THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 3

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

RESUMPTION OF PLAY L OTAGO V. AUCKLAND. BLAMIRES AND ALLOO IX FORM. (By Telegraph—Special to "Star.') DUXEDIX, this day. The Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Otago was continued this morning in perfect weather. .Shepherd and Alloo resumed to Allcott and Ma theson. Runs came slowly, 10 in 25 minutes. • Allcott shifted ends, Bowley relieving Matheson. Shepherd showed enterprise but Alloo was purely defensive. Allcott bowled for an hour for nine. Shepherd opened out to Bowley and got 15 off an over, three being boundaries. Gerrard's fielding was a weak point. Shepherd lifted Bowley high to long off, Gillespie taking a seemingly impossible catch. Five for 200.

Alloo made ten in over an hour and then livened up, getting two boundaries off Bowley, but having luck later in his uppish strokes. At 229, Player relieved Allcott and Cooper Bowley. Alloo lifted the latter to the boundary and Blamire:; did that trick twice, 15 being got off the over. Player sent two maidens before Alloo got a single off him, and then two off three overs.

Cooper, striking a ien<jth, troubled Blamires, who brought tip 250 by driving for two. Matheson went on vice Cooper, Blamires swinging a boundary off him bringing 100 in 100 minutes for the day's play. Alloo reached 30 in 170 minutes. Player kept the batsmen quiet, four runs coming off five overs, till Blamires sent him for a boundary, reaching 40. Bowley returned and Alloo skied him to leg past Cooper for a boundary. Blamires got a single off Daere, making 50. Three hundred was then brought up with two boundaries. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 304 for live wickets, Blamires being 62 and Alloo 4<i. The luncheon adjournment was then taken. WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY TO-DAY'S PLAY. CANTERBURY EASILY DISPOSED OF (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Wellington-Canterbury Plunket Shield match was resumed to-day in fine weather, with the wicket iti goud order. Canterbury went to the wickets faced with the task of catching Wellington's 488 score, but did not start promisingly, losing the first two wickets for only 11 runs. Gregory and Page stopped the rot, but the third wicket fell with the total at 46. Woods and Crawford opened to the bowling of Badcock and Mctiirr. From the rst ball Crawford scored a single, and Woods scored one off the third. Woods sent McGirr's first delivery to the leg boundary for four. McGirr's fourth delivery clean bowled Woods, beating him all the way. 6—1 —."). Page joined Crawford. Three byes brought ten up. In McGirr's second over Crawford's stumps were scattered. Gregory was the next man in, and opened his account with a single off McGirr. Scoring was steady, and thirty appeared for half an hour's play. With the total at 46, Henderson replaced Badcock. From his first ball Gregory was caught by James, the wicketkeeper, who was standing well back. 46—3 —10. Oliver was next in. The half-century appeared for 52 minutes' play. The fourth wicket fell with the total at 59, Page being caught in the slips by Hiddlestone off the fifth ball of Henderson's third over —59 —4—30. Boon went in but the second ball from Henderson caught his leg stump—s9 —5 —0. At this stage Henderson had taken three wickets for six. Patrick was next Oliver. When 12, he survived a strong appeal for caught behind the wicket. With the total at 64, Brice relieved McGirr. Patrick who had been in 13 minutes without scoring, opened his account with four off Brice. The sixth wicket fell with the total at 73, Oliver being caught by Hollings off the third ball of Brice's second over — 73—(i—16. Sandman oined Patrick and had scored two when he was skittled by the first ball of Brice's next over —77—7—2. Read opened with a couple off Brice, but three deliveries later was bowled — 79—8—2. The innings closed for 107. Scores:— CANTERBURY. —First Innings. Woods, b McGirr 5 Crawford, b McGirr 1 Gregory, c James, b Henderson 10 Page, c Hldddlestonc, b Henderson .... 80 Boon. 1) Henderson 0 Oliver, e Hollings. b Brice 16 Sandman, b Brice 2 Reed, b Brice 2 Cunningham, c James, b Henderson ... O Patrick, run out Mcßeath, not out :i Extras (i Total 107 Bowling analysis : McGirr, two for 31, Henderson four for 29, Brice three for 19. AUCKLAND V. POVERTY BAY AUCKLAND'S SECOND STRIKE. GISBORNE, this day. The match was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning and Poverty Bay increased its score to 220, of which Robertson made 100. Auckland, in a minority of 18, then commenced its second innings. Monteith made 15, Simpson 16, Weir 19, Gee (not out) 15, and McCarthy (not out), 4. Three wickets .were down for 69 at the luncheon adjournment.