PLUNKET SHIELD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10826, 22 January 1927, Page 3

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON’S SMALL SCORE. AUCKLAND’S GOOD START. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND', January 21. Brilliant weather prevailed for the final Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Auckland, the wicket beiiiiff in excellent order and apparently all in favour of the batsmen. When therefore, Wellington, with its great team of batsmen, was dismissed tor 182 the feat was invested with a touch of the sensational. At one stage Wellington had lost six wickets tor J 4 runs, and it remained for Brice, Ellington’s captain, who camo in at tne fall of the eighth wicket, ‘to make the stand of the. innings. He made top score, 61, and his-partnerships with James and Henderson were instrumental in lifting the score to 182. Hour for 271, Matheson (three for (.1) and PI aver (two for 21) were tte prin- ■ c ipal Auckland howlers. When stumps, were drawn for the day, Auckland had lost four wickets for 146 runs. Mills being top scorer with 63. Details arc: — WELLINGTON. Fir.A Innings. Hiddleston, c Anthony, b Player ... 27 Worker, c Rowntree b Matheson 8 Korthing, c Snedden, b Bowley ... 1J Lowry, b Player ... 9 - Janies, lbw, I) Alcott McGirr, c Bowley, b Matheson ... 4 Badeock, c Rowntree, b Bowley ... o Lambert, c Alcott, b Bowley ... 1 Hollings, st Rowntree, b Bowley u Brice, b Matheson ... Henderson, not out ... l r Extras Total 182 Bowling.—Bowley four for 27, Matheson three for 73, Player two lor 24, Alcott one for 33. Snedden none for 20. AUCKLAND. First Innings. Bowley, e and b Badeock ... 33 Mills, l> Henderson ... ••• <>" I Snedden, c McGirr, h Lambert ... 28 Cooper, c Brice, b Lambert ... 0 Dacre, not out Alcott, not out 4 Extras ° Total (for four wickets) ... 146