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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 107, 30 January 1920, Page 8

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PLUNKET SHIELD CONTEST

WELLINGTON V. AUCKLAND SOUTHERNERS' POOR OPENING. By Telegraph-Press Association. . > Auckland, January 29. The Plunket Shield match, WeJlizgton v. Auckland, commenced to-day in brigilit weather, Wellington batting first on an essentially batsmen's pitch. Bind and . Baker opened for Wellington, and the 6Core was 43 wihen Baker drove Smith to Horspool, jwho held him. Cbndlift'e followed, and the total was taken to 63, ■when the newcomer was bowled*"- by Smith. M'Girr partnered DukL and carried the total to 72, when DindMvas caught by Lusk in the slips off Smith. ' "Bchracder joined M'Girr, and was caught at'the wickets by Itountrec, off Player. Burton filled the vacancy,/and the total was 88 when Schraeder was caught-by •i-Garrard at mid-oit off Smith. . Lambert i" partnered Burton, and at 112 lifted one ; to Anthony off Smith. Gedye followed, and four minutes later was clean bowled by Smith. Aldersley partnered Burtpn, and Smith bowled him almost immediately, the score being -unaltered. was next man, and was caught ' by Kountree at tho wickets, the innings closing,for 118 fur nine wickets. Brice, captain of the visitors, becoming! ill during tho morning, was unable to play. Saunders, of Auckland, ( fielded in his stead.

Hemus and Horspool opened tTie batting for Auckland. When' the score Tcached seven, Homns was clean bowled by Lambert. Lusk followed, and the total was carried to 31, when Iho was bowled by Lambert. Smith then joined Horspool, and 37 was on tho board when he-was 'bowled by M'Girr. Sneddon filled the vacancy, and a; good stand was

made, the score being 108 when Sneddon

was given out leg-before to Lambert. ..Dacre 'theii went in, and the.total'was

IG2, when too was caught by Baker off Lambert. E. Garrard was next to bat, and jthe board-shoved 200 whence was bonded by Aldersley. Anthony partnered Smith, and after two runs had been added the newcomer was clean bowled by Aldersley. Rountree followed, and was„ .bowled.'next ball by Ald'craley. Player then joined Smith, and the scoro was"taken 16" 223 w'hen the. latter was B't'umped by Condliffo off Aldersley. had wade %, and had been at the wickets two hours and a half. Coates was the last man.' Player hit Aldersley to the long-on boundary, and thev attempted to get'tiro runs. The ball was returned smartly, and Coates was run out.

WELLINGTON. First Innings. / M. J. Dind, c. Lusk, b. Smith 34 W: Baker,■ c. Jlorspool„b. Smitlhi 18 J. W. Condliffc, b. Smith G H7 .M , (<!ri ; ',' , c."i{ouiitree, b. Player ... 9 * A\"E. Schra'eder, is. Garrard, b. Smith 2 [ H. Lambert, e. Anthony, b. Smith ... 1-i : AVliedye," b.' Smith. 3 , H. E, Burton, not out ; 25 A. Aldersley, b. Smith 0 W. Wnsstafi? c. Rountree, b. Smith 0 Brice (absent) 0 Extras ; 7 . - Tolal 118 Bowling Analysis.—Smith took eight wickets f0r,55 runs; Coales, none for 25; Player, one for 25; Sneddon, none for 5; Garrard, none for 1 ~,.,-. \ AUCKLAND. First Innings. / Hemus, b. Lambert „ 4 ■ Horspool, b. M'Girr 21 Lusk, b. Lambirt 5 [ Smifh, st Condliffe, b. Aldersley ... S6 Sneddon, 1.b.w., b. Lambert 28 Dacre. c. Baker, b. Lambert ~..;.... 31 E. Garrard, b. Aldersley 28 Anthony, b. Ali>isle.y 0 ' Eountree; b. Aldersley 0 Player, not oiit 12 Coates, run out 2 . Extras 20 Total .." r . 235 Bowling Analysis.—M'Girr took one wicket for G7 runs; Lambert, four for . 79; Aldersley, four for -17; Dind, none for 22. " ! ! CRICKET ASSOCIATION. i All the senior and junior games which j were commenced on Saturday, January L 17, will be completed to-morrow. The ; third-class games set down for last Saturi day will also be played to-morrow.^ I The following will represent the i y.It.C.A. to-morrow:—Juniors against {' Hutt, at Hutt—Edmond, Henderson, (; . Tyrrell, White; Smith, Cusack, Blythe, i/ Dighton,. Ward, Wilson, Williamson. [ Thirds against Institute, at Basin Ee- ', serve No. -I—Kinvig, Quiii/ Milne, Hunt, ■ Hopkirk, Ridge, Enoka, Mataara, Boale, i Gibson, Tressider, Telford. LEAGUE. | All games for to-morrow will be those Bet down for last Saturday. | The following will represent the Mar- ' ist third-grade team to-morrow:—Slier--han, 'Ryan, Fitzgerald, "Mulligan, Burke,.Williams, Chapman, Gawne, Costello, ! Watson, Hyland. Emergencies—Finnegan, Geary.