OTAGO WIN THE TOSS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 150, 31 December 1928, Page 11

OTAGO WIN THE TOSS

AGAINST AUCkLAND (By TelegraphI.—Press1.—Press 'Association.).;,' '■■•'; ■'- • ■■:.■; ■'- DUNEDIN, This Day. 'After alight of 'threatening weather, the day came. in fine for the. AucklaudOtago fixture, which; commenced\, at Carisbrook to-day. Otago %yon the^toss and H; C.'AUoo and Knight opened on ■a slow,, easy wicket. Auckland opened the attack with Dunning and Allcott. The batsmen started warily, attempting nothing ' serious with. ;.tho oif-theory trundling, but getting an occasional ball well away toT leg.. Allcott, round -the wicket,.1, was :.:, working up slightly more-turn than' Dunning, .who gradually worked over with the; leg-side as his: objective. Knight presented^a straight bat to everything, and only 10 were on theiboard after half anhour.'s play. •Dunning took to bow^g;round the wicket, and with, balls ;that pitched on the centre stump and. turned to leg, was still more effective;-. Three men: stood .up close 'in' .^e -flquar.e: eg zone, and two more guarded the deep-leg boundary: Altogether the: fielding was keen, and the batsmen were not to be i tempted. '.Player, :who took -the ball, from Allcott', bowled; ar.-^^eir to ■Knight.---: Twenty, came ; up .attcr oO mmntes' play: as the:result of Knight walloping'a full tosser -from. Dunning-.to the off boundary. After an piny Bowley relieved Dunning. - At-.vJ.lo.fnc score was 37 for 110 wickets.; ..^r v ,'b slow f'leg:. breaks .had -to. bo. watched very carefully, s The Enghsh, man.had «otvbeW;) on;lon^efow^ he caught Knighf.napping. -.■■. The batsman missed, a tempting delivery, and <w?s stumped. :Blunt was the^ next -mm. Prom the, start'his Cricket, was both sound.and {forceful. Then came disaster. Blunt, when, facing Play.ci,, tipped an off1 ball into the .sate hands ot Kowntree. ■ As: though this were not enough, Player, with 'his next delivery, added- Eastman 'sscalp/to hia belt, a legbail shooting off inside tte ;eilge of the. bat into Kowntrec's .hands,-;. .Three wickets were now downfor, 50. Seldom has awicketkeeper-enjoyed, a moresuc r cessful morning. Leader, a young lefthander, took strike. ■ His methods were slow, but at this stage of the game when a stand was vitally, needed the local supporters: were not ..inclined to quib-' ble. >'.■■ Alloo. continued, to score stead-; ily./.. .The:"detailed-= scores at;, -luncheon.' were:— . • ". .'■''' :-■'. ■'•'.. ' ■ . •'■:. ■ ■:■■:' ,'::-::' v "; OTAGO i '-:- : '-'.;.-;.v.:;;,:.-..; : .'.-.'•;.-" :' : ' . 'First'lnnings- ".' _,:'■':>.:

Alioo, not out -8 Knight, c Rowntrce, b Bowley 19 Blunt, e Rowntree, b Player 9 Eastman, a Rowntree, 'b Player .. 0'; Leader, not out .- Extras Y Total for three wickets w .. o'O j