CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 96, 3 February 1930, Page 6

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. OTAGO REQUIRE 258 RUNS. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The Plunket Shield match was resumed on the Carisbrook ground to-day in fine, warm weather. The wicket was fast and the outfield good. Wellington, with an over-night score of 122 for six, resumed their second innings. Ward (0) to<c strike, to Limes, and the first over was a maiden. Dunning took up the attack at the other end, MoGirr (15) getting a single to squareleg off the first ball. In Dunning’s second over Ward snicked a. low, easy one to Elmes in the slips, but the latter failed to hold it. In his next over- Elmes retrieved himself, clean howling Ward for.a “duck.” 126 7 0. Lamason, who joined McGirr, played somewhat luckily, but succumbed to Dunning when eight. 143 S 8. Newman, the next batsman, survived an appeal for leg-belore the first ball- Lemin now replaced Elmes. McGirr, batting steadily, took no risks, and brought the score up. with excellent strokes all round the wicket. McGirr, when 40, fell to a “yorker” from Dunning. His previous, lowest score on Carisbrook was. 5 1. He played a. chanoeless innings. 164 9—40. Henderson was the last man m. Newman gave a difficult chance to Dunning when in the slips off Lemin when nine. He also was very lucky. Otago’s fielding was patchy. Both Lemin and Dunning, bowling well, had to he watched carefully. . Wellington’s second strike finished after 50 minutes’ play to-day, Henderson being run out through a fine return from McMullan from cover. Otago being* faced with getting the fairly' formidable' total of 258 to win, Knight and Shepherd took the crease to the attack of McGirr. Shepherd, taking strike, opened the with a, boundary to leg. Badcock howled from the other end, and started with a maiden, then Shepherd 'drove McGirr to the long field and rail a four. Shepherd opened brightly, and allowed nothing loose to go by. Knight was much more cautious. Badcock bowled on the leg theory, and brought the field close in. When the total was 18 Henderson replaced McGirr. Slieoherd square, cut ball beautifully to the pickets. Baker replaced Badcock, and it was not long before Shepherd also sent him to the boundary. When Knight was four lie just touched a hall and gave Lowry an easy catch, but it was dropped. In the next over Knight again just poked the bat at an off ball and touched it. _ Lowry Accepted the catch. 37 1 s^. Cavanagh came in. Shepherd at 32 survived an appeal for leg-before. Shepherd continued to bat attractively till lie had made 49, when he skied a. ball to Badcock. He was at the crease 47 minutes. Details are: —

OTAGO. First Innings I® 1 ® Second Innings. Shepherd, c Badcock, b Henderson 49 Knight, c Lowry, b Henderson ... o Cavanagh, not out ••• ~ Extras Total (for two wickets) ... 62 WELLINGTON. First Innings ... Second Innings. Foley, run. out ... ® Baker, b Dunning ... ... ••• 4 Hollings, c Alloo, b Moloney ... 34 Lowry, c Knight, e Moloney ... 23 Cameron, e Dunning, b Alloo ... ~j> Badcock, lbw.' b Dunning • 2 McGirr, b Dunning 40 Ward, 1> Elmes 0 Lamason, b Dunning j* Newman, not out Henderson, run out 4 Extras Total ••• 172 Bowling.—Dunning took four wickets for 57 runs, Elmes one for 35, Lemin none for 34, Moloney two for 20, Alloo one for 5.

HAWKE’S BAY DEMORALISED

SEVEN WICKETS FOR 91 RUNS

NAPIER, This Day. The cricket match M.C.C. versus Hawke’s Bay was resumed this morning in perfect weather. The wicket was splendid. With one wicket down for 15 runs, Hawke’s Bay resumed the final innings to the bowling of rvichols and Allom. This pair were m great form and had the batsmen demoralised. At the end of the first half hour Hawke’s Bay had six down for So. _ Evans and Bock made a stand for tne seventh wicket, and 50 went up aitei an hour’s play. At 55, Nichols and Allom, who had two for 15 and four for 26 respectively, went oil, \\ ooiley and Bowlev going on. Four maiden overs followed. The partnership was broken at 65, Evans being caught at silly point after a patient 18 made m SO ‘infinites. Three more maiden overs followed, Nichols coming on again vice Rowley at 70, but Legge replacing linn after one over. Beck brought ol) up with two fours. At the luncheon ad>journment seven wickets were down loi 91. Scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings ••• HAWKE’S BAY. First Innings. O’Brien, b Nichols ... _ ... ••• Evans, c Nichols, b Woolley ... Stephenson, b Allom ... 1‘ Worker, lbw, b Allom * Reaney, b Nichols ... ... ••• “ Shephard, b Allom ... ••• ••• n Owen, b Allom ••• Beck, not out Kavanagh, not out ... Extras _ Total for seven wickets ... 91