First-Class Cricket Matches 1949/40-1945

CANTERBURY v AUCKLAND Played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, January 1, 3, 1944. Canterbury won by eight wickets. AUCKLAND 1 D.C.Ritchie c Cromb b Scott 9 c T.B.Burtt b Scott 30 2 N.Ellis run out 17 c Scott b Butterfield 1 3 B.Sutcliffe c Cromb b Scott 4 b Scott 6 4 *H.T.Pearson b N.V.Burtt 19 b Butterfield 58 5 W.H.Cooper lbw b N.V.Burtt 4 c Cromb b N.V.Burtt 4 6 A.C.Kerr c O’Brien b Butterfield 20 c Cromb b Butterfield 81 7 R.W.G.Emery c Hadlee b T.B.Burtt 8 c Dunnet b Butterfield 1 8 †L.A.W.Kent run out 8 c Hadlee b N.V.Burtt 0 9 R.G.Sorenson b T.B.Burtt 14 run out 29 10 H.J.H.Harrison not out 7 c and b Butterfield 14 11 C.Burke b Scott 18 not out 11 Extras b 6, lb 2, nb 2 10 b 12, nb 3 15 —— —— 138 250 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-25, 3-39, 4-52, 5-62, 6-73, 7-96, 8-96, 9-114, 10-138 FoW (2): 1-5 (2), 2-21 (3), 3-65 (1), 4-78 (5), 5-147, 6-155, 7-160, 8-216, 9-227, 10-250 CANTERBURY 1 K.F.M.Uttley c Pearson b Emery 55 c Harrison b Kerr 46 2 I.B.Cromb c Sutcliffe b Burke 29 c Harrison b Kerr 16 3 L.A.Butterfield b Kerr 0 not out 19 4 *W.A.Hadlee c Kerr b Burke 16 not out 6 5 W.M.Anderson c Kerr b Burke 64 6 F.P.O’Brien c Burke b Cooper 1 7 J.Smith c Sorenson b Kerr 19 8 R.H.Scott not out 71 9 T.B.Burtt c Kent b Burke 1 10 †D.M.Dunnet b Burke 1 11 N.V.Burtt b Sorenson 18 Extras b 10, lb 8, nb 3 21 b 7, lb 3 10 —— —— 296 (2 wickets) 97 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-60, 3-94, 4-118, 5-139, 6-189, 7-227, 8-236, 9-238, 10-296 FoW (2): 1-39 (2), 2-79 (1) Canterbury Bowling O M R W O M R W Scott 15.4 2 36 3 23 3 70 2 Butterfield 12 3 21 1 15.4 8 24 5 T.B.Burtt 11 3 25 2 15 1 69 0 N.V.Burtt 9 0 46 2 8 0 72 2 Auckland Bowling O M R W O M R W Emery 15 2 65 1 3 0 17 0 Harrison 18 2 58 0 4 0 15 0 Sorenson 11.7 0 55 1 3 0 18 0 Burke 12 2 52 5 3 0 11 0 Kerr 9 0 42 2 6.1 1 26 2 Cooper 2 1 3 1 Umpires: G.E.Falgar and H.W.Gourlay. Toss: Auckland Close of Play: 1st day: Canterbury (1) 251-9 (Scott 39*, N.V.Burtt 7*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 197