OTAGO V. WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 5, 7 January 1922, Page 11

OTAGO V. WELLINGTON.

j THE OPENING DAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ! WELLINGTON, Friday. The Plunket Shield match Wellington v. Otago commenced to-day in fine weather. The visitors won the toss and 'elected to bat, their first innings realising 209 runs. _,Wellington bad equalled i'Otago's score for the loss of only five , | wickets when stumps were drawn. Scores: — , OTAGO.—First Inningß. Shepherd, c Patrick, b McGirr CI l McMullan, c Condliffe, b Barclay 17 . Siedeberg, c McGirr, b Barclay 23 Galland, b McGirr 21 Carlton, c Hiddleston, b Barclay 5 ; Westbrook, b Barclay .' 8 . Conradi, b McGirr 9 i Duncan, b Barclay 15 i Torrance, c Lambert, b Barclay 20 . Chadwiek, c Lambert, b McGirr .... 5 'Dickinson, not out 8 Extras 12 Total 2C9 , Rowling Analysis.—Barclay took six wickets for 65 runs, McGirr four for 80. TO-DAY'S FILAY. WELLINGTON LEADS BY 63. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. On resumption- of the Wellington v. Otago match, Burton and-Patrick faced the bowling of Carlton and Dickinson. Wellington's score had only to 215 when Ptetrick, who had scored one, was beaten by the sixth ball of Carlton's over. Binnie followed, scored four . off a boundary hit, and then knocked one i from Carlton into Duncan's hands. 226 -7-4. Condliffe followed, to see Burton i playing briskly. In one of Carlton's > | overs Burton hit four fours. Shepherd i took a turn bowling, and beat Burton, ') who had made 49, including nine fours. 1271—8^-49. Barclay tot* Burton's place. Condliffe next knocked up one from Torrance, • and was caught at the ■wiokete. 271 — i 9—13. | Henderson, the last man in, fell to > Shepherd's fifth ball, and the inning? ■- 1 closed for 272, leaving Wellington with a i lead of 63. Carlton, Shepherd, and i Dickinson were the most successful I bowlers. At the luncheon adjournment Otago : had lost one wicket for 64 runs. I Scores: — .

WELLINGTON—First Innings. Hiddleston, c Chadwiek, b Carlton 118 Baker, c Duncan, b Dickinson .... 6 Dempster, b Torrance 38 Lambert, c Chadwiek, b Shepherd.. 1 McGirr, b Carlton 18 Burton, b Shepherd 49 Patrick, b Carlton 1 Burnie, c Duncan, b Carlton 4 Condliffe, c Chadwiek, b Torrance 13 Barclay, not out 0 Henderson, b Shepherd ..'. 1 Extras 23 [ Total 272 Bowling: Carlton four wickets for 73 runs, Dickinson one for 92, -Torrance two for 54, Shepherd three for 19, Galland none for 11. OTAGO.—Second Innings. •Shepherd, c Binnie, b Patrick 21 Mcliullan, not out 27 Siedeberg, not out 12 Extras 3 One wicket for 64