PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Star, Issue 19444, 30 December 1926, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO BEATEN BY 446 BUNS GREEN'S MERRY INNINGS [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, December 30. The weather was tine for the fifth day of the Wollington-Otago match. Blnmires (2) and Zimmerman (0) faced the bowline of M'Girr and Badcock. Eight and 2 singles came off the first over.; A single to Blamires came off Badcock, but next ball saw Zimmerman’s dismissal, Holiings taking a catch in the slips. 135—7—1. H. C. Alloo was next, but soon lost Blamires, who was out Ibw to Badcock. 138—8— 8. Torrance was next, but failed to score, being caught by Holiings off Badcock. 138—9 —0. Green was the last man in, and commenced well with a hit for 4, later placing the same bowler to the boundary, reaching 10. Green contimied to bat aggressively, scoring two boundaries in succession. The end came when ho was caught and bowled by Badcock, the innings closing for 174. Details:— WELLINGTON. First innings 448 Second innings 379 OTAGO. First innings 207 Second Innings. J. Shepherd b Badcock 9 R. O. Blunt.c Lambert b Brice ... 38 A. Knight c Holiings b Badcock ... 19 R. Cherry b Badcock 11 A. W. Alloo b M'Girr ... 19 G. Dickinson c Hiddlcston b M'Girr 13 E. O. Blamires, Ibw h Badcock ... 7 C. Zimmerman c Holiings b Badcock 1 H. C. Alloo not out 7 Torrance c Boilings b Badcock ... 0 Green c and b Badcock 30 Extras 21 Total 174 Bowling Analysis.—Badcock, seven for 59; M'Girr, two for 54; Lambert, none for 1; Brice, one for 25; Holiings, pone for 13. OTAGO TEAM UNCHANGED The Otago team to play Auckland, commencing at Dunedin on Saturday, will be the same as that which mot Wellington.