CRICKET

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19462, 29 December 1934, Page 8

CRICKET

COUNTRY WEEK. PUKEKOHE STILL LEADING. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The Country Week cricket tournament for the llellaby Shield was continued yesterday under excellent weather conditions. Five centuries were scored, the best innings being that of E. Dunning (North Auckland), who compiled 1.50 in 95 minutes. M. Clark (South Auckland) made 139 not out. N. Vipond (North'Auckland) was unbeaten with 121. Thirteen fours were hit by IP. Ilowden (Pukekohe)/ in making 113. E. York (Waipa) relired unbeaten with 110 scored in an hour and a-quarter. The best bowling performances were recorded by P. Howden (Pukekohe), four wickets for 26 runs, P. Dow (Poverty 'Bay), four for 38. Points to date are as follows: — Pukekohe, 1.4; Poverty Bay, 9; North Auckland, 8; Waipa, 4; South Auckland, 3. South Auckland v. Pukekohe. South Auckland compiled 238 against Pukekohe. W. Wilson and At. Clark gave sound exhibitions, Clark in particular scoring with powerful shots at a fast pace. Pukekohe went after the runs from the outset, and P. Ilowden gave a sterling display to score 113, his hook shots and leg glances, from which he scored many boundaries, being executed with precision. His partnership with Hewitt added 125. Another good partnership was that of C. Lawrie (21 not out) and C. Stoupe (45). Stoupe scored the winning hit with one of his unorthodox shots to the leg boundary at a-quarter to six. North Auckland v. Waipa. North Auckland endeavoured to gain an outright win by sending Waipa in to bat. Waipa went after the runs from the start and L. Dalton scored a fast 71 with vigorous shots all round the wicket. The association of W. Shepherd (55) and E. York, who retired with 110, produced some very fast scoring, 100 runs being added in exactly an hour. Neither batsman was troubled by bowling changes and drove and hooked with apparent ease. N. McMahon (46 not out) and A. Shepherd (29) were also associated in a partnership that took 101 l of the tired attack. With six wickets down, Waipa declared for 360. Vipond and Dunning followed the lead of the Waipa hitlers and, in fact, excelled (he previous display. The partnership yielded 227 and provided one of 11 1 0 finest displays of hard hitting seen at Eden Park for a long time. At no lime did the bowlers look like taking wickets. Dunning was well caught on the boundary when making a big hit. Wyatt, also had a merry innings of 38 not out. At slumps North Auckland had nine wiekels in hand and was only 47 behind, I lie match being drawn. Poverty Bay v. Auckland.

Loverly Bay opposed an Auckland eleven, and its first innings resulted in E. Dow scoring SO, mostly with crisp shots through the covers. Auck-

land gave Its best performance In the toui’nament, its flrst Innings only failing by nine runs to reach Poverty J Bay’s score. Stephenson compiled a nice 59. PLUNKET SHIELD. CANTERBURY DEFEAT AUCKLAND. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The Plunket Shield match, Canterbui'y v. Auckland, was resumed to-day. Off Townsend’s second hall on resuming Oliver cut a single and brought 200 ,up in 225 minutes’ play. Gowie came on at the south end with a new ball. Against Oliver l’ownsend again employed the leg trap. Oliver seemed unable to resist it. He hit out, missed, and was bowled. 213—5—35. Roberts joined Hadlee with- 24 runs needed. Hadlee, batting confidently, left Canterbury only 16 to get when he hooked a hall from Cowie to the fine leg boundary. Roberts . brought Canterbury’s total up by driving Vivian to square leg for a pair. Canterbury won by live wickets. Following are the scores:— AUCKLAND. First innings 279 Second innings 187 CANTERBURY, First innings 230 Second Innings. Kerr, b Gowie .....' 46 Bellamy, ibw, b Townsend .... 4 9 Page, c Vivian, b Gowie 13 Cromb, c Bush, b Gowie 38 Oliver, b Townsend 35 Hadlee, not out 28 Roberts, not out 6 Extras '22 Total for five wickets .... 237 Bowling.—Townsend look two wickets for 62 runs, Gowie three for 66, Malheson none for 47, Vivian none for 15, Bush none for 25. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. NO TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. DECISION OF CONTROL BOARD. SYDNEY, Dec. 28. The Cricket Board of Control met in Sydney to-day. Mr. T. Howard, representing the New Zealand Cricket Council, conferred with the board and reopened Hie case for sending a representative Australian team to the Dominion. A member of the hoard subsequently submitted a motion to rescind the on? carried at a former meeting rejecting a similar proposal. This also was defeated, so there will he no New Zealand tour. The hoard then considered Hie report of the manager of the last lour of England. ENGLISH WOMEN'S TOUR. BRISBANE, Dee. 28., The first, iesL match between the English and Australian women cricketers was begun to-day in Brisbane. Australia won Hie loss and hatter, all being dismissed for 47 runs, of which .Miss K. Smith made 25, Miss Muolagan took seven wickets for 10 runs and Miss Taylor two for 9. England in the first innings scored 116 for five wickets (Miss Maelagan 72, Miss Snowball 13, Alias Archdalc not out 12J.,