SHIELD CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 10

SHIELD CRICKET.

WELLINGTON GET 445. Home Team Lose Wickets— Wallace Makes Merry. Strong batting side, as they arc, Auckland were set quite a hurdle in the iirst innings play of the Plunket Shield cricket match against Wellington, which was resumed at Eden Park to-day. Forty minutes sufficed to dispose of the last three Wellington batsmeu this

:ied from 407 to 440. The conditions were just as ideal for batting as yesterday when Auckland commenced their iirst innings- just before 12 o'clock. The bright summer sunshine was tempered by a refreshing southerly breeze, which was appreciated by players and spectators alike. Interest in the game was keen and there was a very satisfactory attendance this afternoon. Matheson and Cowie bowled unchanged this morning, and of the three wickets Cowie got two. ending the day with live for SI. a performance which lie hae not previously achieved in big cricket. The home side made a splendid opening, putting on !>0 runs for the loss of one wicket nt lunch. Wallace made his debut as an opening batsmen and his aggressive style—a. delight to the. crowd—quickly ' collared the attack, and five trundlers had been tried at lunch. However, one wicket had fallen by then, Whitelaw having been well stumped. ■ How the Play Went. Gallichan and Parsloe resumed confidently, but the partnership was broken at 420, when Pareloe, in endeavouring ;o force Matheson to the on, was well held by Spring at" silly, mid-on. 42(i—S—'1C. Griffiths came next, and after a couple of rrild swims at Cowie got one to the boundary at "fine-leg. Griffiths did not like Cowie's speed and flinched at one which rattled the stumps. ,437—9—5. Gallichan, who had shaped well, did not get many more opportunities, for Cowie next'over lifted the middle stump of the last man, Ashendon. out of the ground. The innings closed at 445. The bowling honours were obtained by the fast trundler Cowie, whose five Tickets for SI was his best performance Sn Plttnket Shield cricket. Auckland Start Brightly. A bright opening which brought the appreciation of the spectators was made :"or Auckland by Whitelaw and Wallace. In four overj from Parsloe (fast) and Ashenden (medium) 20 runs appeared, both batsmen getting a couple of boundaries. Lamason bowled an over to nllow the original pair to change ends, Wallace having previously brilliantly off-driven Ashenden to the fence. Another four, all run out, came from a straight drive by Wallace, off Parsloe. Fifty runs came up in half an hour, Wallace (33) making a. fine impression as an opening batsman, though he occasionally took a chance in playing Parsloe's off stuff through the s'lins. When 30 had been taken from him GalJichan, left-hand break, took over from Parsloe, and bowled a maiden to White!aw (IT)*. Griffiths, another spin bowler, went on at the other end, and the scoring quietened down, though "Wallace got up the pitch to play both trundlers confidently. He reached r>o in 50 minutes, having overshadowed Whitelaw (20). A full toasor from Griffiths gave Wallace an easy boundary —a swing to leg. Gallichan then nearly, got him with an off-break in his third maiden over -'out of six. Gallichan brought about a separation, with the total at B.">. with the excellent co-opera-tion of Tindill, the wicket-keeper. Whitelaw played forward to a ball, lifted bis back foot, and was very smartly stumped. He had contributed 22. Weir came out to plav the last over before lunch, when the'total was 00.

The Afternoon's Play. Parsloe, the fast bowler, was brought on again after lunch, and in his third over he got Wallace caught behind by Tindill, when the batsman attempted to drive him. Wallace's innings waa a fine example. He was succeeded by Vivian with the hoard showing 104—2—fi9.

Both batsmen had narrow escapes from being run out in scoring singles from a double change of bowling. Lamason and Gallichan, that quietened play. Without getting into his stride. Vivian made the third victim of the' wicketkeeper. Tindill holding one wide on the off which Vivian was decreed to have touched. 123—3—12. The Auckland skipper was surprised at the decision. Scores:— WELLINGTON.—First Innings. D. A. R. Moloney, b Cowie = 100 E. W. Tindill, b Cowie 3 V. H. Dii Chateau, c Marshall, b Vivian 32 J. Ell, bit wicket, b Garrard 51 M. A. O'Brien, b Cowie 51 J. R. Lamason, c Carson, b Emery.. .31 M. P. Donnelly, b Sprng 22 X. Gallichan, iiot out 33 Parsloe, c Spring, b Matheson Ifi Griffiths, b Cowie " 5 Ashenden. b Cowie 0 Extras 11

Total 445 BOWLING. O. JL E.- W. J. Cowie 20 3 ' 81 5 A. Jr. Jrathcson 2.5 S 58 1 D. R. Garrard .38 3 102 1 H. G. Vivian ..23 1 73 1 L. R. Spring ..13 0 4S 1 W. X. Carson ..3 ] 11 0 fi. L. Weir .... 8 0 29 0 It. W. Emory .. 13 2 32 1 AUCKLAND.—First Innings. P. Wliitclaw, std Timlin, 1. Onllichan '2 Wallace, c Tindill, b Pareloe 09 Vivian, c TimliU, b Galliclian 12 Weir, not out 27 Carson, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for three wickets 133