THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1928, Page 14

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

THE WIN TO WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND'S SECOND INNINGS. CENTURIES TO BOWLEY AND DACRE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association,) WELLINGTON, Monday. With 735 runs required to win against Wellington, the Auckland eleven was set an impossible task to-day on a wicket that had already seen well over 1000 runs scored off it in two days of play. The Aucklanders scored 458 runs in their second innings, and were thus beaten by "276 runs. Bowley, 120, and Dacre, 145, together put on half the amount of Auckland's total. Bricc was Wellington's most dangerous bowler, getting much help from a worn wicket. Wellington, with three wins, thus holds the Plunket Shield. Dacre and Bowley gave sparkling displays, the former hitting three sixes. Details of the scores are:— WELLINGTON. First Innings 595 Second Innings 260 AUCKLAND. First Innings 121 Second Innings. E. H. Bowley, c Ma ssev, b Brice .... 120 J. E. Mills, b Lambert 44 A. Anthony, run out 6 I. W. Cooper, st .Tames, b Foley .... 32 A. S. l'layer, st James, b Brice 9 W. Hendy, c Lowry, 1) Badcock 38 C. C. Dacre, c Lambert, b Badcock .. 145 A. Weir, c Lambert, b Bricc 0 G. L. Weir, c Foley, b Brice 23 R. W. Rowntree, not out 25 A. M. Matheson, c Low»y, b Badcock 0 Extras 16 Total 458 The fall of the wickets was:—One for 114, two for 123, three for 15)9, four for 199, five for 220, six for 269, seven for 400, eight for 413, nine for 457, ten for 458. Bowling Analysis: McGirr no wickets for 57 runs, Massev none for 37, Badcock three for 89, Bricc four for 130, Lambert one for 25, Lowry none for 63, Taylor none for 3, Dempster none for C, Foley one for 31.