First-Class Cricket Matchex 1925

CANTERBURY v AUCKLAND Played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, December 25, 27, 29, 30, 1924. Canterbury won by 342 runs. CANTERBURY 1 E.A.Gasson lbw b Elliott 27 lbw b Smith 21 2 R.C.Blunt c Garrard b Elliott 32 b Allcott 24 3 C.G.Crawford c Frater b Smith 27 c and b Dacre 12 4 C.J.Oliver c and b Allcott 46 c Allcott b Smith 15 5 W.H.R.Cunningham lbw b Smith 1 (10) b Smith 1 6 W.H.J.Hayes c Dacre b Smith 7 (5) b Allcott 11 7 *W.R.Patrick c Gillespie b Smith 12 (6) c Garrard b Smith 129 8 D.M.Sandman b Allcott 14 (7) b Allcott 4 9 †M.K.Boon c Wilson b Smith 17 (8) c Garrard b Elliott 25 10 R.J.Read c Elliott b Smith 10 (9) c Dacre b Smith 37 11 D.J.McBeath not out 8 not out 0 Extras b 10, lb 3 13 b 5, lb 5 10 —— —— 214 289 FoW (1): 1-63, 2-70, 3-126, 4-140, 5-152, 6-160, 7-166, 8-187, 9-204, 10-214 FoW (2): 1-32 (1), 2-58 (3), 3-76 (2), 4-80 (4), 5-90 (5), 6-106 (7), 7-188 (8), 8-281, 9-284, 10-289 AUCKLAND 1 E.Horspool c Crawford b McBeath 13 c McBeath b Cunningham 8 2 C.C.R.Dacre c McBeath b Read 8 (6) b Read 15 3 R.E.Frater b Cunningham 9 (2) b McBeath 2 4 *S.G.Smith c Sandman b Read 30 (5) b Cunningham 1 5 H.D.Gillespie lbw b Read 16 (3) b Read 30 6 C.F.W.Allcott c Oliver b Cunningham 0 (8) b Cunningham 3 7 W.L.T.Elliott c Oliver b McBeath 4 (4) b Cunningham 2 8 C.L.Metge not out 0 (7) b Read 0 9 L.T.J.Monteith b Read 0 c Blunt b Cunningham 0 10 †W.R.Garrard b Read 2 lbw b Cunningham 0 11 H.Wilson c Oliver b Read 0 not out 1 Extras b 5, lb 1 6 b 10, lb 1 11 —— —— 88 73 FoW (1): 1-13, 2-31, 3-33, 4-75, 5-76, 6-84, 7-86, 8-86, 9-88, 10-88 FoW (2): 1-6 (2), 2-18 (1), 3-22 (4), 4-36 (5), 5-53 (6), 6-53 (7), 7-72, 8-72, 9-72, 10-73 Auckland Bowling O M R W O M R W Allcott 27 6 87 2 48 17 74 3 Wilson 9 0 29 0 6 1 20 0 Smith 21.7 9 48 6 43.2 14 105 5 Elliott 9 1 25 2 7 1 18 1 Horspool 1 0 12 0 Dacre (5) 13 1 62 1 Canterbury Bowling O M R W O M R W Read 14.2 3 38 6 10 5 16 3 McBeath 21 9 26 2 7 2 13 1 Cunningham 9 1 18 2 16.6 4 33 6 Umpires: Briston and C.J.Cox. Toss: Canterbury Close of Play: 1st day: Canterbury (1) 214-9 (Boon 17*, McBeath 8*); 2nd day: Canterbury (2) 76-2 (Blunt 24*, Oliver 15*); 3rd day: Auckland (2) 21-2 (Gillespie 8*, Elliott 2*). W.R.Patrick’s 129 took 258 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six.