PLUNKET SHIELD GAME

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1930, Page 17

PLUNKET SHIELD GAME

INTERESTING POSITION

MEDIOCBE BATTING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Ist .February. The Plunkct Shield match , between Otago' and 'Wellington was continued today iin ideal weather. Lowry, the Wellington skipper, closed the visitors' innings at. the overnight score of nine for 283, and the home team opened .its strike with the wicket playing'quite well, being disposed of for 198. At the drawing of; stumps Wellington's second innings had yielded 122 for the loss of six wickets.

Shepherd-did' a good day's work for Otago,-making .52 ■ before he was bowled by Baker, and Knight was'unlucky to be run out when he was 3. . ' Alloo made' a needed 36 in. two hours and a half, . and Dunning made a valuable seventh wicket stand, while Elines made-40 after giving two or three chances.. Dunning's 2'J was compiled in refreshing style. Badcock, with . four wickets for 41, headed the. bowling averages, and^erved his side wellby keeping down the runs when he could not get wickets. M'Gir'r" (two wickets f6r 56) bowled soundly and steadily, and the other.'three wickets fell to Baker at a cost.:of :50 runs. The Otago innings closed at'3.3o,' and -after tea Wellington cpmmence'd.-' their second' innings, Foley and', .Baker losing their wickets for 11 rims: Lowry and Hollings made a good stand, but both fell to Moloney, and Badcock was out lbw before he got going. stumps the score wu's sis for 122 (M-'Girr 15 not out). ; After the adjournment Klines hud a narrow escape. He appeared to be caught in the slips by Folcy, but the umpire-gave him noli out. A quiet spell followed, four, successive maidens being bowled by Badcock anil,-M'Girr. Elmes reached 30 after Very nearly cutting one on to his wickets. Baker and M'Girr were sharing the bowling crease. Elmes gave a chance at 35, skying one to Baker at leg, but the fieldsman had to run for it and look into a strong sun, and the ball fell in front of him. : Badcock eventually accounted for him at 40, Elmes lifting him into Lamason's hands at long-oiF, 135—6 —40. Ehnes had batted for 62 minutes. Dunning, the next man iii, delighted the crowd by, lifting Badcock out of the ground for six. He reached 10 by driving Baker to the fence, and Alloo reached 20 with a single off the same bowler. After being at the wickets for an hour and a half, Dunning reached 20, and brought 160 up by pulling Henderson to the fence. The scoring became more rapid. After helping Alloo-to add 46 for ■ the seventh wicket,. Dunning - bowled'by Badcock. .181—7—29. Bad-, cock had taken three wickets for 33 runs off 26 overs. \ ' Groves joined Alloo, but did not stay long. 'He had scored seven when :he lifted Baker high over the bowler's head, and Hollings took the catch. 190—8—7. Heenan partnered Alloo and drove Badcock for two before he put his leg in front of a straight one. 194—9—2. : Lemin, the last man in, arrived in time to see Alloo pull Baker round to the fence, but the' next ball bowled the Otago skipper. 198—10—36. WELLINGTON BAT AGAIN. Baker and Foley opened for the visitors, Dunning taking the ball. His second went' for four byes, and the fifth Baker pulled to the'fence for 4. Elmes bowled from the other end. The first ball of Dunning's second over clean bowled Baker. 10—1—1. , ; Hollings joined Foley, -who playedl a. ball from Elmes to Groves, and ran, but was sent,,Jback. Grovcs's return was. a good-vimej; and Heermn whipped oil' t)'e bails" "to send Folcy back to the pavilfon.. 11—2—0. ' ; .

Louiy paitucird Holling-,, and the pair settled down to a luciatne partnership. Halt an hoiu af(.ei the innings commenced, 10 came up, and at the end or an hour 70 c ime up A change oE bow ki s did not. seem to trouble the batsmen until Moloney took the ball from Jjemin His second tempted the Wellington bkipper, -nho pulled it lound "high to deep'square leg, whole Kmcht took an cds> catch. 77—3—23 Cimcion joined Hoihng-! Moloney's second ovei brought linn ahothei wicket.

Hollings lifted him hard to mid-off, where Alloo took a fine catch. 86—4—34. Molouey, had, taken two wickets for .seven runs'off nine balls. The Lowry-Hollings partnership had produced 06 runs in a few minutes over the hour. M'Girr and Cameron seemed to relish Moloney's bowling, and 100 was not long coming up. With the total at 110 Cameron passed 20, while M'Girr continued with the' very steady batting that marked his opening over. He reached doubles when he drove Lemin hard for three. With the total at 118 the fifth wicket fell, just as tho partnership, looked-likely-to; .be dangerous. Cameron played a ball from Allocp into the slips, where Dunning held an easy catch. ■■ 118-^-5—25. 'Badcock now joined M'Girr,- and had mado only two when a partnership which Otago had reason to fear wns broken. Badcock put his leg in front of a straight ono from Dunning and was out lbw. 121 2. Ward:was the next man in, and the pair played put time, the score at stumps being six for 122. . '..'" . WELLINGTON. First innings, nine wickets lor ....... -83 -.(Innings declared closed.)' Second Innings. ;....• .. Folcy,'1 run out ~.-....:... 0 Baker, b Dunning ........: 4 Hollings, c Alloo,'. b Moloney ...... 34 Lowry, c Knight, b Moloney 23 Cameron, c-Duhuingi b Alloo "20 M'Girr, not 0ut'......-. 1.;.... 15 Badcock, lbw, b Dunning -....-..'.-. r . 2 Ward, not out ........: '•;■'. :. 0 Extras ■-, ....... .:....:..::... 18 Total for ' sis' wickets ....... 122 Bowling Analysis. •'■ ..-.'-.-■ ■:-.-' ':: O. •M/ R. W. ;Dunning .......'.. 10 - 4 -30, '2 Elmes ~'.;..,..'.....; 9 -2: 21 0, Lemin 11 •'2 22 0 Moloney - '.5 1- 20 2 Alloo -4 ' 1 .'.-5'- 1 , OTAGO. . First Innings. Shepherd, b Baker . .■;,........ 52 Kuight,■ run* out. .."...-..;' 3 Cavanagh, b M'Girr: 10 M'Mullan, b M'Girr.' ..,..,............... 7 Moloney, b;Badcock 1 Alloo, b Baker ...........,.:........ 30 Elmes, c Lamason,- b Badcoek ...... 40 Dunning, b Badcock ......-.....'....,. 29 Groves, c Hollings, >b Baker ........ 7 Heenan; lbw, b Badcock ' .'..'. :.■:■'.-. .'.. 2 Lemin, not out . 0 .Extras .! ..................j.. '....'.. 5 Total, ..,.. ......,.,.....;:. 103 Bowling Analysis. ' ' • O. M. •' 11. W. M'Girr- -22 .. « 50 - 2 Bndcock 30 17 -41 4 Ward I 0 • 1 0 Baker ,-.-■ 12 ■ ;>3 ,- W, 3 Henderson ......~ 17 ■ 4 45 0