CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 15074, 4 January 1913, Page 12

CRICKET

AUCKLAND RETAINS PLUNKET ''•■■ SHIELD. • y ; Wellington, after losing six wickets fpr 11 runs (aH'bagged by Olliff), made a remarkable recovery, yesterday afternoon. Grimmett and Robinson set up a solid defence, and then Saunders and Schmoll, -added 34 for the ninth wicket, the innings closing for 120. This left Auckland 43 runs to w.in, and it was effected with the loss of one wicket. Scorew:— , Wkllingtox. First Innings 201 Second Innings. Blacklock c Hemus b Olliff 2 Phillips b Olliff ... o Beeehey c Taylor b Olliff 0 Grimmett c Sneddon b Olliff 28 Blamires b Olliff fj Brice b Olliff .'„' ".' 6 Wilson c Sale b Olliff 0 Robinson c Somerville b Cummings ... 45 Schmoll I) Sneddon \\ Saunders not out ... ... ... 21 Southall c Taylor b Hemus ... ... ... 4 Extras '.. 3 Total ' 120 Bowling Analysis.—Olliff, 19 overs, 5 maidens, 42 runs, 7 wickets; Sneddon, 12 overs, 2 maidens. 35 runs, 1 wicket; Gumming. 3 over*., 36 runs', 1 wicket; Hemus, 12 overs, 4 runs, 1 wicket. Auckland. First. Innings ~, ,-,, _;_ 279 Second Innings. Hemus b Southall 5 Dacie not out . ; 3.3 Horspool not out »i2 Extras 5 One wicket for 43 Bowling Analysis.—-Southall. one wicket for 19; Brice, none for 11; Grimmett, none for 8. THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD. South Australia defeated Victoria by 68 runs at Melbourne. In their second" innings the visitors made 128 (Mavne 52, Gehrs not out 31). Victoria's second strike yielded 140 (Ransford 21, Baring 76)