SECOND SERIES

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20692, 30 December 1938, Page 6

SECOND SERIES

SHIELD CRICKET CANTERBURY BATTING MATCH WITH WELLINGTON (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Friday Brilliant sunshine and a cloudless sky greeted the opening of the Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Wellington, at Lancaster Park to-day. The wicket was in splendid order and the outfield fast when Canterbury decided to hat. Pritchard opened the attack. His fourth ball was slipped behind by I Hadlee, Tindili taking a good catch, i The start was similar to that made I against Auckland. The position im- j proved after that. Twenty runs were j up in quick time, 10 runs coming j from Pritchard's second over, including two fours to Bellamy, who sent one ball flying over the heads of four anxious slip fieldsmen and the other a lovely square cut. In Ashenden’s second over Bellamy punched one hard to the off boundary and Kerr, who opened confidently, reached double figures with a neat late cut off Pritchard. Both batsmen seemed to relish the bowling and hoisted 50 in half an hour. With the total at 52 Bellamy paid the penalty for nibbling at rising off balls from Ashenden. He was well caught by the first slip. Kerr met the same fate just on noon and the score read three for 66. Cromb Clean Bowled It was in Wilson’s first over that Kerr snicked one into the slips, Ell taking an easy catch. Three wickets down for 66. Roberts and Cromb attempted to steady up Canterbury’s rather reckless batting but Tindili shrewdly put on the left-hander Gallichan and thwarted their plans The total reached 91 when Cromb was beaten all the way by one of Gallichan’s spinners. Donnelly began quietly but had a short life. When he finely leg-glanced a scorcher from Pritchard, the wicketkeeper Tindili, revealing lightning anticipation, stepped across to take up a magnificent onehanded catch. (Five for 104.) Roberts reached 20 by sound cricket but at 26 was dropped in the gulley off Wilson. Menzies and Roberts "added 26 to the total before Roberts, who had just obtained 50 in 68 minutes, was beaten by a good ball from Ashenden. Scores at. the luncheon adjournment:— Scores: — CANTERBURY. —First Innings Hadlee, c Tindili, b Pritchard . . 0 Bellamy, c Gallichan, b Ashenden 29 Kerr, c" Ell, b Wilson ~4 Roberts, b Ashenden 51 gromb. b Gejlichan I JJ Donnelly, c Tindili, b Pritchard 3 Menzies, in . Anderson, in '•••• ~ Extras Total for six wickets 141