PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Star, Issue 25676, 27 December 1945, Page 3

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO'S FINE RECOVERY GREAT STANDS FOR SEVENTH AND TENTH WICKETS SMITH, WATT, SILVER, AND FREEMAN IN PICTURE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 26. Thanks to hue batting by L. D. Smith and devastating bowling by the two fast medium bowlers, R. Silver and T. Freeman, Otago, made a splendid recovery against Wellington on the third day of the Plunket Shield match at the Basin Reserve to-day. At the end of the second day’s , play* Otago had lost four wickets for 68 runs in reply to Wellington’s opening innings of 322. Resuming to-day, Otago had six wickets down for 93 runs when Smith came in and assisted Watt to put on 59 runs for the seventh wicket. Smith carried on to add 84 for the tenth wicket with R. Silver, and of the pair was first man out with 85 to his credit. The Otago total reached, 237, 85 runs behind Wellington’s total. The visiting bowlers, Silver and Freeman, further bridged the gap by dismissing five Wellington batsmen in the second innings for 19 runs. This means that Wellington is only 104 runs ahead with five wickets in hand. Wiren and Rowe opened Wellington’s second innings at 5.5 p.m. Rowe was clean bowled by the fifth ball of Silver’s second over alter scoring 5, and one wicket was down for 5 runs.

Ell joined Wiren, but after scoring 4, spooned one from , Silver to Smith dose in at cover. Two wickets were then down for 11 runs. . Duffy arrived to see Wiren, who had scored a couple, veil caught by Watt off Silver, who had now taken three for 8. Off the last bali of Freeman’s fourth over, Duffy was snapped up behind the wicket before be had scored, and four were down for 11. Rarb'ar then played a ball from Silver on to his wickets before he . had scored, and five were down tor! J2,

Silver had now taken four wickets foi; 9. Cave arrived to see Rice d'opped at third slip off Freeman. The batsmen carried on till 5.53 p.m., when an appeal against the light succeeded. Scores OTAGO. First Innings. F. Bellamy e Mooney b Hatch ... 24 G. Mills b Buchan 8 T. C. Fraser b Buchan 5 L. Baker c Rowe b Hatch 9 L. Watt c Wiren b Allen 38 A. W. Roberts Ibw b Buchan ... 14 C. G-. Toomey c Buchan b Hatch 4 L. D. Smith c Rowe b Duffy ... 85 T. Freeman run out 1 IR. Harwood c and b Allen ... ... 0 |R. Silver not out ... ... 27 Extras (byes 9, leg byes 13) 22 Total 237

WELLINGTON. First innings 322 Second Innings. A. Wiren c Freeman b Silver ... 2 G. C. Rowe b Silver . 5 J. Ell c Smith b Silver 4 J. Duffy c Mills b Freeman 0 H. F. Rice not out ... 2 R. T. Barber b Silver 0 H. B. Cave not out C Total (for five wickets) 19

—Bowling • Analysis.O. M. R. W Hatch 44 15 7S 3 ‘Buchan 4G 19 70 3 Allen 18 S ' 30 2 Cave IS 4 30 0 (Rice 2 1 1 0 Duffy : 3.3 0 6 1

—Bowling Analysis.0. ' M. R. W. Silver 8 9 14 4 L Freeman 7 4 5 1