THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

Evening Star, Issue 13146, 30 December 1908, Page 2

THE PLUNKET SHIELD.

SECOND DAY’S PLAY. FISHER’S FINE BO WRING. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 29. At the 'micheon adjournment the score stood at 76 for four wickets, .Hadden and Uelf being the batsmen. A few minutes after resuming, Roll brought 90 up by a big hit to the boundary. With the third hall of Ills next over Fisher got one past Hadden. Fisher's three wickets being f.ocurcd for 34 runs, 95—5—16. Sale tilled r he vacancy. The first century was hoisted after an hour and fifty-eight minutes’play. IV-.lfs next Genre was a boundary off Fisher, which brought. 32 against his name. Oil" Wordsworth's next over 11 runs were scored. Fisher was keeping down the runs, ■neither batsman taking any liberties with him. hut Wordsworth was replaced by Rutherford. Off ius fifth hall Relf gave a hot chance, which was not accepted, and a single resulted. A useful partnership was Absolved by Rutherford clean bowling Sale. 145 6 —22. Cummings signalised his advent to the crease by driving his first, hall from Rutherford to the boundary. Pelf then pulled Torrance to the boundary. spell ot quiet play follower!. Cummings woivd a- boundary olf Torrance, but araiqile df overs later Die latte.r clean hov. led him 172—7—12. Brooke-Smith sent his lit st hull to the leg boundary, and Cltoitiy after Torrance clean bowled Uelf. ISO B—6-1. Mason came in, hut did not .-try 100 g, I fowdett taking hint at point olf Fioiter. i‘X)—-9--o. A. M. Howden was hist- man in. Dirt. w;re soon disposed of bv I'lsher. 196—10—2. 'l’he innings dosed :u -L.-D p.m. V> iison and llowden opened for Otago in I'u- ord innings, the latter bein' ho tv!; ■ I by I: :s brother m hr; second over. ■- Hopkins canto in. ami started in -i'lmk Hie howling about, hi* first bail gmng to the boundary. He made his total I - tint' qittekly. He was caught and h*>w:c-d by Leif. o9 —2—lß. Siodeherg, who followed hint in. did not stay long. Rolf howling him in hi.-, second over. 43 ■’> 2. Austin then joined \\ ikam. and the e.-oio was car; a. d to 59 before the Otago 1 aptaiti was; dean howled by the Auckland oepidn (Hadden). 59-4—28. Williams won Ar.--uit V'aycd om. time, the score being 70 tor four wickets. Stores: (hj \i to. First Innings 553 Second Innings. W il.-iin, I) H,widen 2S Id t'. I low. leu, hA. M. (louden ... 1 Hopkins, c and hj Rdf 18 e o del ,hj licit ... ..... 0 Austin, not out- 8 ;!ii■; 111 ■. not out ... ... ... 3 lol.d for four wickets ... 70 R-.vimg Analysis. Hdf. 2 wicket* tor [ :11 ■; Howden. 1 for 24; Hadden. 1 lor - ; wd Ma■■mt. none for 19. Amt land.—Fust Lilting?, - 1 ■"■s. hj Wordsworth ... _ ... 0 M'C,,;mack, hj Fisher „ ... 13 Itohi'.ufiu, hj Fisher ... 23 Hemns. 1 Usher, hj \\ ordswoi ;!i 2 !. To (Timet- ... „ rffikoMiT, I' I'i-hfr ... io sem, 1, Hu! her ford ~, t •amnonc*. hj Torrance 12 Brooke-Smith, not out ... 15 Mason. 1 I low den, It Fisher 5 "dowdon, hj Fisher ... ... ._ 2 Total ... .„ 195 Rowling Analysis.—Wordsworth. 2 wickit- for 52 runs; Fisher. 5 for 59; Tnrjance, 2 for 43; Rutherford. 1 for 19; Austin, none for 10; Howden. none for 1. REVIEW OF THE CAME, OTAGO - * POOR. GROUND FIELDIN'.;. [Special to tub Stap,.] The disastrous start of Auckland's first ■inning.-; was further accentuated this ttinnimg. when tho day broke with the weather showery. Several light .showers fell up to ton o ctock. when there was tin interval of Imi' weather. About, eleven o’clock the tain came on again. At 11.10 the team ocino out, hut- only one over had 1-een t-enb down when play was .stopped hv more rain. I'ls.v was resumed at 11.35 on a wet wicket. • he h’ding of excitemmt in the crowd was Um.sc. as the batsmen, steadily plodded mi again-.-t the howling of Fisher and ■V. ordsw< rtlt. Robinson was not expected to make ntn.s, hut the unexpected ita.p|!ucd, anq every addition he made to the ■'-■ tie was greeted with yelks of delight. Fisher was Guvling well,' hut the fielding was not too good. Siedeherg, hv failing to cleanly field a. hall, let Robinson off tram being run out, anti Wordsworth was imt howling too well, his delivery being nano. A mm 1 her of short-pitched halls ing sent down, they ro«st dangerously at iff" wicket, both Robinson and MacL'ornh k 1,--mg hit. When Robinson was dis-c;:.-od ho wtt.s accorded an ovation by the mowd. Hern us, one of Auckland's leading la'.-, coma in, hut he, was quickly Kent home. Fisher taking a catch brilliantly I-w down ,i.r point. He was freely applauded for his clever work. Fisher had . ho di-'i.ingnidiod himself by smart fieldfunk Hemus’s vacant crease, ;1 I |d :y-ii very cautiously for some time. !c (iac' am. thing severely alom- that wn.s !;k. iy 'o affect ids wicket ; at the same fine he was punishing loose stuff', being y-. !v partial to Woidsworth’s short-pitched hall-. Hadden partnered Relf for tome time, and some good cricked was shown. Tic main feature of the vest of Auckland's Tilings was Urn hatting of Relf and the howling of Ku,her. Relf played cautiously throughout the innings, realising it was the waiting that would save his side. He gave two difficult chances during his innings. Of the Otago howlers Fisher was puzzling to the Irate-men. Developing a big off break, the left-hander got a. lot of work off the pitch. His average of five wicket* for 50 nuts wan good, but when it isnoticed that he liowled ten maidens out of tuapinty-fieveit overs some idea of the respect in winch the batsmen treated him may he guagerl. Rutherford was the most fuccessful of the oilier Itowkas, although ac ono time against the wind Torrance howled really well for several overs. When Howden. in Otago's second venture, was dismissed by his brother with only 4 on the hoard Aucklanders la-gran to take an interest in UlO game. Hopkins and Wilson made a useful stand, and then a. further demonstration of delight, from the crowd hailed the departure” of the c\»KA\,T\\V "7 from the batsman's (Tease, caught end twwled by Relf. Siodebeig did not slay long, Relf clean howling him. U iison played a- fine innings, full of attractive c-trokes. and chancele-fs. Relf lowted beautifully, keeping a perfect length, .ind howling nine maidens out of fifteen overs. He secured two wickets at a cost of 9 runs. He wius the moot useful man «t‘ bis side, on the day. Tn compa-rhon with' Anekland’s work in the field that of Otagos team suffered the ground work being very deficient.