PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 10

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON V. OTAGO. s North Islanders Lead by 131 on First Innings : — Wellington Restarts Badly. p ' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUXEDIN, this day. - ' Tlie Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Wellington, was resumed in dull but fine weather, the wicket being in excellent order. With Otago requiring 157 to equal j Wellington's first innings total, with six , wickets still to fall, Parsloe commenced l the attack to Kerr (25) and. Cavanagh (2). They scored a single each in the first over. A single catro from Ashenden's first I over, but the third ball of Parsloe's next > over pitched on the off and took Kerr's [ middle stump. Parsloe seemed to be bowling with greater vim than yesterday, his occasional in-swingers being ! troublesome. i Smith faced Parsloe for two overs . without scoring, but eventually put his . leg in front of a straight one. Two balls later Uttlcy snicked one i into the slips' and Otago's stock had slumped considerably. At this stag© Parsloe had remarkable figures for the morning—four overs, three maidens, three runs and three wickets. Mills joined Cavanagh and opened confidently, but he lost his. skipper 15 runs later, when Cavanagh "poked" one into the slips. Mills was just going nicely when Ward picked up a hot one in the covers, and a great return found the youngster out of crease. T)ickinsoii succumbed to Ills, first, ball and Otago was all out for 188, giving Wellington a lead of 131. Cheap Wellington Wickets. Moloney and Parsloe opened Wellington's second innings, scoring a single each off Dickinson's first over. Parsloe. had a narrow escape from playing a ball into the wicket in Dickinson's second over. Badcock sent down two maidens from the other end, and in his fourth over Parsloe skied one to mid-off, Dunning taking an easy catch. In Dickinson's sixth over Ell lifted one into Dunning's hands at silly mid-on. In the fast bowler's next over O'Brien was smartly taken behind the wickets off the first ball, and his next clean bo'wled Ward with a good ball. Lamason partnered Moloney, and this pair stopped tlio rot. Moloney hit two fours off Dickinson's ninth over, and another four off his next over brought 50 up in 51 minutes. At the luncheon adjournment Wellington, in the second innings, had lost four wickets for 50. Scores: — WELLINGTON—First Innings. Moloney, lbw, b Badcock ~.. 9 Parsloe, lbw, b Dunning . 25 Ell, c Knight, b Badcock 47 Ward, b Dunning »..., 2 O'Brien, st Mills, b Dunning ...... 51 Lamason, b Dunning 71 Blandford, b Badcock 2 Wilson, b Dickinson 10. Gallichan, lbw, b Badcock 02 Griffiths, c Knight, b Dickinson .. .28 Ashenden, not out 0 Extras , •• • • 12 Total 319 Bowling: Dunning took four wickets for 70, Badcock four for 91, Dickinson two for 71, Smith none for 32, Elmes none for 34. Second Innings. Parsloe, c Dunning, b Badcock .... 9 Moloney, not out 22 Ell, c Dunning, b Dickinson 5 O'Brien, c Mills, b Dickinson 0 • Ward, b Dickinson 0 Lamason, not out 14 ] Total for four wickets 50 OTAGO.—First Innings. Saxton, st Blandford, b Griffiths .. 37 • Knight, c Blandford, b Lamason .. 68 . Kerr, b Parsloe 27 * Elmes, b Griffiths 0 Badcock, c Lamason, b Ashenden . . 25 1 Cavanagh, c Griffiths, b Parsloe .. 13 Smith, lbw, b Parsloe 0 Uttley, c O'Brien, b Parsloe 10 Mills, run out 12 t Dunning, not out 1 Dickinson, lbw, b Griffiths 0 1 Extras 5 Total 183 Bowling: Parsloe took four iwickets I for 37 runs, Griffiths three for 75, Lamason one for 7, Ashenden one for 53, Gallichan none for 11.