ONE SIDED BATTLE

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 82, 31 December 1926, Page 10

ONE SIDED BATTLE

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET WELLINGTON WINS BY 446 RUNS OTAGO AGAIN FAILS IN SECOND INNINGS After extending into the fifth day, the Plunket Shield cricket match between Otago and Wellington ended atj the Basin Reserve yesterday morning in a sweeping victory for the home side by 446 runs. Otago -.gain collapsed in the second innings, being all dismissed for 174 runs. Badcock, who had taken five wickets for 54 runs in the first innings, again bowled with deadly effect, securing seven wickets for 59 runs, which gave him the splendid tally of twelve wickets for 113 runs in the match, an average of 9.41 runs per wicket. Requiring 499 to win, Blamires and Zimmerman set out on their forlorn hope at 11.15 yesterday morning, continuing Otago’s second innings, with the board showing six wickets down for 122. As the last two ’wickets had put on 21U runs in Wellington’s second innings,- it remained to be seen whether Otago would die as hard. The weather was still fine, with a fresh southerly breeze tempering the rays of the sun. i McGirr took up the bowling with the wind, the first delivery going through for four byes. McGirr was rocking them down on the leg side, and the fourth ball also travelled to the fence for byes, ten coming from this loose over. Badcock bowled against the breeze, Blamires gliding the first delivery to leg for three. The next ball, however, saw Zimmerman put the leather into Hollings’ hands at second slip. 135—7—1. . H. C. Alloo followed and was very uncomfortable for the remainder of the over. Blamires was just as unhappy, and, after missing a couple in Badcock’s next over, stepped right in front and paid the penalty. 138—8 —7. Torrance came next, but after lasting one delivery fell into the same trap as Zimmerman had done, poking the ball softly into Hollings’ hands at second slip. 138—9—0. Green, the last man, aroused enthusiasm by banging Badcock to leg for four, all run out. Alloo then hooked McGirr to square-leg for three. Green was showing more pluck than any of the earlier batsmen, and brought 150 up by forcing methods. The ex-Syduey man reached double figures by banging Badcock to the. fence at long-leg, and in the next , over hit one into the long-field, which just touched Worker’s hand, and went to the fence. Green then turned Badcock to the fence at long-leg, bringing 160 up. Green was thoroughly enjoying himself. He swung one from ' McGirr to the ropes at long-leg, and got three with a similar stroke off the next ball. This placed the Otago wicket-keeper in the thirties. The end came at 174. Green, who had played a fighting innings for 30, returning one to Badcock. The last wicket had put on 36 runs. The Otago batting throughout the innings was very timorous. The batsmen kept nibbling at Badcock’s off-theory, instead of going out boldly and punching him. Green, who is not supposed to be a batsman, showed his team mates that the Wellington coach could be hit. Had, the whole Otago side adopted similar 1 ' methods, the score would have been much larger. WELLINGTON.

First innings ,-. 448 Second Innings 379 OTAGO. First innings 207 Second Innings. J. Shepherd, b. Badcock 9 R. C. Blunt, c. Lambert, b. Brice... 38 A. R. Knight, c. Hollings, b. Badcock 19 R. Cherry, b. Badcock 11 G. R. Dickinson, c. Hiddleston, b. McGirr 13 A. W. Alloo, b. McGirr 19 E. O. Blamires, 1.b.w., b. Badcock... 7 C. Zimmerman, c. Hollings, b. Badcock 1 H. C. Alloo, not out 6 R. C. Torrance, c. Hollings, b. Badcock 6 L. Green, o. and b. Badcock 3<> Extras—Byes 20, leg-byes 1 21 Total 174 Fall of wickets: One for 24, two for 72, three for 85, four for 85, five for 115, six for 122, seven for 135, eight for 138, nine for 138, ten for 174.

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND The following team has been selected by Mr. Tucker to represent Wellington in the special match 1 with Auckland, to be played at the Basin Reserve on January 7,8, and 10:— D. C. Collins (captain), H. M. McGirr, H. Lambert, K. James, A. M. Hollings, B. J. Kortlang, T. C. Lowry, F. T. Badcock. AV. J. R. Christopherson, E. G. Mitchell (Hawke’s Bay), and G. Orr (AVanganui). . Emergencies: H. B. Massey and W. Airey.

AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM HAAVKE’S BAY COLTS BEATEN. BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION. Napier, December 30. Mr. E. C. Beale’s Auckland touring team to-day defeated a Hawke’s Bay colts’ eleven by three wickets. With three wickets down for 36, the local side took Ihe second innings total to 245 (Kenney 80. Pirie 70). Coates bowled well', capturing eight wickets for 72 runs. Auckland were left with 235 to get to win and secured them for the loss of seven wickets, Monteith knocking up 106 in line style. Whitelaw (37) and Butler (24) were the best of the others. VICTORIA’S RECORD SCORE A POETICAL COMMENT. Sydney, December 30. The “Daily Telegraph’s” poetical critic, commenting on the Melbourne match, says :— We howled for new blood and got it, The issue is justified quite; But what it has shown is that, given the chance, The experienced old birds etill can smite. M.C.C. TEAM IN INDIA SIXTH VICTORY SCORED. Calcutta, December 29. The M.C.C. touring team scored their sixth victory in India by defeating the Europeans in the East by an innings and 55 runs. The Europeans in their first strike made 116 (Johnstone 34). M.C.C. made 326 (Sandham 112, Astill ■4l, Earle 41). The Europeans’ second innings realised 125 (Guise 49). Bowling: Boyes took seven wickets for 52 runs.

Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. Badcock 25.6 8 59 7 McGirr 19 1 56 2 Lambert 1 - 1 — Brice 9 2 25 1 Hollingg 4 0 12 0