PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 57, 8 March 1930, Page 11

PLUNKET SHIELD.

THE FINAL GAME. AUCKLAND GET 433. Wellington Starts Badly.-—Five For Forty At Lunch.—Bright Partnership By McLeod And Gallichan—ExAueklander Going Well. (By Telegrapn.—Special to "V&tar.") WELLINGTON, this day. When play was resumes In tiie Plunket Shield game this morning (Auckland nine for 432), McGirr bowled from the northern end, and McCoy played out the over without scoring. Henderson was the other bowler, and had the assistance of a strong northerly wind. One of his deliveries was a no-ball, and iris fifth struck the batsman, Hunt, wh<rwas compelled to retire from the field. The fieldsmen waited for some minutes, and then Allcott intimated that that was the end of the innings," which realised 433 runs. McCoy carried his bat for 68, a performance most valuable for his side. He was at the crease for 95 minutes. Wellington's most successful bowlers were Massey and Gallichan, although the latter's wickets were secured at fairly heavy rost. .Massey bowled four no-balls and Henderson six. Foley and Lowry opened the Wellington innings, Matheson -being the first bowler. Off the fourth ball Foley was caught behind the wickets by Hunt without a run being scored. Hollings succeeded him at the batting crease. -_ Runs came slowly, only three being scored in the first six overs. Neither of the batsmen, Lowry and Hollings, was particularly comfortable facing Matheson, and with the last ball of Matheson's fifth over, Lowry went "the same way as Foley, being caught .by Hunt. 7—2—C. Matheson had taken two wickets for five runs.

Matheson Bowls Brilliantly. The newcomer was Ross, playing.his first big game, and he shaped confidently, eventually" breaking his duck" with a splendid strike to leg off Matheson, the ball travelling to the fence. Hollings was also settling down well, and helped matters along Avith a solid hit to leg for four off Wensley. Otherwise there was little scoring, the fieldsmen being keen. Matheson's first nine overs had cost only eleven runs, and from Wensley's first eight overs only six runs were realised. Before commencing his ninth over Wensley placed another man on the leg side, but Hollings succeeded "in hitting the ball through to the ropes. : Ross had a "life" in Matheson's next over, when he snicked the ball* into the slips, where. Wengley missed a-catch. Matheson was getting a lot of assistance from the wind. The ; score was improved by seven runs in Wensley's next over, Hollings making two good strokes, one to leg and one through the "gully" for three a-piece, and Boss lifting the hall to leg for a single. This was the most expensive over to date. The bowlers were making the batsmen fight hard f o/runs. Both batsmen .were shaping well, but in Matheson's next over a miss-hit brought about Hollings' downfall, the ball being cocked up, giving- the bowler a simple catch. Matheson's figures were excellent —11 overs, 6 maidens, 11 runs, 3 wickets. The score board at this stage showed, 28— 3—16. - • '

Eoss, now partnered by Cameron, made two .further scoring strokes off Wensley, and these made the total 31 for an hour's batting. Eoss subsequently turned the ball from Matheson to leg for two, which, gave him double figures. There was still no variation in the attack, and from the first ball of Wensley's twelfth -over.. Cameron survived an appeal for a *atch behind the Wickets. The ball had apparently touched the batsman's pads. After this over Anthony, took up the attack from Matheson.who; in twelve overs had taken three wickets for 13 run?.

- Anthonys first over was a maiden, Koss being, unable to score from it Allcott then took over from Wensley (none fw 20 m twelve overs). With this change Cameron was able to make his first scoring stroke, a three to squareleg. The Auckland captain's second over was scoreless, and, there was only a single from Anthony's second, play'still being very quiet. Wellington received a further setback when, in Anthony's next over, Eoss miss-hit a ball and the leather cocked ■ up over the wicketkeeper and was caught by Wensley. The outgoing batsman had made a good stand under circumstances that were none too good for a young player in his first big representative match. 37— 4 —11.

McLeod joined Cameron and opened with a single to cover. Runs were few and far between, and eventually Cameron, in jumping out to Anthony, failed to connect and an appeal for stumped was upheld. 40—5—5. The luncheon adjournment was taken at the fall of this wicket.

:i After Luncheon. When play was resumed after lunch Anthony, who was turning the ball sharply, finished the over in which he had taken his second wicket before lunch. Allcott bowled from the other end and McLeod made a sjngle to leg, after which McGirr, who had accompanied McLeod to the crease, fell to an appeal for a catch behind the wickets. The batsman appeared to be very surprised at the decision. 41—6—0.

Gallichan was next. A good hit to leg by McLeod off Anthony improved the score by four, and in Allcott's > next over Gallichan also realised four from a stroke to leg. McLeod added another boundary off Anthony, and in doing so brought 50 up. The innings had been in progress for 100 minutes.

Both batsmen were shaping confidently, and. Gallichan succeeded in driving another ball to the fence, after which McLeod made' an off-drive for three. Matters were looking up somewhat for Wellington, and the batsmen made further good strokes, each registering another boundary and also netting two runs by moving smartly between the wickets. In 15 minutes they had carried the score from 41.t0 72. At this point Allcott was credited with a maiden over.

Just before the afternoon tea adjournment Wellington hati scored 190, for seven wickets.. Detailed scores: — ■

AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills; b McGirr 0 Anthony, c Cameron, b Massey ... 5 Weir, c James, b Massey 140 Gillespie, b Gallichan 26 Wensley, c Lowry, b Gallichan .. 26 Allcott, b Gallichan 41 Elliott, c Hollings, b Massey 30 Badeley, c and b Ross 32 McCoy, not "out 68 Matheson, c and b Massey 47 Hunt, retired hurt 0 Extras ■ 18 ' Total ........ .....v.... 433

Bowling: McGirr one for 37, Hollings none for 25, Massey four for SO, Henderson none for 55, McLeod none for 44, Gallichan three for 101, Ross one for 50, Lowry none for 23. WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Foley, c Hunt, b Matheson ........ 0 Lowry, c Hunt, b Matheson .... ._. : 0 Hollings, c and b Matheson . ; 16 Ross, c Wensley, b Anthony >.... *L 1 Cameron, st Hunt, b Anthony .... 5 McLeod, not out ■• 6t> McGirr, c Hunt, b Allcott : 0 Gallichan, b McCoy 34 James, not out 37 Extras 2-3 Total for seven wickets 190