 44 Bellamy, not out .. .. .. 22 Extras 8 Total for no wickets .. .. 74 Bowling. —-Blundell, no wickets for 2(! runs; Symes, none for 13; Tricklebank. none for IS; Lnmason, none for 9. WELLINGTON. First innings .. • • • • Ljo —Second Tunings — Tindill. e Bellamy, b Andrews .. H Whyte, b Roberts Ward, b Graham .. - • '' 1° Ell, e Bellamy, b Andrews . . 73 Eamason, c Kerr, b Bellamy .. 90 Morgan, b Andrews .. .. 8 Tricklebank, e Roberts, b Andrews 0 Wareham, b Andrews .. - - 0 Riley, b Roberts .. •• •• I Svmcs, not out . ■ - • - • Blundell, « Page, b Andrews .. 20 Extras J 5 Total • • ■ • •• •• 242 Bowling. —Roberts, two for 50; Andrews, six for 59; Graham, one for 35; Bellamy, one for 39; Page, none for 4; Lester, none for 30.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD PLAY

QUEENSLAND MAKE 494

335 FOR SEVENTH WICKET

SYDNEY, .Tail. 2

In the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, Queensland in their first innings made 494 —Andrews 253, Relisted 155. Bowling. Thcak took, three for 123, Chilvers three for 91, and Chipperfield two for 05. The Andrcws-Bensted partnership yielded 335 or nine short of the w-orbl’s (best for a seventh wicket established by Ran .jitsinh ji and Ncwsliam for Sussex against. Essex in 1902. Vow South Wales in the second innings lia.vo lost, one for 173—‘Brown SO, Fingleton nol out 37.

VICTORIA’S EASY WIN

NINE WICKETS TO SPARE

MELBOURNE, .Tan. 2

In the Sheffield Shield mutch, Smith Australia against Victoria, South Australia in their second innings made 004 .'Nitschlce 48, Lon organ 64, Badcock 30. Bowling, Fleetwood-Smith took four for 00 and libeling three for 42. . , Victoria in the second innings had uo wickets down for S3—Bigg not out 3S, Darling not out 41. Victoria won by 10 wickets.