GAME IN SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 10

GAME IN SOUTH.

OTAGO AT CREASE.

MOLONEY'S FINE DOUBLE.

CAVANAGH OUT BY LUNCH.

(Bj Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUXEDIN", this dav.

Although Canterbury on Friday evening had S4 runs on the board without loss, in reply to Otago's first innings total of 266, seven of the visiting batsmen were out for 192 at the lunch adjournment on Saturday.

The northern province's inning 3 closed soon after for 202, leaving Canterbury with a surprising deficit of 64.

Otago reopened strongly enough, and at 5 p.m. 129 was tip for the loss of two wickets. Robertson then got run out, and Elmes and Mills fell eheaplv. When stumps were drawn a quarter of an hour early Otago, although five men were out for 140, was actually 210 ahead, with another frve wickets in hand—still a useful position. Otago's hero of the clay had been Moloney, the 1937 New Zealand representative. In addition to dismissing four Canterburians for 53. he carried his bat for that same number of runs. Captain Lucky. Several heavy showers overnight, followed by misty rain this morning, delayed the resumption of Otago's second innings in the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury for an hour. Moloney (53) and Cavanagh (0) continued the innings of five for 146, and the first' incident was a powerful hook shot by Moloney, who slammed Cromb to the boundary. From the manner in which the ball was behaving neither Cromb nor Donnelly was managing to obtain any assistance from the dead wicket. When Cavanagh (who is the Ota"o captain) was two he was missed behind the wicket by Webb, the bowler being Davis, who had spelled Donnelly. Cavanagh Too Impetuous. There werte quick changes in the bowling, and when Mulcock came on Cavanagh was anything but comfortable against him. He lifted one dangerously near the reach of eager hands in the slips. The Ota go leader was in a more certain mood a, moment later, when he turned a ball from Muleock to fine leg for four. Then Cavanagh was almost out when his partner called for a dubious run. Again he went for a hit, a strong hook shot making the ball race away for another four.

The threat of further rain had now gone and there -were occasional appearances of the sun.

When he was in the twenties Cavanagh mistimed a wild swing, the ball just falling out of the reach of deep leg. It was his impetuosity that proved his downfall, for lie forced a ball from Newton to deep long-on and was confidently caught. This was when the score was 188.

_ Now Moloney was 70, and he was batting very intelligently, choosing correct deliveries from which to score and producing a variety of shots. He was partnered with Fraser, and these two were still together when the luncheon adjournment was taken. Scores:— OTAGO. First innings . 266 Second Innings. Uttley, b Mulcock 14 Knight, c Donnelly, b Cromb ..... 41 Robertson, run out 29 Moloney, not out ;• 72 Elmes, c Menzies, b Donnelly .... 3 Mills, c Davis, b Cromb ' 0 Cavanagh, c Donnelly, b Newton .. 25 Fraser, not out ...............0 Extras 7 Total for six wickets -.191 CANTERBURY. First innings 202 I