WELLINGTON V. OTAGO

Evening Star, Issue 19759, 9 January 1928, Page 4

WELLINGTON V. OTAGO

HOME TEAM AGAIN SCORES WELL CENTURY TO BADCOCK. WELLINGTON, January 7. In a special match between Otago and Wellington Cherry (57) and Alloo fSO) resumed Otago’s first innings with four wickets down for 157 in reply to VVellington’s opening knock of 363. The weather was sultry. Otago were dismissed for 269. With a lead of 94 on the first innings Tattersall and Airey commenced Wellington’s second innings at eleven minutes past 12, Torrance and Alloo taking up the bowling. Play was painfully slow, three singles coming up in the eight overs sent down'before the luncheon adjournment. Upon resuming at 2.15 play continued slow to the accurate bowling of Alloo and Torrance. Off Alloo’s first six overs only one single came. There were nine maiden overs out of the first thirteen sent down. After scratching for forty minutes for 8 runs. Tattersall was snapped up behind the wickets by Galland off Torrance. 14—1—8. Lamason came next. Air 03' did not long survive Tattersall, as after being at the wickets for forty-seven minutes for 10 he, too, was taken by Galland behind the sticks off Torrance, who had now two wickets for 15 runs. 21—2—10. Heaney arrived to see Galland claim his third victim behind the wickets, the Otago stumper neatly taking Lamason off Alloo, who secured his first wicket after having sent down sixty-three deliveries for 6 runs. 21 —3—3.

Lambert joined Rcaney, and brightened the dreary Alloo, who was bowling like ft machine, clean bowled Lambert when the latter had scored 18. The Otago captain had now taken two wickets for 11 runs off fourteen overs. 41—4—18.

Badcock followed, and Torrance gave way to Knight and Douglas to AJloo. After reaching 20 Reaney was snapped up behind the wickets off Knight, making the fourth catch which the Otago wicketkeeper had taken. 79—5—20. M'Girr came and went, caught and bowled first ball by Knight. 79—6—0. Dustin joined Badcock. The hundred came up for 104 minutes’ play, Badcock claiming 44 of the total. The professional reached his half-century in sixtysix minutes. He continued to play dashing cricket, hitting a fourer and a sixer in Alloo’s twenty-first over. At' the tea adjournment the total was 140 for six wickets, Badcock being 67 and Dustin 14, the partnership having almost doubled the fccore.

On resuming the pair continued to score steadily. Badcock quickly ran. into the eighties, giving his brightest' display this season. The _ Englishman roused enthusiasm by lifting Douglas for 6 with a fine on-drive which brought 170 up. The partnership had added 100 exactly, having carried the score from 79 to 179. Badcock reached his century in 109 minutes. His brilliant innings was brought to a close through Alloo bowling and catching him. He hit two sixers, and the partnership had added 120 for the seventh wicket. 199—7—108.

Brice came next, and smacked fourers off Dougins and Alloo. Mimes _oame on, and the Wellington captain lifted him over the long-on boundary for 6, and banged him against the pickets at longoff, quickly reaching the _ twenties. Dustin drove Knight to the side screen, bringing 230 up. Brice continued to swing the long hnndle ; hitting Knight to the long-off boundary, and bringing him to the fence at extra long-on, overhauling Dustin, who had had an hour’s start of him. Ho then lifted Torrance over the ropes at square leg for 6, flashed him past cover for 4, and hanged him to the boundary at extra long-on, 14 coming from the over. This gave Brice his half-century in twenty-eight minutes. After playing very patiently for 45 Dustin was bowled by Alloo. He helped Badcock to add 120 for the seventh wicket, and assisted Brice to pnt on 69 for the eighth wicket. 268-8—45.

Partnered by Massey Brice hit Douglas to the long-off boundary for 4. The score was taken to 270, which meant that Otago’s first innings’ total had been passed, and that the visitors would require over 360 runs to get to win. Massey made a spanking good on-drive for 4 off Alloo, and Brice lifted Douglas over the fence in front of the stand. The next ball, a full toss, the Wellington captain hit into the hands of a player at deep mid-on. Brice hit three sixers and seven fourers in rattling on his score of 69. _ 290—9—69. Beard, the last man, joined Massey, and' lifted Douglas over the fence in front of the stand for 6, a spectator making a neat catch. Massey then banged Alloo up against tho sight screen, and Beard lifted him to long-on for 4. Facing Dougins Massey on-drove him to the fence, and continued < to score freeely off Allom He was just as severe on Knight, who relieved Douglas. Beard got Alloo away to tho square leg boundary and pulled Knight in the same direction for 4. He then hit another sixer in front of the stand, bringing 350 up. Massey banged Alloo to the fence at long-off. Tho score was taken past tho Wellington first innings total of 363, with both men going well. Beard again banged Alloo up against the fence at long-off, and Massey treated Torrance in the same fashion, reaching his half-century. Beard raised applause by bitting his third sixer off Torrance, a lusty drive to long-on. There was more applause when the partnership had added 100 runs for the last wicket. There was a storm of applause when Beard reached his halfcentury hy hitting Elmos to long-off for 4 and lifting him on to the track at long-on for 6. . This brought the fourth hundred up. The end came at 6.50, when Massey returned one to Elmes. He had batted very brightly for his 64, which included eight fourers. Beard was not out with 60. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings ... 363 Second Innings. H. J. Tattersall c Galland b Torrance 8 W. F. Airffy c Galland b Torrance 10 J. R. Lamason c Galland b Alloo ... 3 T. P. Reaifcy c Galland b Knight 20 H. M. Lambert b Alloo 18 T. T. Badcock c and b Alloo ... 108 H. M. M'Girr c and b Knight .... 0 W. Dustin b Alloo ... 45 W. S. Brice c Cherry b Douglas 69 H. B. Massey c and b Elmes 64 L. Beard not out 60 Extras ... ... ... 8 Total ... ... ... 413 Fall of Wickets.—On© for 14, two for 21, three for 24, four for 41, five for 79, six for 79, seven for 199, eight’ for 268, nine for 290, 10 for 413, Bowling Analysis.—Torrance, two wickets tor 99; Alloo, four for 107; Knight, two for 26; Douglas, one for £si Elme& one for 45<

OTAGO. First innings 269