SHIELD CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 1, 2 January 1934, Page 8

SHIELD CRICKET.

AUCKLAND, 290 FOR EIGHT. Good Position Attained.—This Morning's Play. — Wicket Wearing. — Postles Scores 46. Auckland this morning put themselves in a good position for a straightout win in the Plunket Shield match with Otago, which was continued at Eden Park. Adding 121 runs for the loss of four more wickets, they had 230 for six on the board when the luncheon adjournment was taken. With their first innings lead of 50, the home side thus had at this stage set their opponents over 300 runs to make, on a wearing wicket, to pull the game out of the fire.

The opening stages to-day were tame, and when Weir and Vivian endeavoured to force the pace tliey were both caught. They took the total from 133 to iro. I'ostles and Cleave then brightened the game, and hoisted 200 on the board. At this stage Badcock, who had bowled throughout the morning, gave way to Elmers, and the change brought success, Cleave bein;* bowled.

Badcock gave .Jolly, the medium fast bowler, another opportunity when the game was resumed, and went on himself at the Kingsland end with his leg trap set. There was one fieldsman in the slips for' Badcock, and Weir got the first score of the day, a brace, when he cut one clear of him. Weir was getting most of the bowling, and the scoring was tame for ten overs, which produced 18 runs. Jolly, who had been unimpressive except for once getting a ball under Vivian's bat near the stumps, was replaced by Dunning, and in the new bowler's second over Vivian broke a sequence of nine singles by straightdriving a boundary. Two Quick Wickets. There was surprised applause when Weir opened his shoulders and lifted Dunning straight for another boundary. Vivian reached his half-century in 95 minutes, twenty minutes lonaer than lie took in his first innings. Weir lost his wicket to a good catch by. Maloney ut mid-on, when he again tried to force Dunning. He had taken 115 minutes to compile 33.

Cleave tried to open hie account when lie turned the first ball to square leg, but Uttley, a resourceful fieldsman, made him scamper back to the crease. Next over Vivian lifted his first ball of the morning—off Bndcook—and was held by Cox at long-off. 176—4—53.

Pottles opened brightly with a boun dary off each over, and Maloney was given the ball by Dunning.

Cleave went up the pitch several times to Moloney, and though he connected it was' a miss-hit to leg which brought him a run. Undaunted, he attacked the break bowler again, and eventually drove him nicely to the fence, and added a single to bring 200 up. With the batsmen aggressive towards Moloney, the latter returned the ball to Dunning. At the other end, after he had been bowling an hour, Badcock gave way to Elmes, and this change was fruitful, Cleave being bowled in the second over. 202—5—11. Elmes had now taken three wickets for 14 runs. Postles continued to get the runs when joftied by Wallace, and reached the twenties. The colt, too, shaped attractively, driving and hooking Dunning and dispatching Elmes to the boundary. This brought Chettleburgh. a slow leg-break trundler, on, but Wallace got down the pitch to him confidently and drove him for four. As Elmes, too, was not giving trouble Badcock came on again. In his third over Wallace patter a ball back to Chettleburgh to give him a soft catch. He had played freely for 20.

Bush brought 250 on the board, and at the luncheon adjournment the total was 256, Postles being 32 and Bush 7. Bush Caught by Wicketkeeper. After luncli Dunning opened to Postles, who got one to the boundary. He cut Badcock for two and got to 37. Bush played a single, and cut Dunning for two, Cox saving the boundary. In Dunning's third over there was an unanimous appeal, and Bush Ifcft, caught by Hawkesworth, who held the ball with the assistance of his pads. 276—7—11. Garrard opened with a drive for 2. and a single carried Postles to 40, and 276 was up for five hours' play. Scores:— AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Whitelaw, run out 7 Mills, b Dunning 20 Weir, c Hawkesworth, b Dunning . 25 Postles, run out .. ?.. 9 Vivian, b Elmes ........ 57 Wallace, b Dunning 1 Bush, run out o Cleave, c Cox, b Badcock 19 Garrard, not out .. 67 Matheson, lbw, b Dunning 1 Edmonds, c Chettleburgh, b Badcock 28 Extras 23 Total • HS*}« i It*. 263 ,

BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. K. M. W. Badcock .. 47 09 10 2 E lilies 10 18 2 1 Dunning .. 38 81 13 4 Jolly 17 45 1 0 Moloney 4 27 0 0 AUCKLAND.—Second Innings. Whitelaw, e Badcock, b EI in Si 32 Mills, b Klines 40 Weir, c Moloney, b Dunning 33 Vivian, c Cox, b Badcock 53! Postles, lbw, b Elmes 40 Cleave, b Elmcs 11 Wallace, c and b Chettleburgh .... 20 Bush, c Hawkcsworth, b Dunning .. 11 Garrard, not out 15 | Matlieson, not out 0 j Extras 17 j * Total for eight wickets 290 OTAGO. —First Innings. Cavanagh, lbw, b Matlieson 7 Moloney, run out 10 Knight, lbw, h Matlieson 30 Klines, b Matlieson 24 Badcock, c Whitelaw, b Bush 33 Uttley, c Matlieson, b Weir 62 Cox, b Garrard S Chettleburgh, c Postles, b Garrard 4 Dunning, b Garrard 0 Jolly, c and b Bush 10 Hawks worth, not out 5 Extras 14 Total 213 BOWLING ANALYSIS. o; R. M. W. Matlieson ' 29 07 7 3 Weir 10 21 1 1 Garrard .. 27 57 8 3 Bush ..... 22 32 9 2 Vivian ... 12 22 3 0