CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18641, 27 February 1935, Page 7

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAY OTAGO BEjAT CANTERBURY FIRST INNINGS DECISION (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN*, this day. After further time had been lost through rain, the Blanket Shield cricket, match between Canterbury, the winners of the trophy, and Otago, was concluded at Oarisbrook yesterday- Though showers had fallen during the night, it was possible to resume play promptly at 11 o’clock, hut showers drove the players oil the Held for a lew minutes during the morning, and further rain caused an adjournment- at 12.42, the resumption of play being delayed until 2.45 p.m. On the close of play in the morning. Otago, which had a lead of 10 1 runs on the first innings, closed its second innings with seven wickets down foe 241. leaving Canterbury an impossible task in the time at tlieir disposal of making 349 to win. At one singe it appeared that Otago might he able (o force an outright win. hut Canterbury stubbornly held out- until 5.35 p.m.. when, owing to the failing light, stumps were drawn, with five wickets down for 151. Under the rules of the Shield conlcst. Otago secured a win on the first innings. Scores:— OTAGO First Tunings ... ... ... 248 Second Innings ... .... -■■ ••• 241 CANTERBURY First Timings .. 141 Second Innings * Kerr, b Elmos 59 Bellamy, b Dickinson ... ... 1 Hadlee, c Chettloburgb, b Dickinson II Cromb, b Dunning ... I*> Roberts, e Ernies, b CbetfleburgJi ... 0 Page, not out ... 24 Butterfield, not out. ... 21 Extras ... ... ... 22 Total for five /wickets ... ... 151 Bowling.—Dickinson, two for 2.7 ; 'Talbot, none for 16: Badcock. none for 15 : Ghettloburgh, one for 42: Dunning, one for 15: Elmos, one for 14.

PRIVATE INDIAN TOUR TEAM FROM AUSTRALIA ■ Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) PERTH, Feb. 26. Amongst the passengers at Fremantle on the Strathaird from London is Frank Tarrant, the former Victorian cricketer, ■.vim is seeking to arrange for an Austraian cricket team to carry out a private tour of India, at the request of the Maharaja of Patiala, who is providing 1310,000 to cover the cost. Tarrant said that, he had already approached a number of Australia’s leading cricketers on the subject.

LAST TEST SERIES £II,OOO INCREASE IN GATES LONDON, Feb. 26. The official takings at last year's tests .vero: Nottingham, £14.560; Lord’s. £25,226; Manchester. £16.227; Leeds. £15,639: The Oval. £,18.652, Hie, total exceeding the 1930 receipts by £11,032. TRIEUTE TO HOBBS ONE OF FOUR BEST BATSMEN LONDON, Feb. 25. The Times’ cricket writer says: “Hobbs is one of the four greatest batsmen of all time. By his tremendous skill and his charming and generous character, he rose to a height equalled only by Ranji.’’