EIGHTY RUNS TO SPARE

Evening Star, Issue 22247, 27 January 1936, Page 8

EIGHTY RUNS TO SPARE

WELLINGTON SECURES OUTRIGHT WIN OTAGO’S LATER BATSMEN GO CHEAPLY An hour and a-quarter sufficed this morning to finish the Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Otago, the remaining five Otago wickets being disposed of for an additional 61 runs, leaving Wellington the victors by 80 ■runs. When play was resumed Otago required 143 runs for an outright win. The weather conditions were almost ideal. In a sense, the result was perhaps a little disappointing to Otago followers who had hoped that a closer contest might eventuate, but Parsloe’s “ bumpers ” were again effective, while Griffiths finished the innings by taking the last two wickets with his high-pitched slows. The wicket appeared to play very well, although both Parsloe and Wilson had no difficulty in making the ball lift awkwardly almost at will. The feature of the morning’s batting was Smith’s plucky stand, the young left-hander playing confidently right from the outset and losing his wicket only when he forced the pace with the last man at the other end. The fielding was keen, there was some good running between the wickets, and altogether the interesting nature of the cricket which had been demonstrated throughout the match was well maintained. Parsloe’s performance in taking 11 wickets for 103 runs "in the match was an excellent one. and indeed the one big factor in Wellington’s victory. The other bowlers on the side did not appear to be at all dangerous, although Griffiths was very useful in tricking out his victims. THE PLAY IN DETAIL. Wilson opened the attack from the pavilion end, Cavauagh (who was 52 not out) scoring a single to leg off the last ball of the over. Parsloe took up the running from the other end, Cavanagh driving him for three to the on side, and Smith (whose score on Saturday had reached 22) turning the last hall of the over nicely to leg for a single. In AVilson’s next over Cavanagh survived a confident appeal for Ibw, three runs coming from the over. Though the wicket was not givino- the bowlers the same assistance as on° the previous days Parsloe was still swinging awkwardly at times, aim both batsmen successfully defended several good balls. In Parsloe s third over Smith (28) snicked one on the leg side, Blandford just touching the ball with one hand. Cavanagh registered the first four of the morning by lifting AVilson dangerously over Lamason, who was fielding close in at square lag. A ball which came up sharply on the off struck Cavanagh on the wrist and sailed into O’Briens hands at second slip. Cavanagh took 107 minutes for his 63, and altogether hit seven fours. 179 —6—63. Dunning filled the vacancy’, and Smith hoisted 180 with a brace to fine leg. Dunning opened his tally by cutting Parsloe through the slips to the boundary. Smith faced AVilson for a maiden, and Dunning was out to a catch at fine leg in Parsloe e next over, the ball coming off the batsman s (dove, Ashenden running several yards to judge the flight of a dropping ball nicely. 185 —7—4. .. Uttley joined Smith, who swept Wilson to fine leg for a single. Smith despatched Parsloe to long on tor o, and Uttley started his tally with a single to fine leg to ~ bring 190 up. Griffiths took up the attack at the pavilion end from Wilson, who had bowled unchanged for three-quarters of an hour. Uttley swept him to leg for 3, the batsmen moving very smartly for the last run. A similar shot brought him' a brace at the expense ol Parsloe, and Griffiths sent down a maiden to Smith.' Parsloe was pitching them short persistently, and making the ball bump in awkward fashion, and Uttley put one up dangeruosly just short of Lamason, who was fielding at “sillv’” mid-off. He despatched the next to square leg for a brace, but met his downfall in the same over, popping one up to Lamason who was fielding almost on the bat. 197—8—b. Parsloe had taken seven wickets ioi 64 runs. . , , Mills joined Smith, and one came from Griffiths’s next over. Mills broke the ice with a nice placing shot to leg for a single, which brought 200 up in 195 minutes. After bowling 10 overs this morning for an additional 23 run? and three wickets, Parsloe was relieved by Gallichan, off whose first ball Smith (39) was dropped in the slips by Parsloe, the ball going to the boundary. Another single gave Smith the kowlmg again, and he cover drove Griffiths tor a single. . , , „ Mills obtained a 3 with a neat fineleg shot off Griffiths, and Smith placed him nicely to the off for a Single. Mills did not stay very long, however, and with the second ball of his next over Griffiths bowled him. 212—9—4. Dickinson was the last man in, and he started with an uppish stroke to forward leg for a single. Smith despatched Griffiths to leg for a braqe, which made him 50 in 94 minutes. The next he put through the slips to the boundary, but he was dismissed in the same over, being well caught by Lamason, fielding in the deep on the leg side. 219 10—54. The innings occupied 210 minutes, five wickets falling this morning for 61 runs, and AA r ellington securing an outright win by 80 runs. Details:— WELLINGTON. First innings 319 Second innings 168 OTAGO. First Innings 188 Second Innings. C. K. Saxton b Parsloe 7 A. R. Knight c O’Brien b Parsloe 24 F. Kerr b Parsloe ... ... 0 P. T. Badcock c Lamason b AVilson 9 C. S. Elmes c Blandford b Parsloe 26 V. G. Cavanagh c O’Brien b Parsloe 63 L. Smith c Ell b Griffiths ... ... 54 J. Dunning c Ashenden b Parsloe 4 K. Uttlev c Lamason b Parsloe ... 8 G. M. Mills b Griffiths 4 G. B. Dickinson not out 1 Extras (14 byes, 4 leg-byes, and 1 no-ball) 19 Total 219

PLUNKET SHIELD COMPETITION. The position in the Plunket Shield competition is now as follows: —

—Bowling Analysis — 0. M. R. w c. Parsloe 27 7 66 7 s. Wilson 15 2 38 I B. Griffiths 10 2 32 2 N. H. Gallichan ... 9 1 36 — J. Ashenclen ,‘i 9 — J. R. Lainason ... 4 22 — Pa •sloe bowled one no-ball.

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