DONNELLY AT LAST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 11

DONNELLY AT LAST.

CENTURY FOR CANTERBURY.

OTAGO 125 BEHIND O(N THE

FIRST INNINGS,

ROBERTSON" CARRIES BAT ALL WAY

(By Telegraph.—Pre*s Association.)

CHRI ST CHURCH, Monday.

Conditions on Saturday could hardly have been better for play in the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Otago, the weather being tine and warm, with'a light breeze.-The wicket and fast outfield were in favour of the batsmen. Iu the circumstances the Canterbury total of 374 on Saturday was, although verysatisfactory. not as big as could have been expected, especially when it in remembered that four players made nearly 300 runs of the total. The pleasing aspect of the day was the batting of Donnelly, who, after a lean time in big cricket last year, made his first century for Canterbury. Opening the innings, lie lost Kerr when the total was three, but carried on to give a ehanceless display. A solid innings of 83 not out by Robertson, who batted right through Otago's innings, saved the southern side from a complete collapse to-day. He was assisted iu a tine sixth-wicket stand of 88 by KiiUier, who made 47. Apart from these two, there was little of note in the innings, which realised '249, giving Canterbury a lead of 123 on the first innings. The Canterbury bowlers, Mcßae, Davis, Roberts and Cromb. were never subdued, .Mc Rae bowling exceptionally well to take four wickets for 38 runs off 23 overs. The Canterbury fielding was not as good as that of Otago, but any chances that were dropped were hard ones. Canterbury batted again for less than half an hour and lost K.erj* and O'Brien for 12 runs, but Donnelly and Hadlee played out time. The scores were: —

*MX'n-)UBL'RY.—First Innings. J. 1.. Ki-rr. c Mills, b I.cmin 0 |M. I'. I>onnelly, <■ Mills, 1) Bcgf! .... 104 IF. I*. O Brien. e Monteafli. b I.emin . *»."» W. A. Hadlee. e Mills, b Keniin .... 5.S I. I!, Cromb. c Mills. I> I.emin 1 It. E. .T. Menzies, c Cliet tle-burgh, b Robertson 14 \V. McD. Anderson. not out TO A. \Y. Huberts. 1 l>\v, b Robertson .. . ! 10 I'. D. X. Mcltae, e Fraser, b Moloney 15 K. Webb, run out 12 11. Davi*. 1) Lemiu 20 Bxtras a Total 374 Bowline: Beg;; took one wicket for 52 runs. 1,1-miii live for 06. Moloney one for IJobertson two for ST. Klmes none for ill I, Cliettleburgh none for 1.1. ] Second Innings. .7, I/. Kerr. <- anil h I,emin 4 M. I'. Donnelly, not out 20 F. I'. O'Brien, e Kobertson. b Lemin . 0 i\V. A. lladlee. not out 12 Total for two wickets 36 j OTACO.— First Innings. .1. Robertson, not out S3 ,T. fliet ileburgb, <• Webb, b Davis .. 3 A. H. fuller. <• Kerr, b Mcltae 13 1' A. R. Moloney, b Davis 15 .1. Klines, si Webb, b Cromb I<3 !A. I*. .1. Monteatl). c Davis, b ilcKae 12 T. C. Fr;;scr, b MeKae 47 ti. H. Mills, b Cromb 7 McGregor, b Mcltae S X. Begg. c Mcltae, b Roberts 16 <j. I.eniin. b Roberta (1 Extras 23 Total 240 Bowling: Davis tool; two wiekets for 64 runs. Roberts two for 35, Meßae four for SS. Cromb two for 54, Donnelly none for 15.