PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1924, Page 10

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH

OTAGO FORCING THE PACE

WELLINGTON IN A GOOD

POSITION.

(BI TBIBGRATH.—TRBSS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNEDIN, 22nd January

The match between Otago and Wellington for the Plunket Shield was continued to-day. Tha weather was ! threatening, and from 5 o'clock moderate rain fell. Wellington's second innings produced 465 runs. Then Otago went-in, requiring 641 to win. When stumps were drawn for the day five wickets had' fallen for 371. The side faced the huge task with great spirit, and has just a possible chance of yet winning. The aggregate score for the match is already 227 ahead of the previous record. Otago played brilliant cricket, getting the runs in 270 minutes. Worker and Shepherd opened forty minutes before the luncheon adjournment. Both scored rapidly, Shepherd's 'driving to the off and to the boundary being brilliant; he also glanced several pretty shots to leg. Worker scored freely through the slips, and they ran for\ short hits, and at the adjournment had pub. on 100 runs for forty pinufces'. play. The scoring was not quite so fast in the afternoon. One hundred and fifty went up for eighty minutes' play; then Shepherd was clean bowled by Brice at 92. Shepherd certainly let himself go, and gave an exhilarating display. 155—1—92. ,By the time the partnership was severed the Plunket Shield record aggregate score of 1554 had been broken. Blamires joined Worker, and got into the thirties in next to no time. He was playing aggressively ■ and confidently, when, in trying to glance one to leg, he put it into James's hands. 208—2— 36. i : ■ "■■.•■- . ■•■ ;. ■ j ■•■;■/ Worker was joined by M'Mullan, and the runs • mounted steadily, 230 being up by the tea adjournment: , M'Mullah scored, faster than his partner, who. reached 92 in about twice the time it took' Shepherd to put on that many runs. At '94 Worker gave his only chance, and it was taken smartly behind the wickets by James. 280^—3—94. Galland was next, and after starting breezily, drove to Watson at mid-off, a difficult chance being accepted. 287—4 C. Alloo was next, but shaped poorly, and ran out to play a ball from Collins, but missed, and was bowled. 296—5—3. A. Alloo joined M'Mullan, who brought his score up to 50 for ninety minutes' play. The pair continued to play sound cricket till stumps were drawn. Though Wellington's ground fielding was not particularly, good, no catches were miss- , cd. The scores to date are as follow: — , WELLINGTON. . First innings 560 Second innings , 465 Grand total 1025 OTAGO. | Ifirst innings ....; 385 Second Innings. Shepherd, b Brice „. 92 Worker, c James, b Collins 94 Buamires, c James, b Hiddleston ... 36 M'Mullan, not out 75 Galland, c Watson, b Brice 10 C. Alloo, b Collins 3 A. Alloo, not out 28 I Extras 32 Total for five wickets, 371 Bowling analysis.—Brice took two wickets for 79 runs, Hiddleston one for 12, Collins two for 63, White none for 24, Watson none for 19, M'Girr none for 58, Henderson none for 83. h.