WELLINGTON PLAYS OTAGO

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 19, 23 January 1926, Page 11

WELLINGTON PLAYS OTAGO

BALL DOMINATES THE BAT

DEMPSTEB AND HIDDLESTON

SCOEE WELL,

(It TILISRAPB.—PKEIS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNEDIN, 22nd January.

The Plunket Shield cricket match between Otago and Wellington opened at Carisbrook this morning. The Otago team was greatly strengthened by the inclusion of A. Alloo and Worker, who have just returned from touring with the New Zealand team ia Australia, and Shepherd and Dickinson. The feature of the day's play was rather the dominance of the ball over the bat. Wellington, after getting first use of the wicket, were disposed of for 270 runs by a quarter to 5, and without Hiddleston and Dempster the score would have *been poor indeed, Kortlang being the only othef who was at home with the bowling. Dickinson bowled splendidly, and came out with the average of seven for 90. The visitors were gre»tly assisted by Otago's facility for dropping catches, and five good chances were missed. Hiddleston was dropped at 23. A high north wind blew all day, and filled the air with dost, and about 4 o'clock light rain began to fall. The Otago batsmen started briskly, and soon played themselves in, and showed more enterprise in running. Never r theleas, their performance was by no means reassuring to their supporters. When stumps were drawn Otago had lost five wickets for 77 runs.

Hiddleston and Collins opened for Wellington, and Dickinson took up the bowling from the railway end to Collins. A surprised thrill of applause went through the spectators when the very first ball knocked Collins's off stump out of the ground. o—l—o. Kortlang, the incomer, opened the scoring, though he did not seem too happy to Torrance. With the total at 23 Arthur Alloo replaced Dickinson. At the close of the first hour 38 runs^ including 4 byes, had been scored. Kortlang was stepping out to A. Alloo's slows, and getting them on the full, but the field was well placed. Shepherd took the ball from Torrance, and Hiddleston cut his first for one. Kortlang . stepped across to his third, and was given out lbw. 86 —2—: 36. lie had been at the wickets 103 minutes. Dempster followed, and thi adjournment was taken with the total two for 93. Hiddleston went for a drive off Dickinson, but hit across, and lost his wicket. 125—3—73. He had been in just three hours, and had played a sound if cautious innings. M'Girr was the incomer. Both he and Dempster showed enterprise in running between the wickets. Off Dickinson's sixth ball, which appeared to be outside the left stump, M'Girr waa given out lbw. 155— i —21. M'Leod, a left-hander, followed, and a few minutes later 170 went up. The scoring rate improved considerably, and the second century was reached in 198 minutes. Dickinson was bowling again, and he sent down an excellent over, the sixth ball clean bowling M* Leod. 204—5 —26. ftanks was next, and after scoring a single got in front to Dickinson and went out lbw. 212—6—1. Badcock took his place. Dempster got Dickinson on the full to the square-leg boundary, making his own score 52, and the total 220. Badcock was shaping i, ncomf ortably to Dickinson, who sent him a maiden. He was also going lame as a result of an injury received in practice before the match. Two hundred and fifty was called, and the last ball of the over was cut by Dempster into Blamires's hands in the slips. 250— 7 —70. Dempster had been at the wickets for 135 minutes for a valuable 70. Though the innings was marred by two chances, his runs were compiled stylishly and attractively. Tattersall came on and was clean bowled by Zimmerman before he had scored. 256 —B—o. Brice, the captain, followed, and after giving a chance, -was clean bowled by Dickinson. 258—9— 1. Henderson was last man in, and the end came when Badcock cut Dickinson, and Zimmerman took a nice catch low down. 270—10—17. Tha whole innings occupied 263 minutes.

'■Shepherd and Worker took first strike for Otago. M'Girr opened the bowling to Shepherd, and 20 went up for ten minutes' play. Then Shepherd played back to a straight one of M'Girr's and was clean bowled. 20—1— 9. Cherry was next, and he touched M'Girr into Badcock's hands. 26-—2' —rp. M'Mullan followed and brought 30 up by cutting M'Girr to the boundary. When 60 was signalled, Henderson, the fast bowler, was put on, and the fifth ball of .the over Worker tried to pull to leg, but he was bowled round the wicket. 62—3—33. H. C. Alloo came nest, and shortly aftor M'Mullan was bowled by Bricc. 64— 4—19. A. W. Alloo took his place, and after four balls Brice got H. C. Alloo. 70 —5—6. Blamircs filled the vacancy, and A. W. Alloo added one off Henderson, while ths newcomer got another through the slips. Stumps were dfawn at 6 o 'clock with the score at five wickets for 77. The following are the detailed scores:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. J. S. Hiddleston, b Dickinson .... 73 D. C. Collins, b Dickinson .... 0 B. J. Kortlang, lbw, b Shepherd . 36 S. Dempster, c Blamires, b Zimmerman 70 H. M' Girr, lbw, b Dickinson .... 21 E. M'Leod, b Dickinson 26 J. E. Banks, lbw, b Dickinson „ 1 F. T. Badeock, c Zimmerman, b Dickinson . ]7 H. Tattersall, b Zimmerman -„,', 0 W. S. Brice, b Dickinson ...... i M. Henderson, not out f5 Extras 20 Total „,, 270 Bowling Analysis.

OTAGO. First Innings. F. Shepherd, b M'Girr i) K. Worker, b Henderson :(,'! 'I!. Cherry, c Uadcock, Li M'Girr . 1.) J. M'Mutlan. 1> Brijec ]« H. C. Allot), Ibw, b Brice )i A. W. Alloo, not out J. K. O. tilamircs, not out 1 Extras . S Total for live wicJteU ...... 7.7

Dickinson ... Shepherd .... I'orrancc .... A. W. Alloo . H. C. Alloo . . Zimmerman .. 20?, 48 136 130 ' 32 48 0 7 4 n l 'no , IS 47 . 15 8 w, 7 I 0 0 0

Bowling Analysis. B. M. M'Girr 48 0 Badcock .... '62 1 Briee 16 0 Henderson .. 16 14 K. 30 23 12 4 2 0 1