THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 4

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

AUCKLAND v, OTAGO. ~ i - • (BY. TELEGRAPH —KtESS ASSOCIATION;). ■_ , _ _ Auckland, January 4. / The Plunket Shield still remains in possession of Auckland, the challongo of .Otago being decisively repulsed,■tho local team winninp by 315-runs. 1 ■ The' contest was concluded to-day . in excellent weather and' in' •the presence of'a- largo attendance. Auckcompleted their second innings for 211, making a grand total of 478 runs. Tho visii tors scored 81 and 82 respectively, making very poor stands. Play was again slow, visitors, with a couplo of exceptions, taking • no risks.- For the three days'- play the gate takings were £195.' Auckland resumed 'their i second Innings, Rolf (31) and Cummings (29), 1 the not out men of the previous day, going in. Both men commcnced spiritedly, i With the scoro at, 150, ltelf gavo Kilgour a fairly easy chance, but tho ball was .dropped. Mackersey had his next ball- sent back to ;liim by. Cummings, and the. bowler held it. Thirty runs had been scored in sixteen minutes. 162—C—34. Olilf followed, and oponed with a single off Mackorsoy, tho ball going over tho bowlerV head just a little t-oo high. Relf was batting splendidly, and •the second contury was noisted after two and throe-quarters hours' play. Tho Englishman then succumbed to a fino straight one •from Austin. 200—7—83. Robinson followed, and after three runs had been added 'Oliff fell a victim to Austin, who clean bowled him. Austin, who had started the day with 'two wickets for 30 runs, now had a good ■ average of four for 38. 203—8—8. Kerr had one strike to Mackersev, and skied it :to Siedeberg at mid-on, who lield the chance. 201 —9—o. Tho last man was White, but his end came almost immediately, Mackersoy 'clean bowling him. 1 Tho innings had lasted •thrco hours and five minutes. With 397 to mako to avert a defeat, Otago commenced their second innings at 1.10.- Austin and Siedeberg opened, but Austin lost hiswickot with the second ball from Relf. A. Adams was next. Siedeberg opened the score with a singlo to the off from Kerr, and soon ran up nine, whilst Adams simply pottered, resuming his tactics of tho first innings. The scoro was ten for ono wiekot when the luncheon adjournment took place. On tho resumption, Siedeberg ;took his total and that of Otago up to 17, and next drovo Relf to tho off. ■ Salo mado a fino effort to bring off a right-handed catch, but tho ball had too much paco on, and a .brace resulted. Adams continued the monotonous dofenco, and, after batting over half an hour, mado a singlo off Kerr. At 25, Whito gave Relf a spell. Notwithstanding changes in tho bowling, Siedeberg continued to scoro, nino overs ocing bowled for ono run. Siedeberg then lost his wicket, getting l.b.w. to Whito. 45—2—37. Eckhold camo noxt, and tho half century was raised in just over an hour. At this stago Adams skied ono, but tho fielder could not reach it. Adams relieved tho .monotony, and created enthusiasm by square cutting White to tho boundary, followed up with, a brapo, making his total 1G for an hour and twenty minutes' batting. Kerr then clean bowled Eckhold. 60—3— G. Adams only saw a couplo of hulls. played, when Jtolf scattered his. sticks with a fino ball. 60 —4 —17. After a couplo of maiden overs, ltelf claimed another victim by beating Mackersej with a fast ono before ho had sewed. 63—0—0. Kilgour, tho midget of

,ho tho team, joined Watson, and very slow play iut continued. At tho tea adjournment tho score re- was 68, tho result of two hours and five to minutos'batting.: On resuming, tho last ball be of Kerr's oyer was hooked by Kilgour for ne throo. A single fell to Watson; and .a brace !st to Kilgour. . With tho scoro at 75, OlifT rove placed Kerr. .With his sixth ball Watson eir was given out l.b.w. ,76—6—7. . .TKe noivis- comor .was. T. Adams. After three maiden ol- ovorsj. Adams got a single, and then .Rolf wo boat him with a straight', fast, one. 77—7—1.' nd Torranoo, filled tho vacancy, but .a'couple of is t balls later ho fell a victim'- to' Rolf,'- being lie given out l.b.w, before ho .had added to tho in- score.; ' 82—8—0.'• Eckhoif, ■tyho had hit but iy. lively on tho previous' day, followed. Tho ;s, first, extras of tho. innings resulted, by .a,bye lid i-going to'thp boundary;'' Tho sloggpr,did. not en break bis " duck," for lie skied .tno next orio, eg pntl Said .held• it. * 82 —9-rO., 1 Williams was iro laiat man, -but, after playing tho first ball at ttiid tben 'gctting a run, ho was stumped., ho .Tho'detailed scores are:— . AUCKLAND. - -First '.innings ' ... 267 Second Innings. ' • •.!»; G; Hemus, ,o. and b. Austin•/..< ... 29 _ \\. -B. Smith, c. A.' Adams, b. 'Mackcrsoy 0 08. •B. • V.• Sale,• b.'-.EckKoff... ■ 25 h. Prime, c. and b. Eckhofl? ... G. Cummings, c. and b. .Mackerscy ... 3-1 0 A, Haddon, o. and b. Austin > ...• .-- 0 2 A. E, Relf, b,"Austin ... ... 83 C Ohff, b. Austin ... ... • 1 ... 8 44■ ,W. Robinson, not out 1 ... v. 7 10 'A. Kerr, c. Siedoberg, b. Mackorsev 0 4 P. White, b. Mackersey ... ' - ... 2 ■V '; Extras '...• ... „. 14 52^-. v ,', -- _ 10' : ~ , Total ~ . ... . " ... gll 7- Bowlino Analysis. LI : Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. -'■ Mackersey .. 17 :r- : . 06 4 15 Austin ... ,17 4 40 4 -,V EekhofF ... ,16 . ; 4 48' '2 53 Torrance ... 11. ... 2 35 ..: — '. Watson . ... 2 — 8 ; ■ 5 • . v '• OTAGO. ' . ■' First innings :. ... ... 81. • ; Second Innings. :G. G. Austin, b. Rolf ... ... ;.0 H...G. Siedoberg,' 1.b.w., b. W ? hito • ...' 37 A. Adams, b. Rolf ... ... ... .„ 17 Eckhold, b. Kerr ... ... ... ... 6 ' Mackersey, b. Relf... ... ' ... ... '0 . Watson, 1.b.w., b. Oliff ... 7 >3 'Kilgour, not out ... ... 10 • T. Adains, b. Relf ... ... ... ' ... 1 11 ; Torranco, 1.b.w., b. 'Relf ... . .1. . ..... 0 14, .EekhofF,. of. Sale, b. Relf :;.i. t "07; 'Williams, nots out ... : ; 0' 3 fExtras . ... ... ■ ... '4.1 3 — y. ; Total ...; .... .... 82 _ Bowling Analysis. ' 1 1> »• Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. (j. 'Rolf ... 23 . 9 .25 ■■ 6 0 Kerr : ~ 10 5 .23 . 1 ■e . Whito ... ~ 9 2 • 20 1 _ Oliff. .. 7 3 10 :. 1 . 7 : ,'v —4-—