RESUMPTION OF THE PLAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 309, 30 December 1926, Page 9

RESUMPTION OF THE PLAY.

VISITORS EASILY DISPOSED OF. BADCOCK'S GREAT FEAT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The weather was fine this morning for the fifth day of the Wellington-Otago match. Blamires (2) and Zimmerman (0) faced the bowling of McGirr and Badcock. Eight byes and two singles came off the first over to Blamires, but the next ball saw Zimmerman's dismissal, Hollings taking a catch in the slips. 135—7—1. H. C. Alloo was next, but he soon lost Blamires, who was out lbw to Badcock. 138—8-8. Torrance was next, but failed to score, being caught by Hollings off Badcock. 138—9—0. Green was the last man in, and commenced well with a hit for four, later placing the same bowler to the boundary. Beaching 10; Green continued ' i bat aggressively, scoring two boundaries in succession. The end came when Green was caught and bowled by Badcock. The innings closed for 174, Wellington thus winning by 446 runs. Appended are the scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings 44S Second Innings. Worker, c Green, b A. W. Alloo 25 | Hiddleston, c and b A. W. A 1100.... 21 1 Kortlang, c Blamires, b A. W. Alloo. . 0 : Dempster, b Blunt G i Lowry, b Torrance 44 j Lambert, c and b Blunt 25 : McGirr, c H. C. Alloo, b Torrance 11 ' Hollings, b A. W. Alloo 23 i James, not out 107 I Brice, b A. W. Alloo 70 Badcock, st Green, b Blunt 35 I Extras 12 | Total 379 i Bowling: Dickenson took no wickets for '68 runs, Blamires none for 12, A. W. Alloo five for 94, Blunt three for 113,'Torrance j two for 47, H. C. Alloo none for 3. | OTAGO. j First innings 207 Second Innings. Shepherd, b Badcock 9 Blunt, c Lambert, b Brice 38 Knight, c Hollings, b Badcock 19 Cherry, b Badcock 11 Alloo. A. W.. b McGirr la Dickensen, c Hiddleston, b McGirr .. 13 Blamires. ibw, b Badcock 7 Zimmerman, c Hollings, b Badcock .. 1 Alloo. H. C, not out 7 Torrance, c Hollings. b Badcock 2 Green, c and b Badcock 30 Extras IS Total I"" 1 Bowling Analysis : Badcock took seven - f wickets for 59 runs, McGirr two for 54, . , Lambert none for 1. Brice one for 25, and ; | Hollings none for 13.