PLUNKET SHIELD.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10324, 11 March 1930, Page 3

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON BATTING. Wellington, March Id As the result of (be third day’s play in (lie final game against Wellington for. the Pluuket Shield Auckland is in a strong position, and only solid stonewalling tactics, which' already have been adopted, can prevent Auckland's success, provided the weather remains -fine. Scores: AUCKLAND. First Innings ... . . . . 133 Second Innings. Anthony, b Massey .. .. 56 Mills, c Gallichan. b Massey . . 105 Weir, b Lowry . . . . . • 558 Gillespie, c Henderson, b Massey 24 Wensley, not out . . .. 51 Allcott, not out . . . . • • 53 Extras . • • • . . 27 Total for four wickets (declared) • . . .. 354 Bowling—McGirr none for 60, Henderson none for 39, Ross none for 8, Gallichan none for 35, Lowry one for 64, Massey three for 83, McLeod none for 38. Fall of Wickets. —One for 110, two for 173, three for 238, four for 250. WELLINGTON. First Innings . . . ■ , . . 283 Second Innings. Ross, b Matheson • • . . 0 Cameron, b Anthony . . . . 18 Rollings, not out . . . . 32 Foley, not out . . •• , • • 13 Extras • • • • . . 13 Total for two wickets . . 76 Bowling.—Matheson one for 19, Wensley none for 8, Allcott none for 13, Anthony ouo for 21, McCoy none for 2. , r . Fall of Wickets. —One for 5, two tor 41. , . , Wellington, March 11 The final day’s play in the Blanket Shield cricket match Wellington v Auckland, opened in fine weather with a fresh southerly wind. Light rain which fell overnight had little effect on the wicket, which was still In excellent order. Hollings, 32, and Foley. 13. continued the innings to the bowling of Allcott and Wensley. Progress was slow, though several byes helped to improve the total. Foley survived an appeal for l.b.w. iu SVonslcy’s second over. Ninety appeared after a quartcr-of-an-hour s Pl£ At 11.30 a.m. Allcott, clean howled Hollings, who hud played a defensive innings. Lowry was next. Hollings was bowled by Allcott for o 1 runs.