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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 4 January 1927, Page 7

CRICKET.

M.C.C. TEAM If! INDIA. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. DELHI, Jn mi it ry 2. At Calcutta the all Indian cricket team in the first innings made 110 (Brook 43, Naidu 24). Tate took six wickets for 42. Marylebonc lost three wickets foil 96. (Deceived .January 3, 5.5 p.m.) The Marylehone team, in the first innings made 233 (Astill 66, Taie 58). All India, in the second innings, had lost 4 for 183 (Guise 91, Brooks 72). SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian nud N./i. Cablo Association. MELBOURNE, January 1. In the Sheffield Shield match., Victoria in the first innings made 304 against South Australia (Ponsford 10S, Hendry 68, Ryder 34, Hartluipf 29 not out). Halcome took 2 wickets for 60, Grimmott 4 for 101, Lee 3 for 32. South Australia has lost one wicket for 35 (Williams 15 not out). The weather was fine, and the wicket excellent. Bonsfort and AVoodfull opened, but the latter went when only six. With Hendry in, the scoring became lively, and frequent changes in the bowling were- tried without avail, the batsmen, particularly Ponsford, making all appear easy. The partnership added 132 before Hendry lost his wicket. Ryder kept the field moving while he lasted. His score included four sixes. Ponsford with the total at 259 followed quickly. Hartkopf failed to stop the rot in the tail. In the short time remaining before stumps. South Australia lost one wicket. (Received January 3, 8.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, January 3. South Australia in the first innings made 148 (Williams 21, Pritchard 56, Grimmett 19). Morton took 5 for 70, Blackie 4 for 59. There were, light showers in the morning, and the wicket was a bit tricky. The visitors made a poor showing against deadly howling of Morton and Blackie, the first seven wickets yielding only sixty runs. Pritchard and Grimnett stemmed the debacle for a time, the partnership putting on 53. Once it was broken, the howlers made short work of the remaining batsmen. MELBOURNE, January 3. j

Victoria in the second innings has lost 3 wickets for 163 (Wood!nil 31, Ponsford 84, Hendry 36 not out-).. Ponsford and Wnodfull opened brightly, cutting and driving freely. After losing Wood full. Ponsford looked like adding another three figure score to his list, but ho had the misfortune to get his leg before. He gave two chances. To-day he passed the coveted mark or 5.000 runs made in first class crick'd:. Hendry played bright cricket. The bowling looked easy. £ OTAGO SCORE HEAVILY. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 3. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Auckland was continued this morning in beautiful weather on a perfect wicket. Otago’s innings was continued by Shepherd and A. Alloo to the bowling of Matheson and Alcott'. Alloo found the latter troublesome, but Shepherd, who was showing glimpses of his best form, played fairly confidently, clouting Alcott to the fence. He received a gift of four from a throw in by Dacre. At 17 Bowley took up the bowling, in place of Alcott, who relieved Matheson. Three of the latter’s four overs had been maidens. Shepherd drove Bowley straight to the fence and square, cut the next for a quartette, and after both had added a single Shepherd again drove the Englishman to the pickets. Fifteen came olf this over, which was the most expensive of the game so far. Alloo brought the second century up after 190 minutes play. Shepherd was then caught by Gillespie, his 46 taking 76 minutes to compile. 202 —5 —46. Alloo who had been at the crease an hour for 10, opened out to Bowley, hitting the coach for three and two. fours. Blamircs, the newcomer, opened with a four olf Alcott, but the scoring became dolorous again until Cooper relieved Bowley, Alloo getting him to to pickets once, and Blamircs twice. The Aucklander got his lengthen the next over, sending down a maiden to Blamires. Matheson went on vice Cooper at 252, Blamires placing Otago 100 ahead by turning the new bowler to the leg boundary. Player at tho other end was very steady, only four being bit off five overs. xAlloo square cut Matheson to the fence, and Blamires snicked a lucky one to leg for a brace, and drove the next to tho

boundary. Bowley came on again, sixteen being hit off the over, Alloo getting most of them with beautiful log, shots. Blamires was at the wickets an hour for his half century. Dacre relieved Player, and Blamires hooked him for a quartette. The next shot, which went dangerously near the bowler’s hand, saw 3(10 hoisted. The last ball before luncheon went rattling to Hie pickets. At the adjournment Otago’s score was 304 for live. Alloo not out 46, Blamires not out 62.

On resuming; Alloo faced Matheson, whose seventh he square cut nicely for a single. Alcott bowled from the other end. Olf the first ball of the next over, Blamires was run out. 306 —6—62. Blamires played a bright and attractive innings. H. C. Alloo, the incomer, was given out 1.b.w., first ball. 306—7 —o. Zimmerman notched a brace to Jog elf Mathcsons next ball, then Bowley brought off a fine catch at first slip. 3118--8 —2. Torrance played out the over, but Alloo was clean bonded by -Alcott in the next over. 308 —9 —48. Four wickets had fallen for four runs, v. hmi Green joined Torrance. The innings closed for 336. Additional scores (Shepherd 46, A. TV. Alloo 48, Blamires 62). Matheson took 3 wickets for 82 and Bowley 4 for 110.. Auckland in their second innings have lost 2 wickets for 212 (Bowley 85, Mills 31. Cooper not out 55). PLUNKET SHIELD. CANTERBURY’S POOR SCORE. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, January 3. 'The Wellington-Canterbury Piunkct Shield match was resumed to-day in tine weather. 'Hie wicket was in good order.

Canterbury went to the wickets, laced with the task of catching Wellington's 488, but did not start promisingly, losing the first two wickets for only cloven runs. Gregory and Pago stopped the rot, hut the third wicket fell with the total at 46.

Woods and Crawford opened to the howling of Badcock and McGirr. Olf the first ball Crawford scored a single, and Woods scored one olf tho third. Woods sent McGirr’s first delivery to file leg boundary for lour, but McGirr’s fourth" delivery clean bowled Woods. 61 —5. Page joined Crawford, and three byes brought ten up. In MicGirr’s second over, Crawford’s stumps were scattered. Gregory was next man, and opened with a single off McGirr. Scoring was steady, and thirty appeared for half an hour's play. With the total at 46, Henderson replaced Badcock, and from his first ball Gregory was caught by James, wicketkeeper, who was standing well hack. 463 —10. Oliver was next, and the half-century appeared foil 52 minutes play. The fourth wicket fell with tho total at 59. Page being caught in the ■•lips by Hiddlestone off Henderson. 59 —I —3o. Boon went in, but the second ball from Henderson caught his leg stump. 59 —s—o. At this stage Henderson had taken three wickets for six. Patrick was next. Oliver, when 12. survived a strong appeal for caught behind tho • wicket. At 61 Brice relieved McGirr. Patrick, who had been in 13 minutes without scoring, opened his account with a four ofl Brice. The sixth wicket fell with the total at 73, Oliver being caught h.v Hollings off Brice. 73 —6 —lo. Sandman joined Patrick, and had scored two when he was skittled bv the first ball of Brice’s next over. 77—7—2. Read opened wilh a couple off Brice, but three deliveries later was howled 79—8—2. (Junninglunn laboured on for a little while, but then touched one which shortstop snapped up. 86—9 —0. McBeth was last man, and Patrick made a. bright patch by hitting Henderson for 1 , lour lours in one over —all beautiful strokes past point and cover. Ha was nm out through Mcßeth refusing his call for an easy single. The innings had lasted just over two hours. There was some surprise when AY ellington decided to bat again. Hiddleston and AA orker opened to the bouling of Read and Cunningham. AVorker was dropped in the slips early, but HkldlesLon was not so lucky, Page snapping him up in the following over. i—2s. Kortlang was not happy, and was just short of double figures when Cunningham beat him hadlv. j-,0. o—9. Lambert suffered a like late off the second ball ho received. 52 —3—o. Dempster and AA’orker gave a scratchy display, AVorker being again missed in the slips, this time by Page. At 79 Dempster stopped a straight one with his pads. 79—4—13. McGirr was Worker’s next partner, but after taking a long time to get halt a dozen was dean bowled hv Read. 93 -5—6. James and AVorker put on 59 for tho next wicket, hut then AVorker was I.b.w. to Mcßeth. 152—6—70. The retiring batsman had given a far from impressive display. He had given three distinct chances, besides having one or two luekv escapes from being caught at tiie wicket. When Hollings and James got together, they gave a displr.v that impressed the _ critics, Hollings especially playing rbanceless but still aggressive cricket. James failed to get properly on to one that he^ tried to lift into the outfield. 194 —7 44. Badcock joiued Hollings, hut was not in his Saturday’s form. However, he made 29 in quick time, and was then caught at the wicket. Brico assisted Hollings to play out time. Scores

WELLINGTON. First Timings Second Innings. Hiddleston, c Page, b Cunningham 25 Worker, 1.b.w., h Meßoth 70 Kortlang, b Cunningham 9 Lambert, b Cunningham 0 Dempster, 1.b.w., b Head 10 McGirr, b Bead 6 James, c Oliver, b Meßoth 44 [Tollings, not out 4o Badcock. e Boon, b Bead *3 Brice, not out 1 Extras ... * lb Total for 8 iviekets 264 CANTEBBUH.Y. First Innings. Woods, 1) MoGirr o Crawford, b klcGirr ... 1 Gregory, e .Tames, b Henderson ... 10 Page, c Hiddleston, b Henderson 90 Loon, b Henderson 0 Oliver, c TlollingS, b Brice 16 Sandman, b Brice .' 2 Heed, b Brice 2 Cunningham, e James, b Henderson 0 Patrick, run out 32 Mc-Becli, not out 3 Extras Total Bowling.—McGirr two for 31, Henderson 4 for 29, Brico 3 for 19.