CANTERBURY STAGES BRIGHT RECOVERY AGAINST AUCKLAND

Wanganui Chronicle, 29 December 1947, Page 6

CANTERBURY STAGES BRIGHT RECOVERY AGAINST AUCKLAND

(P.A.) Christchurch, Dec. 28. Canterbury staged a remarkable recovery on the last day of the Plunket Shield match against Auckland and, although when play started an outright defeat for the home team seemed inevitable, at close of play it was Auckland which was struggling to avert defeat. Auckland won on the first innings. The day was a triumph for youth In the Canterbury team, three young players taking part in their first shield match. J. G. Leggat, C. G. Snook and.A. R. MacGibbin all scored half-centuries, and the overnight score of 78 for five was converted to 269 for eight. When the innings was declared closed at the tea interval, Auckland was left a shade over two hours to score 203 runs, but another fine spell of bowling by T. Burtt soon removed any hopes the batsmen had of making runs. At the end of the day Auckland had scored 122 for six wickets, and although Auckland took four points for the first innings win to Canterbury’s two, the honours at the end of an interesting day’s play were easy. The match set a new attendance record for Canterbury Plunket Shield matches, the gate takings for the four days being 1760. Scores:—

Canterbury. First Innings. w. A. Hadlee, c Hemmingson b Taylor 97 W. McD. Anderson, b Cowie 6 J. G. Legatt, b Burke 7 F. B. Smith, c Scott, b Cowie 78 A. R. MacGibbon, c Kent, b Hemmingson 33 R. W. G. Emery, hit wicket, b Burke 10 C. G. Snook, c Scott, b Burke 1 P. Small, b Cowie 25 T. Burtt, run out 6 A. E. L. Britton, c Cowie, h Burke 9 N. V. Burtt, not out . 2 Extras (byes 3, leg byes 1) 14 Total 288 Fall of wickets: One for 7, two for 53, three for 179. four for 213, five for 239, six for 241, seven for 254, eight for 270, nine for 277, ten for 288. Bowling. O. M. R. w. J. Cowie 30 8 72 3 A. C. Roberts ..... 13 2 53 0 C. Cleal 9 0 23 0 F. E. Hemmingson 20 6 62 1 C. Burke 25 4 59 4 D. D. Taylor. 2 1 5 1 Second Innings. W. McD. Anderson c Cowie, b Hemmingson ...... 1 W. A. Hadlee, c. Kent. b. Cowie ... 11 J. C. Leggat, run out — ...... 61 T. Burtt, b. Cowie 2 F. B Smith, c. Cleal, b. Roberts ... 10 R. w. G. Emery, c. Wyatt, b. Burke 10 C. G. Snook, lbw, b Burke 62 A. R. MacGibbon, lbw, b Hemmingson 70 P. Small, not out 14 A. E. L. Britton, not out ...... — 2 Extras 26 .. — Total for 8 wickets (declared) 269 Fall of wickets One for 1, two ior 12, three for 29, four for 55, five ’or 77, six for 125, seven for 252, eight for 260. Bowling. 0. M. R. W. J. Cowie 30 7 65 2 F. Hemmingson 25 6 82 2 A. C. Roberts 17 5 46 1 C. C. Burke 19 4 34 2 D. D. Taylor 4 2 16 0 Roberts bowled seven no balls. Auckland. First Innings. H. T. Pearson, c Small, b T. Burtt 172 I. Wyatt, std. Britton, b Emery 67 V. J. Scott, c MacGibbon, b T. Burtt 20 D. D. Taylor run out 19 K. R. Deas, b T. Burtt 0 O. C. Cleal, c Britton, b T. Burtt 17 C. C. Burke, l.b.w., b T. Burt 10 J Cowie, c Small, b T. Burtt 12 L Kent, c Anderson, b Small .. 19 A. C. Roberts, not out 7 F. Hemmingson, std. Britton, b T. Burtt 0 Extras (byes 4, leg byes b, wide 1, no balls 2) 12 Total 355 Bowling. O. M. L w. N. V. Burtt 23 4 13 0 A. R. MacGibbon 32 14 50 0 C. G. Snook 24 11 33 0 P. Small 31 Ifi 46 1 T. R. Burtt 47.4 13 121 7 R. W. G. Emery 9 3 11 1 Me D. Anderson 1 0 8 0 Hadlee 1 0 1 0 Second Innings H. T. Pearson, b T. Burtt ...... ~... 13 I. Wyatt, b T. Burtt — ...... 47 V. J. Scott, h T. Burtt 5 D D. Taylor, c sub, h N. B. Burtt 0 K. R. Deas, not out 47 O. C. Cleal. b Anderson ...... 0 C. C. Burke, h T. Burtt 3 J. Cowie, not out 0 Extras ( Total for six wickets 122 Fall of wickets: One for 32, two for 40, three for 45, four for 95, five for 100, six for 117. Bowling O. M R. W. A. R. MacGibbon 5 1 If 0 P. Small _. _... 3 0 8 0 T. Burtt 20 4 3' 4 C. G. Snook 2 1 I 0 N. V. Burtt 12 2 3f 1 W. McD. Anderson 5 1 1" 1 MacGibbon bowled a wide.