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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 8, 27 December 1928, Page 5

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HAWKE CUP MATCH. - PALMERSTON N., Last Night. Hawk’e Bay commenced a Hawke Cup challenge game against Mariawatu to-day. Play was postponed in the morning owing to rain, but was commenced in the afternoon on a dull wicket. Manawatu batted first and when stumps were drawn had six wickelts down for 129. Details are: MANAWATU. First Innings. Wild, c Mitchell, h Evans 3 Young, c Mitchell, b Beauth ... 6 Pacey, run out 20 McVic.ar, net out 55

Baßichan, c Stevenson, b Mitchell 12 Norris, b Beuth • • 10 Baumber, b Beuth lb Baumber, b Beuth 3 Pegden, not out. • 4 Extras }■ ■ ■ 14, Total (for six wickelts) 129 PALMERSTON N., This Day. The Hawke Cup match was resumed under better weather conditions. MVuiawatn resumed, theix* innings, good bowling keeping tire batsmen quiet. The not out men, McVicar and Pdgden, by careful play, brought 140 up.

PLUMKET SHIELD.

MATCHES AT/WELLINGTON" AND CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. ( The weather was hot and sultry for the opening of the Phmket Shield match, Auckland v. Canterbury, yesterday. Auckland won the toss and hatted on a wicket which played true and fast. The outfield was in perfect order. Drizzling rain began to fall about three o’clock, at first very light, hut increasing until at 4.30 it was Gaining heavily.

To-day Auckland, were all out foi’ 330 runs. Canterbury made a very poor showing, being disposed of for 153 runs and, following on, lost two wickets for 12 runs.

AUCKLAND. First Innings. Bowley, h Newman 40 Mills, h Bead 7 Postles, c Newman, h Merrily .. 21 Weir, 1) NeAvman 27 Allcctt, h Page Gillespie, st. Burns, b Merritt 75 White law, h Cunningham • 28 Horspool, c Hamilton, b Cunningham 39 Player, c Hamilton, b Cunningham ■■ • •• ■ 3 Dunning, not out 8 Rountree, Ibw., b Cunningham .. 0 Extras 17 Total 330 ' Bowling analysis.—Read took one wicket for 79 runs; Cunningham, four for 48; Merritt, two for 94; Newman, It wo for 59; Page, one foi 33. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Crawford, c Whitelaw, b Duunig 3.0 Brosnabau, b Weir 44 Roberts, c and b Dunning .... 88 Page, st. Rountree, b Bowley .. ,44 Newman, low., b Bowley ...... 31 Hamilton, b Bowley 4 Read, c Postles, b Banning 6

Merritt, b Dunning 19 Evans, c Mills, b Dunning ... 0 Burns, c and b Bowley Cunningham, not out 5 Extras Total 153 Bowling analysis.—Dunning took live wickets for 44 runs; Playei, none for 14; Allcott, none for 21; Weir, one for 24; Bowley, four for 38. ' Second Innings. jßrosnahan, not out 5 Crawford, c Dunning, b Weir .. 4 Roberts, b Weir 9 Page, on(t out 0 Extras 3 Total (for two wickets) 12 MATCH CONTINUED. Press Association— Copyright. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In the PI ticket Shield match at 11.30 Omterbury in their second) innings had scored 43 for 3 wickets— Brosnahan, b Dunnings, 5, Page not out 15, not out H> extras S. THE SCORE AT NOOX. Preso Association —Corwright CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In the Plunket Shield match, at no'on, Canterbury, in their R econd innings, had scored 60 for 3 wickets. (Page not out 23, Newman not:-out 17, extras 11). _

VVELLIMGTOJS V. OTAGO. MATCH AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Otago commenced its match against Wellington, the holders of the Plunked: Shield, yesterday morning. Play continued yesterday afternoon with Otago ait the crease, and when stumps were drawn Wellington’s innings had just commenced, Otago having made 395. The top scorer was A. W. Alloo, the captain, who went in at a critical stage of the game and whose wicket was the last to fall when he had made 101. L. C. Eastman, the Essex professional, pleased the crowd with his forceful methods and made 8. Blunt made 39 runs in stylish manner. Henderson took four wickets for 127, and Lambent three for 67. They were the best of the numerous howlers tried. . Scoring to-day was very slow, but at 5 p.m. half the Wellington side was out for 189. OTAGO. First Innings. PI. C. Alloo, c Foley, b McGirr .. 6 A. R. Knight, c James, h Henderson , ■. 18 R. C. Blunt, c James, b Henderson 39 L. C. Eastman, c James, b Henderson . ■ 88 P. Monk, c Dempster, b Hoar ~ 25 A. Galland, c Foley, b Henderson 2 C. A. Cavanagh, c McGirr, b Lowly A. D. Alloo, c Rotherham, b Lambert 101 W. Douglas, Ibw., b Lambert ... 3 L. Zimmerman, c Lamason, b Lambert 29

C. Rimes, not out 6 Extras 20 Total 398 Bowling analysis.—McGirr t'oc'k o ne wicket for 56 runs. Badcock, none for 32; Rotherham, none for 21; Henderson, four for 127; Lambert, three for 67; Lowry, One for 32; Hoar, one for 18; Dempster, none for 12; Foley, none for 13. WELLINGTON. First- Innings.' C, S. Dempster, c Douglas, b A. Alloo 66 jH- Foley, c Galland, b Monk .. IS p. T. Badcocll:, h Elmes 3 *> T. C. Lowry, c Monk, b Eastman 42 G. A. Rotherham, b A. AllCo 0 > K, C. James, c Galland, b Dimes 33

H. M. McGirr, not out J. R. Lamason, not out 52 Total (for six wickets) 281 WELLINGTON’S INNINGS CONTINUED. Press Association —Copyni/ht WELLINGTON, This Day. The Plunket Shield match, Wellington v.. Otago, was continued in fine weather. McGirr and Lamason continued Wellington’s innings, batting freely. McGirr went out at 328, and Lambent three, runs later. Hoar was bowled without scoring. Details:--McGirr, c and b Elmes 56 ' Lambert, b Eastman 3 Hoar, b Eastman 0 MATCH, AGAINST WELLINGTON. The Wellington touring cricket team which. i» 1° Stratford on Monday next,, arrives at Stratford at 8.30 a-ni. on that day, play commencing on Victoria Par* at 10,30 a.m. and continuing throughout the^day. Stratford piayers are requested to be on the ground at 10 a.m. The Stratford team will be the same as that previously published, except that Hamilton will replace Williams.