CRICKET OTAGO WINS BY 251 RUNS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26317, 11 January 1951, Page 6

CRICKET OTAGO WINS BY 251 RUNS

WELLINGTON BATSMEN COLLAPSE

BRILLIANT BOWLING BY F. W. STANLEY (New Zealand Press Association) _ ... DUNEDIN, January 10. Wellington collapsed in the second innings of the Plunket Shield match against Otago and was beaten outright by 251 runs. After Otago had declared its second innings closed at 268 for nine wickets Wellington was left 334 runs to get in three and a half hours. Brilliant bowling by F. W. Stanley, who was making his first appearance in shield cricket, soon put Otago in a strong position for an outright win and Wellington was dismissed for 82 with an hour and a half to spare. Stanley took five wickets for 39 runs off 14 overs. The other Otago pace bowler, G. W. Overton, took three wickets for 29 runs.

Otago carried its overnight total of 173 for four wickets to 268 for nine wickets when play was resumed to-day in warm but overcast weather. The Carisbrook wicket was still playing easily, but the score was not pushed along. Chief interest centred in L. A. Watt’s prospects of reaching his century but at 94 he was out lbw to S. R. O’Neill. This was 'half an hour after the luncheon adjournment and Otago's innings was closed with one wicket still to fall. Watt had been at the crease the whole time—--389 minutes—and his total included only seven fours.

R. McK. Murray with three for 32 and S. R. O’Neill with three for 60 were the most successful bowlers.

Any plans Wellington may have had to try and force a win soon had to be directed towards playihg out time, for both the openers, R. A. Vance and A. F. Nightingale, were back in the pavilion with only 5 runs scored. The procession continued until J. W. Kelly and O’Neill made a stand, although J. R. Reid had earlier given indications of staying. His injured foot was obviously causing him trouble, however, and he had to have a runrier. Overton took his wicket with a beautiful length ball. Kelly-went after a game stand and he was quick! y .followed by J. F. Jones, nine wickets then being down for 41 runs. C. L. Randall stayed with O’Neill until the Mea adjournment and the pair resumed their task with the slight hope of rain, which was threatening, saving the outright defeat. They added 41 to the total when O'Neill was stumped. His 37 was the highest score of the innings. There was again a large crowd at the match and the gate takings for the four days were £lO2O. With a match against Central Districts still to play Otago is now four points ahead in the shield competition, and is in almost an unassailable position. The only teem with’ even a remote possibility of success is Central Districts which' has three matches to play each of which it would need to win outright in the three days allotted for its games. Scores:—

Total for nine wickets (dec.) 268

8. R. O’Neill .. 31.1 11 60 3 Murray and Jones each bowled 1 no-

ball. . .. Fall of wickets: one for 25; two for 45; three for 78; four for 173; five for 194: six for 206; seven for 209; eight for 246; nine for 268.

three for 11; four for 18; five for 20; six for 20; seven for 27; eight for 36; nine for 41; ten for 82.

SLOW BOWLER IN 1947 FIJIAN TEAM

INCLUSION IN AUCKLAND CLUB SIDE “The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, January 10. M. J. Fenn, the outstanding slow legbreak bowler of the 1947 Fijian team in New Zealand, is to play for PonsonbyBalmoral when the Auckland Cricket Association’s club season resumes on Saturday. During the tour of New Zealand, Fenn took 101 wickets at an average of 15.32. He bowled 715 overs for 215 maidens and 1548 runs. He finished tenth in the batting averages, making 320 runs at an average of 16.00. Fenn is on leave for six months.

First innings 316 Second Innings B. Sutcliffe, c Nightingale, b Jones . L, A. Watt, lbw, b O’Neill 18 94 R. T. Hunt, c Kelly, b Randall 16 E. A. Watson, c Barber, b Murray . 14 S. N. McGregor, b Murray .. G. H. Mills, lbw. b O’Neill .. 59 11 L. D. Smith, b O’Neill 4 D. S. St. John, b Murray .. 1 A. M. Moir, c and b Dempster 23 F. W. Stanley, not out 8 Extras (byes 11, leg byes 7, nt balls 2) 20

' BOWLING O. M. R. w. J. R. Reid 7 3 17 0 3. F. J ones 10 2 28 1 C. L. Randall 23 8 37 1 E. W. Dempster .. 32 12 57 1 F. Nightingale .. 5 0 17 0 R. McK. Murray .. 22 12 32 3

WELLINGTON First Innings 251 Second Innings R. A. Vance, c Watson, 1? Stanley .. 4 A. F. Nightingale, run out .. ■ ■ 1 H. E. Dollery, c St. John, b Overton 0 J. R. Reid, b Overton .. •• 11 E. W. Dempster, c Moir, b Stanley .. 2 R. T. Barber, b Stanley .. 2 R. McK. Murray, lbw, b Stanley 2 J. W. KeMy. e, Mills, b Stanley 11 S. R. O’Neill, st Mills, b Overton .. 37 J. F. Jones, b Smith 0 C. L. Randall, not out .. •• 11 Extras 2 Total .. 82

BOWLING O. M . R. w. F. W- Stanley .. 14 3 39 5 G. W. Overton .. 12.5 4 29 3 L. D. Smith .. 2 0 10 A. M. Moir .. 1 0 3 0 Fall of wickets: one for 5; two for 5;