PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 25, 30 January 1923, Page 4

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY AND OTAGO,

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DUNEDIN, 29th January. Play in the Otago-Canterbury Plunket Shield match was resumed this afternoon, Otago having lost five wickets for 79. Knight, (34) and Alloo (20) were the batemen. Alloo was caught by Powell at point off Cunningham's next over. 82— 6—31. Dickinson was next caught sb point by Powell before ho had scored. 82—7—0. Cb.iradi joined Knight, and was run out in trying to score 2 from a ball he had placed "in the slips. 94— I—9. Casey, the last man, scored a single- off the first ball, and was then clean bawled by Hayes, who had replaced M'Ewin. The innings closed for 97, or 187 behind Canterbury's total. Knight was not out with 29 for 1 hour 51 mlntuee' play. Otago had been.at the -wickets for 2 hours 11 minutes.

Knight and Shepherd opened Otago's second inningß to the bowling of Cunningham and Read. Both played carefully for a while, . and then Shepherd played over a good one from Cunningham. 3—l-2. A. Alloo followed. He cocked one up to M'Ewin at squsie-leg, which was dropped, and then scored freely. Knight sent one hard low to Read at silly mid-on. A diflfcult chance was taken. 22—2—2. Cecil Alloo joined his brother at the -wickets. He scored a single, and was then clean bowled by Cunningham with a ball turned from leg. 24—3—1.- Duncan was next, and had a charmed life. He was missed behind the wickets once or twice. He just failed to play on to the wickets, and then skied one from Patrick to, square leg, but no fieldsman was there. Read, M'Ewin, Sandman, Cunningham, and Patrick all took, turns at the bowling, but it was not till the score was 74 that Sandman clean bowled Alloo. sThe partnership had added 50 runs for an hour's play. 74—4—21. M'Mullan next* hit a 3 and a 2, and was then smartly taken by Talbot at square leg off Read. Just before the afternoon tea adjournment Cunningham had to retire owing ta a sprained sinew m the ba.ck of his leg, and Knight fielded. Galland joined Duncan, and both scored fairly freely, sending 100 up for 1 hour 49 minutes' play. Duncan brought his score to 50 for 88 minutes' play with a single in the slips, and then continued to score merrily till he was clean bowled by Talbot. 146—6—67. Conradi was next at the crease, and hit a 3 off his second ball from Talbot. Galland hit a full toss from Talbot to Read at mid-on. 165—7 —29. Dickinson sent an uppish stroke bit' the same bowler to Read, who missed it. Talbot came round and threw to the wicket-keeper) who stumped Conradi, 155—8—7, M'Beath. jwho' fnUowuL Mi.

a 4 s>& tile first ball, which was sent down by Bead. Dickinson, when at 1, played over a good ball from Talbot, and the wicket Ml. 168—9—1. Casey was the last man. M'Beath sent one high to Gregory at mid-on, but it was drop ped. The same player brought ths combined total for Otago's two innings up to tlie total for Canterbury's first by hitting one to the on boundary. Then Casey hit a 2. M'Beath 1 skied one to M'Ewin at long-off, but it was dropped. Then Casey hit a 4. Gregory, soon afterwards clean bowled M'Beath. 207— 10-35. Canterbury won by ten -wickets, Blunt and Worker maki'ig the required 21. Following are the scores: — CANTERBURY. First Innings 284 OTAGO. First Innings. A. Alloo, c Talbot, b Cunningham ... 1 Duncan, b Read 14 M'Mullari, b Read S Knight, not out 29 Shepherd,'c Blunt, b Sandman... 10 'Galland, b Reud 5 H. C. Alloo, c Powell, b Cunningham ■. 21 Dickinson, c Powell; b Cunningham G Conradi, run out 9 M'Beath, run out , 1 Casey, b Hayes '...* 1 j Extras j.........,,..... b Total 97 Bowling analysis.—Read took four wickets for 34 runs, Cunningham three for 34, Sandman one for 19, M'Ewin i none for 4. ; Second Innings. Shepherd, 0 b. Cunningham -. „ 2 | Knight, c Read, b Cunningham ... 2 i A. Alloo, b Sandman 21 H. C. Alloo, b Cunningham 1 Duncan, b Talbot 67 M'Mullan, c Talbot, b Read , 6 Galland, c Read, b Taibot 29 Conradi, run out 1 Dickinson, b Talbot ...» I M'Beath, b Gregory 3b Casey, not Cut 11 Extras , , .\ 26 Total „. •.-. 207 Bowling analysis.—Cunningham took three wickets for 16 runs; Gregory one | for 0, Read one for 53, M'Ewin none for 15, Talb'ot three for- 35, Sandman one for 36, Patrick none for 22. CANTERBURY. Second Innir gs. Worker, not out 7 Blunt, not out \ 12 Extras > _„ 2 Total 21