TEN WICKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 8

TEN WICKETS.

CRICKET VICTORY. OTAGO OVERWHELMED AUCKLAND 138 FOR MO I WICKETS. WHIT ELAW A5X> POSTXES SCORE EVE3TLY TO-DAY. j i,nt--; toilers of the PTnakv. | 'Shield. have with.-toed the Erst <>t ----- , iea.iO£L S chaliella-ers. and tiiat Ql-o«=u COfl- i ■elusive!v. This afternoon ha<l ! to acknowledge defeat by the marzm o. j 10- wickets. T-i;i.-trin.-r failed to either j WaiseUw ,>r Poatles. who tsi»t evening |an o atria he T«t»ry—ei?i* pirns*. , i Pain held up -he eontin nation of the j j n i .L -r .t'li cor the best fart of an no -i i I this miimiri'T. but in the otner nocr le- - ■ j for play bet-we lunch the home side had j ! pat themselves in. a certain position tor J |an oatriaht win. iNotnindr oiiu uhe | j abandonment of "he aame ror ram. or i. ;an extraordinary debacle, con Id rob j ! jhern of victory: only 3* more run.-: were , repaired. and the opening batsmen. wsrs j still to aether. [■ V\ hen play finished last -»ven:njr j j White law and Postles hau. pm; 'ia ■*- : of the 13S required for an outriaht win. j \ Tlii.-? mo fp i n-r only one j ■ been nx flown a*n<£ LL"tr i ' uiie rain cajne T ajiii m i ' after noon when the zaaie restarted j i Tien the wi-».*ivfcr"n ot no j ! assistance t<> the three spin bowlers | j tried. Drranimr. Elmes and Groves. j Whitelaw and Polities were seorma j: i easily and eqaally when the adjoarn- ' meat was taken. It had oeen level ; i and they mime back to the ' ; pavilion with 47 each. six extras maki ina the total the roand hundred. Whrte- ■ law had a life when. Elmes. at deep mid- ' on. dropped him off DumJjijr after iiavI ino- co manoeuvre to 2et under the ball. • He played his nsnal powerful off shots. ! while Postles was partienlarly strong j on the lea- defying' the ri.el<ismen Dun- ; ahur had placed there. i L&ettlebtrrah and Groves. and then I DinLcina and Silver eoald make no j j impression- on the batsmen. Wittelaw j' i hurried the vico>ry by -eii'lino: Dramma:: i twicn to the b>win<iary and next over j siuaied him for the winning- bit. Scores: — OTAGO. first inninas 259 Set;otui Inniniga- j ■ A. R. Enitcht. b Cowte TO I K. F. M. L'ttiey. sn Jackman. b Borke 128 j (.' G. Puobertsoo. b Burke 1H ■; T. «.'hectieb»:raii. c Carson, b iLithesoa L 5 | j C. P. EEowden. «s and b Bnrke — j i €. S. Elmes. b Carsoa IT j j G. EE. Hills, c Pearson, i> Cowie T |T. Fraser. not; oat,-- 33, 1 -J". A. P»iTiTiiTiir. b Carsoa '•> i L. J. tjroves. ibw. b Cowie 12 i ; R. Silver, c and b. Weir ll' i. ' jCji ... j | BOWLES'S-. I O. ML R. W i G. t_ Weir 3.7 — IS I j C. Burke 21 1 !>l 3 •W. N". Cars<3n 3 — 38 2 ! :J. Cowie ...- - '27 f? »i 4 ; 'A. It. I'lanhesoa. ..... i> 7 I j A. J. Pasties ■ • . i — M) — I ArCKLAVD. __ ! First inninss - 4>. I Second Innings. ! P. HT. Waiteiaw. not oat r>3 j A. J. P'jsties. not out: oi | Extras 10 j T'Jtal for no wickets I3S i BOWLTNTG. | O- M. R. W. j ■7. A Doiming- .... 14 '■> 4ti 0 ] R. Silver 7 3 11 fl ' L. J. ("Proves S 0 32 0 ; C. S. Elmes -5 1 10 i> 1 T. Chettlebtzrzh ■> 0 20 ') ! i _ Messrs. O. R. Montgomery and R. H. j | sinuaens were umpires. i