PLUNKET SHIELD

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1940, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD

Otago v. Wellington I CLOSE FINISH LIKELY. DUNEDIN. February 12. The Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Wellington, was resumed io-day on an easy wicket. The weather was cold, but sunny for the most part.' Otago carried its innings of 287 for 1 eight to 351, and Wellington at stumps had lost 8 wickets for 175. The game will be concluded to-morrow. 1 Scores:— OTAGO (First Innings) 138. ' OTAGO (Second Innings) i D. A. R. Moloney, 1.b.w., b- Wilson 33 j G. J. Robertson, c Wrigley, b | Pritchard 11 A. S. H. Cutler, b Ashenson .... 16 C. J. Elmes, b Pritchard 17 H. R. Cameron, b Pritchard 18 T. C. Fraser, c Ashendon, b Pritchard 118 T. Chettleburgh, c Wilson, b Whyte 5 C. D. G. Toomey, c Du Chateau, b McLeod .: 51 V. J. Leader, c Wrigley, b McLeod 9 G. H. Mills, c McLeod, b Ashendon 50 T. G. Lemin, not out " 1 Extras 22 Total 351, Fall of wickets—One for 29, two. for 50, three for 81, four for 81, five for 110, six for 120, seven for 263, eight for 279, nine for 319, ten for 351. Bowling analysis—Pritchard 30 overs, 2 maidens, 107 runs, 4 w‘ckets;| Ashendon 25/7/97/2; Wilson 16/2/7/”!; Whyte 9/0/45/1; McLeod 5/1/7/2.' Wilson bowled one no-ball; WELLINGTON (First Innings) 22b. WELLINGTON (Second Innings). E. J. McLeod, c Elmes, b Moloney 28 O. Wrigley, c Mills, b Lemin .... 6 W. G. Rainbird, c and b Moloney 46 J. A. Ongley, c Cutler, b Moloney 6 V. H. Du Chateau, c Mills, b Lemin '7 13 D. S. Wilson, c Moloney, b Elmes 32 W. F. Airey, b Lemin 2 E. W. Tindill, not out 6 G. L. Whyte, not out 14 Extras 15 Total for 8 wickets 175 Fall of wickets—One for 15, two for 59, three for 67. four for 108, five for 115, six for 118, seven for 152, eight >fo'i’ 161. Bowling analyst—Lemin 12 overs 2 maidens, 20 runs, 3 wickets; W. Robertson 9/1/18/0; O. Elmes 22/7/40/1; Leader 18/10/35/0; Moloney 16/2/47/4. Lemin, Robertson and Leader each bowled one no-ball.