PLUNKET SHIELD.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19875, 12 March 1930, Page 14

PLUNKET SHIELD.

WELLINGTON WIN BY TWO POINTS. GOOD FIGHTING INNINGS BY lowry. (TEBSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 11. By defying the. Auckland, bowling for close, upon eight hours, Wellington won the Plunket Shield to-day and at the drawing of stumps had lost eight wickets, for 380 runs. The day was saved for the home team by the wonderful lighting innings for 122 by T. C. Lowry who remained at the wickets for 268 minutes. With McLeod ho put on 112 for the fifth wicket, and with McGirr he added 132 for the sixth' wicket. The Auclclanders strovo hard all day for victory and might have retained the shield had their > work in the air been better. Lowry was dropped behind the wickets when 31, and McGirr was dropped in the twenties. By preventing Auckland from getting an outright win Wellington took the shield by 18 points to Auckland's 16. The weather was cool with bright sunshine and a very light southerly. A little rain had fallen during the night. Requiring 429 runs to win and with eight wickets in hand, Hollings (32) and Foley (13) resumed Wellington's second innings with 76 up. Allcott and Wensley took up the attack. Two deliveries from Allcott went through to the sight screen, bringing 90 up after 120 minutes' play. With the total at 94 Hollings, who had reached 34, was clean bowled by a good one from Allcott which nipped across from the leg. Lowry joined Foley, who was; 20, but the latter went almost immediately, letting out at one from Wensley and driving it straight into Gillespie's hands at cover. McLeod came next and 100 came up for 145 minutes' play. Allcott had bowled eighteen overs for 19 runs and Wensley twenty overs for 16 runs. Lowry Opens Out. After a spell of: stone-walling Lowry opened up and cut Allcott square to the pickets, and McLeod lifted Wensley to long on, the ball just dribbling to the track after pitching dead on the slow outfield. Wensley changed to round the wicket and . Lowry punched; him hard to the fence. ' After sending down 23-overs for 31 runs and one wicket, Allcott. gave way to Anthony. McLeod pulled the new bowler round to the boundary at long leg, bringing 130 up. Lowry reached the twenties with a powerful off drive, which beat Gillespie at mid-off and travelled to the track. After bowling 27 overs, fourteen of which were maidens, for 32 runs and ono wicket, Wensley was relieved by Allcott. The total was now 144 for 180 minutes' play. Matheson here took the ball from Anthony and Lowry -cut the fast bowler crisply to the fence, bringing. 150 up. Lowry was now going well. He flashed one from Allcott past cover to the ropes and powerfully drove Matheson to the pickets. McLeod -pulled a short one. from Allcott to the ropes at square leg. They went in to lunch with the scores standing at 184 for four wickets, Lowry being 49 and McLeod 26. The pair had put on 86. McLeod Dismissed. Upon resuming, Allcott and Anthony, took up the attack. Lowry reached his half century after having been at the wickets for 91 minutes. Lowry reached 60, and brought 200 up with a single to -point off Allcott. The part-

nership had now produced over a hundred runs, and the innings had been in progress for 245 minutes. A long partnership, which had added 112 for the fifth wicket, was ended by McCoy catching McLeod in slips off Wensley. He had been at the wickets 11§ minutes for Mb 35,. and bad - played , a dogged, defensive innings. ' McGirr joined. Lowry, who was 64* Allcott and Wensley were bowling with the precision of machines, and" compelled the batsmen to act strictly on the. defensive. » McGirr opened' with a four past cover off Wensley," bringing 220 up. In Wensley's thirty-fourth over Lowry opened out, and slammed one to the fence at long-on. " At 234, Allcott, who had bowled exceptionally well over a long spell at the crease, gave way to McCoy, and Lowry cut the slow bowler's first delivery to ■. the pickets, bringing 240 up. Elliott took the ball from Wensley at 241. Lowry reached the eighties by flicking Elliott to long-leg for three. A spell, of. slow play was brightened by Lowry pulling McCoy to the ropes- at extra lo.ng on, and 250 came up for 308 minutes'play. Lowry ran into the nineties with a single off Elliott to nrid-on, and., then forced McCoy to the track at long-leg. McGirr off-drove Elliott for four, and cut him square for a McGirr reached the twenties by gliding Elliott to leg for three, and putting McCoy through the slips for a couple. Chances Dropped. At 272 Badeley had a try in place of McCoy. After having been at the wickets for 188 minutes, Lowry reached his century by off driving .one from Elliott to the ropes. The tea adjournment was taken with the score standing at 289 for five wickets, Lowry being 107 and McGirr 22. The partnership had added 79 runs. Upon resuming, McGirr reached the thirties by/hitting Wensley for four, and guiding Matheson down the gully to the fence, .bringing 300 up for 353 mintues' play. Lowry reached 110 by slamming one from Wensley to/the fence at long-leg, and McGirr then pjaced him to the pickets at mid-oh. Lowry, after ; a Jong spell of dogged defence, reached 120 by driving Allcott past cover to the fence. This brought 330 up. When 49, McGirr was caught by An-, thony at mid-on off Allcott, but no-ball had been called. After-having been at the wickets for 130 minutes, McGirr reached his half-century by.'getting a single off Allcott with a Btrojce which hit Gillespie's hand at -square-leg. Wellington's iuck was right, in. McGirr \vas dropped by Weir off Wensley at fine-leg, and then popped the simplest of catches into Mills's hands at - short fine leg, off Allcott, only to see that man put the ball on the carpet. There was a confident appeal for a, catch off Lowry, off Allcott, when his score was 122, for a which struck Hunt's gloves, and 'went to Wensley in the slips, but the umpire ruled in the batsman's favour. Lowry Departs. Lowry's long innings of 268 minutes' duration came to an end at 5.4 p.m., when he fell lbw to Anthony. He had played a dogged defensive innings; in which only fifteen boundary strokes figured. He should have been caught by Hunt off Matheson when 31, • but otherwise dominated the play throughout his long occupancy of the crease. He scored . 122. Gallichan came arid went without scoring, popping the third ball he received from Anthony into Wenslay's hands in slips. James joined McGirr, who was 55, and there was a confident appeal for lbw against James after he had scored a single. The Aucklanders were keen, and another sharp appeal came , for a catch behind the wickets off Allcott, but again the decision was in James's favour. McGirrForcefuL McGirr reached by bitting Anthony to the sight-screen, which brought .350 up for 428 minutes' play. McGirr by this time, was well set," and' started to open but on the bowling. He ran into the seventies by gliding Matheson to long-leg for four, abd passed into the eighties by on-driving Anthony to the pickets, repeating; the strode ua the next over off the same,; bowler. When ' 88, McGiir. spooned' 5 one from. Allcott to cover, where Elliott dropped an easy catch. McGirr reached ,90 with two off Anthony to> lonian, but was caught off; the next bill by; close w. McGirr had been at the wickets for 200 minutes for his 90, which induced eleven boundary strokes. He played a great fighting innings, but lnck was with him. With five minhtes to go, Massey joined James, and a great cheer went up when'time was called,-with" Wellington still at the wickets, • after having batted for seven : fifty minutes for 380 for the loss of eight wickets. Scores: — , AUCKLAND. , • a First innings •• •• • Second innings (for. four wickets dec.) 364 •WELLINGTON. First Innings .. « 188 • Second Innings. B. B. Boea > b Matbeaon ' • ■ *•/ 0 D. A* Cameron, b Anthony #• 18 A.M. Hollings, - b Allcott .. ~ 84 H. Foley, o Gillespie, b Wensley .. SI T. O. Lowry, lbw, b Anthony .. . ..123 & G-. McLeod, c McCoy, b Wensley .. 85 H. 11. McGirr, o Wensley, b Anthony .. 80 N. Gallichan, o Wensley, b Anthony .. 0 K. C. James, not oat .. •• »• 3 H. B. Massey,' not out .. < ». 0 Extras . .. .*• 88 ' Total for eight wicket* .. ..880 Fall of wickets: One for 5, two for 44, three for 84, four for 98, five for 210, six for 842, eeven for 842, eight for 879. • Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Matheson . ~ 29 6 64 1 . Wensley 47 26 69 3 Allcott 66 25 .68 1 Anthdny •« 34 -9." 71 4 McCoy ... lM 8 1 22 0 Elliott 8 2 38 9 Badeley .. 1 6 8 5 0