PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Post, Issue 52, 2 March 1935, Page 22

PLUNKET SHIELD

THE AVERAGES

THE FINAL TABLE

Possession of the Plunket Shield had been decided prior to the playing of the. Canterbury-Otago match, which ended this week. It mattered not whether Canterbury were beaten by Otago, as their 16 points from two matches were enough to entitle them to take custody of the trophy. The Shield winners had their work cut out to avoid an outright defeat by Otago; j The match was decided on the first' innings, Otago taking four points and Canterbury two. The final table is as follows:— Outright Int. Inn. W. i,. W. L. J'ts. ''Canterbury ...'■!■■ — -• 1 J8 Auckland .... 1 II — Vi Wellington I 5 -■■• — S OtaEo — 1116 The Shield was held previously, by Auckland, who appeared Jo be Jhe

strongest side all round in this season's competition, though defeated in one match.

The following are the averages ol the players who took part in this season's Plunket Shield matches: — CAKTERIIUnY. Batting. Inn. N.O. U.S. Attt. Avg. Hadlee .5 2 101* UIO • «:i.33Bellamy ..... 6 1 113 202 52.-10 Kerr 6 1 50 2211 41.G0 Buttorflcld ~.2 1 21* 37 37.00 Allen .2 1 27» 27 27.00 Cromb 5 — 40 120 24.00 Oliver ....... 3 -r 35 53 17.GU Pago ~ 5 1 3S U!) 17.23. KobcrtS 5 1 30 if, 11.50 O'Brien .... 1 — ■ 0 0 9.00 Graham 3 1 11 12 COO JacKman 1 — (i <> 0.00 Andrews- .... S — 5 7 2.33 Lester 2 — 2 i 2.00 •Not out. Bowling. ' Euns. Wkts. Ayr. Andrews ....... 215 13 ' 1C.53 Graham ........ 211 14 \\:Xl Bellamy 139 t> 23.1U Roberts 309 12 25.75 Butterfleld .... 55 2 27.50 Page 07 2. 33.50 Crpmb ........ 03 ... 2 34.50 /'Lester 149 2 74.50 Oliver 5 - 0 —-

AUCKLAND. ■ Batting. Inn. N.O. H.S. Acs. • Avg. Wlittclaw .... 5 — 153 SS4 ■■ «70.50 Mills .;.... 3 — 84 , JOS 52.<Jb> Vivian 5 —~ 101 235 47.00 McCoy ..... 2 1 25 45 45.00 Townsend ... 5 X 90* 155 35.75 Coivlo 4 3 24* , 36 36.60 Matheson ... 3 1 « 72 36.00 Weir ....... 5 '— 45 172: 34.40 Wallace .... 5 ..— ,68, M 9 29.5.0 I BuSh ....... 5 — 55 121! 24.60 Sale 5 t- 65 100 20.00 Edmonds ..._. 4 — 11 22 5.50 Garrard ..... 2 — 4 '1 2.00 *Not out. , BOWLING. Knns. Wkts. Avg. Townsoud ...... 334. 24 13.1)1 Cowle 261 13 20.08 Bush ' 138 4 34.50 Vivian. 149 3 49.6G Garrard ....... 20 — McCoy ...... i.. €0 — Matheson , ...... 123 — WELLINGTON. Batting. Inn. N.O. H.S. Agg. Avg. Lamason .._._. 5 — 103 242 48.40 McLeod .... 2 — 69 711 30.50 Ell ........ 5 r— 73 176 35.20 Tlndlll ....'.".' 6 1 82* 147 29.40 Trlcklobank .. 5 1 47 112 28.00 Ward 0 — 01 IH6 22.67 Hepburn .... 2 — 25 :ct 16.50 Whyte 4 — 29 . 3!) 11.75 Symes 3 3 13* 14 Klloy 3 — 17 s:j 11.00Crlffltlis .... 2 1 8 111 10.00 Ralnbird .... 2 — 10 1:1 (J.no Blundell .... 5 — 20 2!) 5.80 Morgan .".... fi 1 8 21 4.20 Wareham .... 3 — fi 7 2.33 ♦Not out. . Bowling. Ituns.' Wkts.- Arg. 3/amason ...... 216 . 10 .21.60 Blundell 482 17 25.35 Morgan ....... 105 ' S1 35.00 Trlcklebank .... 282 .7 40.29 Griffiths ....... 167 -1 41.73 'Symcs , 138 3 46.00 Hepburn ...... 1 0 Italnbtrd 6 0 McLood 27 0 ■ Riley .......... 56 0 . OTAGO. Batting. Inn. N.O. H.S. Agg. Ayr. Badcouk .... 5 — 136 219 43.50 Chottleburgh .52 35* 119 39.66 Talbot 2 ~ 69 '73 3G.50 Elmos ...... 5 — ,94 178 35.60 Uttley 6 — 62 152 25.33 Saxton 6 1 23 89 17.80 Moloney .... 2 — 19 33 16.50 Dunning ...".'■■ 4 1 17 47 15.06 Clark ' 3 1 21 29 14.50 Leader ...... 4 1 20 38 12.66 Kcrr ' '.. -2 1 10* 12 12-.00 Dickinson ... 4 1 21 33 ' 11.00 Smith ' ..'.... 1 — 9 9 9.00 Cavanagh .. 6 — 17 49 8.16 Toomey .... 2 — 5 9 4.50 . ■ , ■::, ,'■ . -*NOt-OUt.T--:- ■-..-;:..- ---. Bowling. ;. Runs. Wkts. ■ Avg. Dicltilisbn ...... 207, 12 ' . ;17.23 Elmes ......... 14S 8 18.50 Badcock ...... 208 S 37.25 Chettleburgh ..106 2 53.00 ..Dunulng ...... '22S 4 ' 57.00 Moloney ...... !» -- Smith , 22 — —- Talbot ......,, ;25 . — ■•