CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16928, 30 December 1922, Page 10

CRICKET.

THE PLUNK2T SHIELD CANTERBURY LEAD IN FIRST INNINGS. The Shield match between Auckland (the holders) and Canterbury nag resumed to-day in fine weather at Lancaster Park, before a gathering that grow steadily as the day progressed. On the first day the play had been too serious to bo very bright, and Canterbury had lost seven wickets for 232, but with Sandman (49) and Read (if) associated there was every prospect of livelier play to-day. When play was resumed the wicket was in good order. The scores stood: band man, not out 53; Read, not out, 3 Though Sandman’s score was given at 49 at stumps yesterday, it was later ascertained that a four signalled as byes, after Sandman’s first eleven runs, was a hit. This reduced the extras to 15 and put Sandman in the position of top scorer. Sandman and Read, who were responsible for a good stand against the Englishmen. opened cautiously this morning. Player bowled a maiden over to Sandman and then the scoring opened with singles to each batsman till Head reached ten with a three to leg off Player. He added a four and \ two off Cummings and brought the total to 250. A nice four bv Read off Player brought this batsman’s total to 20. The score was 255 ( when Anthony replaced Cummings. The over producer! one for Sandman who was progressing slowly towards the sixty mark. Tlie bow ling was changed again- -Dacre this time and the over was a maiden. •Sandman’s sixty was passed when he drove Anthony to the boundary.

Read banged Dacre to the boundary three times in one over, which cos: thirteen altogether. Horspool replaced Anthony in the bow ling and dive runs were secured off the over, all to Sandn an, who next tipped one from Anthony to make his total 70. Read -f ac hed 40 before the over finished and the total was 288.

Read scored ten off Horspool, just icaching 50 before he lifted one To Burton in the outfield and the fieldsium accepted the chance. The partner ship had been a profitable one and a timely stand, as they put on 81 runs. 'l'he morning’s play had been in progress _an hour when Fuller came out to filt-the vacancy. He faced Anthony f. r a'maiden over.

Sandman made the total 30(t> when lie lilted Horspoo* to the boundary. Paterson - bowled when the score was 312 r.nd realised four for Fuller. Sandman i »< ing Player tappet! one which lifted ; nd he was caught by Cummings at ( square leg. 316-9-82. Rix was last man in. He scored a single and then faced Paterson for a maiden over. The next over by Paterson meant thirteen runs, both batsmen having a go, Fuller to the extent of •nine and Rix for a boundary. The Riccarton pair wbre getting runs. Fuller gave a chance to Brooke-Smith by lifting one from Horspool and was narrowly missed, the ball being jus* - too high to enable the fieldsman to hold the catch. Rix, shaping well, reached double figures and then brought up 350 with a boundary off Dacre. The total was 358 when Rix was clean bowled by Anthony. Tt was a good last wicket stand, adding 42 to the total. The inningp closed at 12.45. Auckland commenced their innings at 1 .p.m., G. B. Cummings and A. K. Irving being the opening batsmen C ummings took the strike from Read who bowled from the southern end. The batsman got the off boundary with the first ball. The third ball he was clean bowled. 4-1-4.

R. Horspool notched a single before the oyer finished ami took Cunningham*® bowling from which he got three i uns. He was hatting in an easy style and artything loose was punished. He. l ad scored 20 before Irving made a fctart. Then Sandman took the bowdv d appropriate the money, of which cut the first ball through the slips tot four. Irving opened his score with a single. *At tho luncheon adjournment the total was 30. A few singles to the batsmen marked the resumption of play, tili Irving lifted one from Read and was nicely caught by Page (slips). 37—2- 3 Dacre was at the wicket about three minutes. The fourth ball which Read s in to him got through the batsman’s civlci! o, with a slight off break. He tt'»s clean bowled. 37—3—(). Read’s average was three wickets for eight Anthony joined Horspool, who knocked four off ( unniugham and made his snore .10, He was the* main run-getter. Fifty went on the board After forty minutes’ play. ReadV, sixth over saw the downfall of Horspool. and the bowler made his «rerago four wickets for 30 runs. 64 A 38. H. E. Burton was next in and pro grossed steadily towards double figures. The batsmen were cautious with Read, who was in splendid form. Both bats’ men had settled down and by three •’clock the hundred mark was reached, with Burton at 30. Right runs were scored off Read’s eleventh over tho most expensive tor him up to this stage. Cunningham bowled from the southern end and was hit for two fours by Anthony, but before tho over finished he skied one. Rix got safely under the catch. 121 - 5 34. Brooke-Smith was tho next batsman. Rix took a hand at the bowling and after a couple of singles the pair were separated through Burton being run out iu attempting to get a single off a short one 123 6 —35. R F Whelan succeeded Burton. Alter Brooke-Smith scored a single, he faced Read’s bowling. The Auckland skipper succumbed to tho fourth ball. 124 7—l. J. L. Paterson scored freelv for a time and passed Whelan. At 148 Cun ninghnm again bowled from the southern end. Paterson got two off the over. 'The last 50 runs took half an hour. A large attendance watched the aliernoon’s play. Four runs came off an over from Rix. Whelan knocked one off Cunningham v Inch was increased to five through a a, lid overthrow landing at the boundary the over cost eleven altogether. At 165 Hayes bowled from the northern end. Paterson got four to leg and the Ife, produced three more for him and for Whelan. At 179 Sandflown an over -for throe runs. Vfufersou stepped out to one from Hayee Kiirn Fuller knocked the bails off. 183-p-31. I Garrard joined Whelan. who reached f.T\ Garrard had been at the wickets Labout ten minutes when he was clean [ bowled on the fourth ball of Sandman’s L -elc” , <*»»th over. 198-9-6. ' \ A. S. Player was the eleventh roan atVl he got a single before the over i finished. The 200 mark was reached siter two and a quarter tours’ pipy. I 31k* innings closed for' 204 #fcen Fuller I caught Whelan behind the wickets off I Hayes. This left Canterbury the option I *>■ batting or sending AiiQkland to Lie How on.

CAdsTERBITRT HAT AGAIN. Canterbury went in again. "Worker and Patrick were tbe opening batsmen, the innings commencing at 4.35. Tho first over was Player to Patrick, who snored a single- A couple of runs went up for Worker before Patrick added a four. He vas the first to reach double figures. CA?I TERBUBT. , First Innings. H. D. Worker, 2441111311 lbw b Oura-

The wickets fell as follows;—One for 4, j two for 37, three for 37. four for 64, flvtfor 121, six for 123. seven for 32-1, eight for I IS3, nine for 198, ten for 204. Play will be resumed on Monday at. II a.m. i

THE FIRST TEST.

MACLAREN WINS TOSS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 30. The weather is beautiful for the test match. A southerly breeze is blowing The wicket is in a splendid condition. and prospects are for a record crowd this afternoon. Condliffe replaces Rountree, the wicketkeeper for the New Zealand tea m. The English team is as follows: Titchmarsh, Wilkinson. Calthorpe, Chapman, Wilson. MacLaren, Lowry, Brand, MnoLean, Gibson, Freeman. MacLaren won the toss and decided to bat. A BAD OPENING. Wilkinson and Titchmarsh opened to the bowling of Brice and Alcott. The batsmen opened cautiously, ten appearing after fifteen minutes’ play. Brice puzzled Wilkinson occasionally. With 30 on tho board, Wilkinson sent one to Collins, who accepted a brilliant catch. 32—1—17. CHAPMAN CAUGHT IN SLIPS. Calthorpe was next, but saw Titchmarsh put his leg m front to Bri.*o when he was 22. 53—2—22. Chap man followed, but after scoring a single lifted one to Alcott in slips. 01—3 -l. Wilson caino in. and at 12 o’clock the score was three wickets for 61 runs. Wilson and Calthorpe continued to bat quietly, although occasional boundaries caused the score to mount gradually. Wilson was quiet. Tho first 100 appeared after Jin hour and forty minutes of play. Calthorpe had taken 69 minutes to score 50. When the total was 108, VI ilson was caught behind the wickets by Sneddon. , At the luncheon adjournment the scores were four wickets for 108. After lunch the English captain, accompanied Calthorpe to the wickets, MacLaren receiving an ovation all tho wav .to the crease. Brice bowled again and the scoring was slow, a boundary j to Calthorpe after ten minutes’ play ! bringing relief. Brice and Garrard v.ore bowling good length and kept ifie scoring down. With the score at 119. Calthorpe tapped Garrard, Condliffe holding. 119-5-64. Lowrv was the incoming batsman. Scores:— ENGLAND. Wilkinson, c Collins h Brice . - 17 T'tcbrnarßh. lbw b Brice .... 2*2 Chapman. Alcott b llrice ... 1 Wilson, c Conrlliffc b Sneddon . .12 Total for four wickets . 108 Bowline. Brice three for 30; Snoeddon. one for 2. TNTER-BOROUGH CONTESTS. Tho 1923 series of inter-boroimh contests will he opened with the cricket match Brighton v. Sumner next Tuesday. The match will he played at Sumner commencing at. 10.30 a.m. The following have been selected to play for Brighton: R-. Langford. Tf. A. Bishop. A. Jones. T. Bisman. F. Muirfion, 11. Fisher. J. Morton. F. Palk. T. Siincock, C. J. M’Cree, W. Powell. Emergencies; F. Turner. L. Harding, R. Bishop.

minps 19 W. B. Patrick. 11114141115311141422113 111 121 lbw b Dacxe .... 51 M. L. Page, 142212111414141 b Horspool 30 J. Tonne. 1 mn out 1 W. Hayes. 111141 b Player ... 9 P. Smith 41444124111211112112 b Anthony 33 W. Cunningham. 411141 run out . . 12 T\ M‘K. Sandman, 1J241241422U1111121 1111213121111111141141141121 o Cummings b Plaver .... 82 It. Read, 1111111131241144411442 c Burton b Horspool ...... 30 A. C. Fuller. 114114233113141 not out . 31 C. T. Rix. 14211143 b Anthony . 17 Extras 21411181 .17 Total 368 Bowling analysis.— Overs. Mdns. Kuue. Wkts. Player 36 7 68 2 Anthony . 21.6 1 77 2 Cummings . ll . 4., 1 Whelan . 2 — 10 Dacre 14 2 65 1 Horspool . 17 4 58 2 Paterson 4 l is Second Innings. W. R. Patrick, b Anlhony . , .15 R. I). Worker, not out . 19 31. h. Pago, not out . , ’ 6 Extras .... J 7 Total for one wicket. . . 47 AUCKLAND. First Innings. G B. Cummings. 4, b Read . 4 A. E. Irving, 111. c Page b Bead . . .j E. Horspool, 121214441411411141, b Read 38 C. Dacre, b Bead A. Anthony, 111141214111114144. c Rix b Cunningham 34 JI. E. Burton, 111121111121211413441. run W. Brooke-Smith, 1, b Read ... 1 R G. Whelan. 21114151241141111111. stp Fuller b Hayes . .15 J L. Paterson, 2142111221112142111, stp Fuller h Ilayes 31 W. R. Garrard, 12J.11, b Sandman . 6 A. S. Player, 111, not out . . . .3 Extras, 413111111 . . . 24 • Total 204 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wickets Bead . 13 1 53 5 Cunningham 8 5 45 1 Sandman .12 — 52 1 Bix 4 4 — 15 0 Hayes 4.2 — 25 2