WELLINGTON v. OTAGO.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1922, Page 8

WELLINGTON v. OTAGO.

Wellington's second match in the Plunket Shield series is to bo commenced at the Basin Reserve to-morrow, against Otago.'.. With the weather conditions now/more settled, there is «v«ry prospect of bright batting, and good, scoring should be recorded on a wicket which is in excellent ord«r. The visitors have already met Canterbury and Auck-. land, and will be benefited by those matches. For Wellington's first Shield ma,tch conditions were most unfavourable, except on the concluding day, andi the chance should, come to-morrow and on the succeeding days of play, of seeing the local batsmen at their best. "Play will commence at 11 a.m.tormonrow, and the.match will be continued on Saturday and Monday. Th« teams are aa follow :— Otago (one man to be dropped') : T. Carlton, Shepherd, Siedeberg, M'Mullan, Westbrook, Torrance r Smith, Galland, Duncan, Dickenaon, Ohadwick, Conradii. Wellington : W. S. Brioe (captain), J. S. Hiddfestoh, H. M. M'Girr, H. E. Burton, H. Lambert, J. W. Oondliffe, Wl A. Baker, M. Henderson, S. Dempster, W. A. Barclay, and D. Patrick. Reserves :F. S. Middleton and D. Binnie. , ; Members of the teams will be entertained on a moonlight harbour excursion to-night. ' ' , ... .