PLUNKET SHIELD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10827, 25 January 1927, Page 6

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND

INTERESTING FINISH TO-DAY. AUCKLAND, January 24. The great cricket match is drawing toward its concluding stages. _ When Wellington struggled to obtain the upper hand over Auckland in the final game of the season for the Plunket Shield the wicket was beginning to show signs of wear. Wellingtons second innings score reached 323, leaving Auckland 199 to get to win. Lowry stayed 1 long enough to top his century, and his dismissal was followed shortly afterwards by a partnership between Badcock and McGirr which realised 78 runs. Badcock 'batted beautifully for 77. The wicket got steadily worse as play progressed and after a bright opening six of Auckland’s batsmen went fairly cheaply. However, Bowley played beautifully for 75 not out, and with four wickets still in hand the home team requires 32 lor victory. Following are the scores:

WELLINGTON. First innings * Second Innings. Hiddleston, c Rowntree, b Allcott 2 Worker, c Rowntree, b Matheson 1 Kortlang, lbw b Bowley Lowry, c Anthony, b Bowley ... HG James, c Rowntree, b Matheson b McGirr, c and b Bowley . 41 Badcock, c Matheson, b Player ... It Lambert, b Allcott , * Hollings, c Player, b Matheson ... 1 Brice, not out V Henderson, b Allcott * Extras ... Ay

Total • •• ••• Bowling—Allcott took three wickets for 40 runs, Bowley three for <O, Matheson three for 91, Player one tor 20, Cooper none for 6, Daere none for 12 Anthony none for 28, Snedden none for 37. AUCKLAND. First innings Second Innings. Bowley, not out ... 75 Mills, c James, b Brice - ‘ Snedden, c James, b Lambert , ... 7 Cooper, c and b Lambert ... 12 Gillespie, lbw, b Badcock 13 Daere, b Henderson 5 Allcott, b Badcock ® Anthony, not out ... *... ••• 5 Extras ... 1* Total (for six wickets) ... 167