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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 128, 12 March 1930, Page 2

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PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. FINE INNINGS BY LOWRY. WELLINGTON, March 11. By defying the Auckland bowling for nearly eight hours, Wellington won the Plunket Shield to-day. At the drawing of stumps Wellington had lost eight wickets for 380 runs. The day was saved for the home team by a wonderful fighting innings for 122 by the captain, T. C. Lowry, who remained at the wickets for 268 minutes. With McLeod he put on 112 for the fifth wicket, and with McGirr he added 132 for the sixth wicket. The Aucklanders strove hard all day for victory, and might have retained the shield had their work in the air been better. Lowry was dropped behind the wickets when 31, and McGirr was dropped in the twenties. By preventing Auckland from getting an outright win, Wellington took the Shield by 18 points to Auckland’s 16. Scores are as follow: • AUCKLAND. First Innings 433 Second innings (for four wickets, declared) «b 4 WELLINGTON. First Innings 283 Second Innings. Ross, b Matheson 0 Cameron, b Anthony 18 Hollings, b Allcott 34 Foley, c Gillespie, b Wensley ... 21 Lowry, lbw, b Anthony 122 McLeod, c McCoy, b Wensley ... 35 McGirr, c Wensley, b Anthony ... 90 Gallichan, c Wensley, b Anthony 0 James, not out 2 Massey, not out 0 Extras ... ... 58 Total (for eight wickets) 380 Bowling Analysis—Matheson one for G 4, Wensley two for 69, Allcott one for 68, Anthony four for 71, McCoy none for 22, Elliott none for 23, Badeley none for 5.