PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Star, Issue 20428, 8 March 1930, Page 20

PLUNKET SHIELD

AUCKLAND'S TOTAL 433 WELLINGTON AT THE WICKETS £Pb? United Pjiess Association.] WELLINGTON, March 10. The, Plunkot Shield cricket match was resumed to-day in line weather. With tho addition of 1 run (a nohall from Henderson) to the overnight score, Hunt was injured by a ball from Henderson in the secind over and retired hurt. Tho innings was closed for 433. Foley and Lowry opened the Wellington innings, Matheson being the hist bowler. Off the fourth ball Foley was caught behind the wickets by Hunt without a run being scored. Ilollings was next. Runs' cam© slowly, only 3 being scored in tho first six overs. Neither of tho batsmen was particularly comfortable facing Matheson, and witli the last ball of Matheson’s fifth over lid wry went tho same way as Foley, being caught by _ Hunt. 7—2—6. Matheson had taken two wickets for 5. Ten was hoisted after thirty-six minutes’ play. Hollings reached 10 with a neat shot to the leg boundary, and was now batting with much more conf.denco

Wcnsley, who had opened the bowling at tho southern end, had now sent doivn nine overs, five of which were maidens, for 10 runs. In Matheson’s next over Ross was dropped in the slips by Wensley. With the score at 28 Hollings cocked one back to Matheson. 28—3— 16. Cameron was next. Matheson had now bowled eleven overs for 11 runs, and bad taken three wickets. Ho had bowled six maiden overs.

At 33 Anthony came on in place of Matheson at the northern end, and his first over was a maiden. In his .third’ over, which was also a maiden, h-i got Ross caught by Wensley in tho slips. 37—4—11. M‘Leod came next. In the last over before lunch Cameron was stumped by Hunt off Anthony. Scores:—

WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Foley c Hunt b Matheson ... ... 0 Lowry c Hunt b Matheson ... ... G Holliugs c and b Matheson 10 iloss c Wensley b Anthony 11 Cameron st Hunt b Anthony ... 5 M‘Leod not out 1