PLUNKET SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 44, 22 February 1937, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD.

FINAL MATCH.

OTAGtfS RECOVERY.

A CENTURY BY UTTLEY.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIX, this day

Otago batsmen were favoured with a fast, true wicket for resumption of their second innings in the third (lay s j>laty of the I'lunket .Shield match ajraiiiKt Canterbury at Carisbrook this morning. Uttley (74j and Cliettleburgh (10) were tlie batsmen, the former oi>eiiing proceedings by square-cutting Mapple-beck's lirst ball to the boundary, followed by a two and a beautiful stroke to fine-leg for four. All were at the exjKiise lof the medium-fast bowler. The Otago •captain was now well into his stride, and [rapidly approached his first shield cen--1 tuiy with a variety of glorious strokes. Operating from the other end, Mulcock forced Cliettleburgh to play quietly. When L'ttley placed a ball from apple beck down the gully for a certain two, a wild return by Kerr enabled the batsinen to run another three, bringing L'ttley's score to 98. He reached his century with a characteristic shot, a late [cut stroke to the boundary. It was an I innings that contained only one chance, land was compiled in 103 minutes. Uttley's century alsp signalised the appearance of -00. and it «ould now be 'safely stated that the tide of fortune definitely favoured Otago. Neither I batsmen had any difficulty in playing j -Ylapplebeck, who was quite innocuous I compared with his lirst innings triumph.

Mapplobeck was replaced by Cromb, and lie and Mulcock flowed up the rate of scoring considcrablv. So far Mulcock was the best of the visitors' bowlers, and at all times had to be carefully watched. After a quiet period of purely defensive batting L.'ttley made an electrifying stroke past covcr-poiift for four off (romb. The visitors' lielding was very keen, and it had to be a hard shot that would penetrate the closely packed ring.

.Several change* were effected in* the attack in an attempt to dissolve the partnership, but runs continued to come freely. advantageous position wa» now being consolidated. Forsaking his restrained [Kilicv, Chettleburgh scored seven off an over from Bellamy, und later entered the fifties by sweeping the rame bowler to the on for four, as well as collecting a similar amount by lifting a ball from Aluleock to the off fence. \\ hen the total was 2t>2, and Uttley's score 130. Had lee replaced Bellamy, but there was no abatement in the rate of < coring, neither liatsnian looking like being dismissed. Muicock appeared most dangerous of the string of Canterbury bowlers, and when he «an replaced ''.v ( romb again his 1!) overs this morning had cost only 20 runs.

though the ground lielding of Canterbury was -afe. returns to the wicket were very erratic, enabling the batsmen to sneak short runs with, safety. Oiettleburgh was 00 when he skied Hadlee to the oil', but there was no one about. The reappearance of Mapple ( beck was an invitation for the batsmen jto collect runs, 11 coming off his first ! over, including two boundaries. Chettleburgh was now 75. and impressed a* a likely century-maker. Just before the lunch adjournment SOU was hoisted

Scores:— CANTERBURY.—First Innings. Hadlee, b Elmes 131 Kerr, b Dunning 27 Menzies, lbw, b Dunning 12 i O'Brien, lbw, b Badcock 113 i Page, lbw, b Dunning 15 [Cromb, c and b Elmes 3 Bellamy, b Ninimo 14 Sharp, run out 28 Jack man. c Mills, b Dunning 1 Mapplebeck, not out 0 Mnlcock. 1) Bit(1 cock | 1 I Extras !!!!!!" 17 J Total 243 Bowling; Ximmo took one wicket for 1!» runs, Silver none for t>7, Klmes two for .>9. Dunning four for 4.~>, Badcock two for 1, Groves none for 35. OTAGO. First innings 22$ Second Innings. Kniglit, b Cromb o.> l.'ttley, not out " Mills, b Cromb g Klines, b .Millcock 48 Chettleburgh, not out " «i Extras !!!."" io Total for three wickets 30f!