Wellington content with draw

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33426, 7 January 1974, Page 18

Wellington content with draw

XZ. Press Associutioi

AUCKLAND

The Wellington-Auck-land Plunket Shield match ground to its expected conclusion at Eden Park yesterday afternoon. Wellington. the shield holder, and favoured to restain it, went to Auckland ini tent not so much on winning, [but on making sure Auckland was eliminated from the contest.

. This it did successfully, [with some negative batting [on the second day, and the game, which promised so [much, became a dreary de'fensive spectacle,

• While both teams must take a share of the blame, Wellington was the main offender. It made the better start but it was not long before the scoring rate slowed to far behind what Auckland’s had been.

Wellington declared at 349 for seven wickets, with a lead of 53, and quickly had Auckland in trouble. Two wickets fell for 43 before lunch, and it was 90 for five [soon afterwards. G. P. Howarth went at this total, magnificently caught in the gully by B. D. Smith. R. W. Morgan and J. R. Carson followed him before the innings was much older, and a result in favour of Wellington now seemed likely. But R. S, Cunis and R. A.

[Dykes, settled down, and as, [well as stopping the breakthrough Wellington was [again seeking, picked up [some valuable runs. After Cunis was dismissed I at 139 for eight, Dykes and [H. J. Howarth steered the [side out of trouble. At 200, >M. G. Burgess declared, more ■as a token gesture than anything else, and Wellington [made no real attempt to [chase the 148 runs it needed [to win in about 70 minutes. AUCKLAND | First innings 296/7 dec. Second Innings IT. W. Jarvis b Chatfield .. 11 J. D. Riley c R. Smith b I Collinge 9 M. G. Burgess b Collinge .. 27 A. E. Parsons b Coßinge . . 13 G. Howarth c B. Smth b I Chatfield 12 >

i J. R Carson c Taylor b Vaikvee 11 R. W. Morgan b Vaikvee .. 21 R. S. Cunis c sub (Middleton) b Vaikvee .. .. 181 R. A. Dykes not out .. .. 15 H. J. Howarth not out .. 28 Extras (b 35, lb 14, w 4. nb 1) 54 Total for 8 wkts dec. 200 Fall of wickets: 23. 43, 71, 76, 90. 111, 112, 139. Bowling; Collinge 19, 7 38. 3; Chatfield, 13. 4. 24. 2; Taylor 8, 2, 26. 0; Vaikvee 15. 2. 44, 3; B. Smith. 3, 1. 8,0; Bilby, 1. 0, 6. 0: Cederwall. 1,1, 0. 0. WELLINGTON First Innings G. A. Newdick c H. Howarth ! b G Howarth .. .92; R. W. Smith lbw b G. Howarth 39 G P. Bilby std Dykes b Bur- i gess 82i B. D. Smith lbw b Cunis .. 131 P. B. McGregor not out 55 j ; B. R. Taylor lbw b Burgess 9i

B. W. Cederwall c Dykes b Cunis 61 IT. Vaikvee c Burgess b H. I Howarth 10 11. J. Therkleson not out .. 16 I (Extras bB, lb 13, nb 5, I w 1) 27 Total for 7 wkts dec, 349 ' Fall of wickets: 79, 184. 226. 247. 257. 281. 301. Bowling: Cunis. 31. 6, 70, 2; Hounsell, 21, 4, 66, 0; H. ’ Howarth, 32, 6, 80, 1; G. . Howarth, 21, 7. 48, 2; Carson, 2, 0. 7. 0; Morgan, 5,1, 13, 0; 1 Jarvis 5. 1. 12. 0; Burgess. 7,1, , 26. 2. Second Innings Taylor c Riley bH. Howarth 2 , R. Smith not out . ] 18. Smith b G. P. Howarth 1! , I Therkleson not out ? Extras (b 4. lb 1) ■'’j; Total for two wickets 54 [ [ ■ Fall of wickets: 5. 29. I Bowling: Cunis, 2, 0. 10, 0; H. I Howarth, 5. 0, 22. 1; GJ .Howarth, 2, 0. 11, 1; Jarvis. 1,0,