AUCKLAND WIN.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 955, 27 December 1933, Page 7

AUCKLAND WIN.

Plunket Shield Match at Wellington. VIVIAN BOWLS WELL. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 27. Auckland beat Wellington easily in the Plunket Shield match. Wellington made 190 runs in their second innings. Misty rain was falling, with a strong northerly, for the last day’s play. The home team’s position was made more hopeless when Lamason was caught in the slips off C-leverley’s second ball. 151 —7—4. Freeman started well and Crook placed Cleverley nicely to leg twice, but Matheson’s slower ball soon found the Nelson boy’s stumps. 160—8—4. The players had to brace themselves against the wind, which repeatedly displaced the bails. When 15, Crook gave a stumping chance off Vivian. Edmonds did not accept it. At 11.45 the score was 182 for eight. The match ended at 11.50 a.m., the last two wickets falling in one of Vivian’s overs. Wellington’s second innings pro-, duced 190 in 200 minutes, and Auckland won .by 178 runs. AUCKLAND. First innings 233 Second Innings. Postles, c Crook b Newman 6 Whitelaw, b Blundell 64 Vivian, c Ell b Blundell 47 Weir, c Blundell b Newman 11 Wallace, b Newman 13 Cleave, not out 77 Bush, b Lamason 37 Gafrard, c Morgan b Newman .... 44 Matheson, c O'Brien b Freeman .. 12 Edmonds, b Blundell 0 Cleverley, run out 1 Extras 32 Total 344 Bowling analysis—Crook, no wickets 4 runs: Blundell, three for 97; Newman, four for 111; Morgan, none for 39; Lamason, one for 9; Freeman, one for 52. WELLINGTON. First innings 209 Second Innings. Dustin, c Edmonds b Cleverley .... 14 Tindill, b Matheson 58 O’Brien, b Matheson 49 Ell, c Garrard b Vivian 11 James, c Bush b Matheson 0 Morgan, b Matheson 0 Lamason, c Postles b Cleverley .... 4 Freeman, b Matheson 4 Crook, c Matheson b Vivian 20 Newman, not out 7 Blundell, stp Edmonds b Vivian . . 4 Extras 13 Total 190 Bowling analysis.—Cleverley, two for 48: Matheson. five for 63: Weir, none for 15; Bush, none for 12: Garrard, none for 26; Vivian, three for 33. Yesterday’s Play. The solid total of 34 4 was registered by Auckland, who completed their second innings against Wellington in the Plunket 'Shield cricket match at the Basin Reserve yesterday. The local team required 369 to win when they began their second reply, but at the end of the day's play, when six wickets were down for 151. little hope of their success was entertained. The day’s performances were a little more interesting than Monday’s, although few fireworks were seen. The day was fine with a northerly wind blowing. Crook, Wellington, fielded only a short time on account of an injury to a foot, Out he batted to-day. Du Chateau, twelfth man, relieved him in the field. The afternoon’s proceedings were opened lor Auckland by Garrard and Cleave. When 260 was hoisted Cleave had registered a half century. The batsmen were going for runs and moving smartly between wickets. Garrard gave a lively performance, but was given a jolt when a ball from Blundell caught him above the knee. The Wellington fielding was pleasing and some splendid work was seen when Ga. raid sent one whizzing through the slips to Ell, who touched the ball to Morgan, the latter bringing off an excellent catch. The batsmen had carried the score from 250 to 326 and provided an entertaining innings. .Matheson did net take long in making bis presence felt, but when Freeman took over the bowling he clouted him high to the outfield where O’Brien took a beautiful catch. Edmonds, who followed, was sent back without opening his account, and Cleverley. last man, was run out after hitting a single. Cleave, who had been at the wicket 158 minutes, was 77 not out. The innings, which closed at three o’clock, had realised 34 4 Dustin and Tindill, who opened Wellington’s second innings, were separated at 45, when Dustin tipped a high ball on the leg into the wicket-keeper’s hands. O’Brien came in and the pair carried the score to 107, when a good ball from Matheson got past TindiU's bat. An interesting innings by O’Brien was closed also by Matheson, who dismissed him the same way. The captain, James, came in and failed to break his duck, popping a ball to Bush in slips. Ell and Morgan both were dismissed cheaply, and when stumps were drawn Lamason and Crook were at the crease with 4 not out and 1 not out respectively. Match at Ashburton. (Special to the “Star.”) ASHBURTON. December 27. A friendly match between Wellington colts and a team representing the Ashburton Cricket Association was begun this morning on the Ashburton Domain in dull, threatening weather. The pitch was inclined to be a little- heavy as a result of rain early this morning. Wellington won the toss and batted. H. Mason and E. Bezzant were sent in. After one over, in which Mason scored one run. play ceased because of the rain, but if the weather should clear the match will be resumed at two o’clock. Hawke Cup Match. Per Presti As'.-ociatJon. NELSON, December 27. In the Hawke Cup match, at lunch Nelson had made 339 for eight (Morgan not out 132, Stewart 24, ltalfe not out 32). This was a deficit of 45 with two wickets in hand. (Taranaki in their first innings made 384.)