PLUNKET SHIELD

Grey River Argus, 20 February 1932, Page 6

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO MAKE 211 Collapse on Easy Wicket (Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, February 19. The final Plunket Shield match of the season between Otago and Wellington iepresentatives, commenced this afternoon on the Carisbrook ground, after a delay of three hours owing to rain. The wicket was soft and easy. Otago batted first and made 211, after losing seven wickets for 64. Dickinson 52 and Moloney 55 stopped the rot just in time. Wellington commenced their first innings at 5.40 p.m., and at stumps had lost no wickets for nine runs, Dempster not out 9 Dustin not out 0. The scores arc as follows: — OTAGO—First Innings. R. Cherry, c Crook, b Reaney . . 5 !■’. T. Badcock. b Reane.v . . . . <36 R. C. Blunt, c (.’rook, b Newman .. 8 Knight, I) Lambert 7 ('. h’lines, c Lamb("t b Newman .. 4 I). Smith, c Lambert b Newman .. 2 ■r. R. Dickinson, l> McGirr .. .. 52 .1. A. Dunning, c Lowry, l> Lambert I 1). A. R. Moloney, not out . . 55 R. Coupland b Newman . . . . 27 W. Ilawkeswo. th, l.b.w. I> Newman 0 Extras 14 Total 211 Bowling Analysis.—McGirr one for 30, Crook none for 9, Newman five for 51, Reaney two for 41 Lambert two for 56. Laniason none for 10. WELLINGTON—First Innings. Dempster, not out 9 Dustin, not out . . 0 Extras 0 Total for no wickets . . . . 9 Bowling Analysis.—Dunning none for 8. Badcock none for 1. Jamaican Colts BEAT ENGLISH TEAM. rAns. & N.Z. Cable Assn). KINGSTON (Jamaica), February 18. The colts defeated the English cricket team on the first innings at 1 the conclusion of a two-day match. The Jamaicans to-day declared at 286 for ten wickets, just one more than the Englishmen’s first innings score on Wednesday. The English team in the second innings made 88 for the loss of three wickets, when darkness ended the game. Glovers scored 89 for Jamaica.

The South Africans DEPABTUBIT FOB NEW ZEALAND CAMEJBON’iS FAREWELL. ( Aus. & N.Z C’nblo Assnl. SYDNEY, February 19. The Maunganui sailed at 5 o’clock for Auckland with the South Africans aboard. H. B. Cameron, the skipper !n n farewell message said the only excuse for their failure was the poor batting of his men who were used to matting wickets. They also found every wicket in every State of Australia differ ent, thus intensifying the team's difficulties Nevertheless they were beaten by a better side. AUCKLAND v. SOUTH AFRICA. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, February 17. The Auckland cricket team to meet the South Africans is as follows:— G. L. Weir (captain), C. F. W. Allcot t, J. E. Mills, H. G. Vivian, R. W. Rowntroe, D. Cleverley, A. T. Postles, A. M. Matheson, R. E. Frater, F. W. Byerley, A. W. McCoy, T. Lyon (12th man). WEEK-END TEAMS. Runanga senior team v. Cobden, at Dunollie to-day at 1.30 p.m.—Hunter Smithson, Timlin, Nicholson, Harrison Masters, Hart, Kennedy, Williams McTaggart. Greening. Runanga A team v. Cobden A, at Cobden, on Sunday, at I.3o.—Hunter, Smithson, Timlin, Nicholson, Harrison Masters, Hart, Kennedy, Williams, Hall. Wilson. Bus leaves at 1 o ’clock. Marist v. Cobden B at Omoto tomorrow, at 1.30 p.m.—Clarke, Morris, Bayley (2), Cornish, Matthews, Carr, McDiarmid. Marshall, Griffen, Pollock. Bus leaves Post Office at 1 p.m. Cobden v. Runanga, at Dunollie, Saturday at 1.30 p.m. Bus leaves town at 1 p.m.—Barlow (2) . Knapp, McIntosh, Edwards, Guy, Adams, Smith, Rose, East, Coom and Dewar.

Cobdea A v. Runanga at Cobden, Sunday, at 1.30 p.m.—Barlow (2), Knapp, Mclntosh, Edwards, *. Smith, Sandman, Guy > Adams, Coom, Brailsford.

Cobden B v. Marist at Omofo, Sunday, at 1.30 p.m.—Dewar (2), - Walton, Wilson, Mcßain, Rose Pike, Gilmour, James, Williams, Smith. Caffieions team to play at Camerons on Sunday.-—Malone, Archer, Ogilvie, Dalkie, Jacobson, Fitzgerald. Russ, Nissen, McConnon, Clancy, G ant and Cooper. Technical Old Boys’ teams to play to-day:—Seniors v. Stars at Cobden.— Baldwin. Jacobson, Smyth, Restieaux, O Donnell, Bayley, Chalmers, R. Bunt, Jones, Brailsford and Critchley. Third Grade v. Marist at Technical School Ground.—Lindbom, Scott, King. Grant, Keddie, Smith, Caldwell, Jacobson, Craig, Ogilvie and O’Hara.