PLUNKET SHIELD

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 64, 27 February 1935, Page 4

PLUNKET SHIELD

Otago’s First Innings Win : TROPHY HOLDER’S BEATEN By Iclegrabp—Press Association. DUNEDIN, Feb. 26. Alter further time had been lost through ram, the Piunket Shield cricket match between Canterbury, the winner ol the trophy, and Otago, was concluded at Carisbrook to-day. Though showers had fallen during the night, it was possible to resume play promptly at 11 o'clock, but showers drove the players oft the field for a few minutes during the morning and further rain caused an adjournment at 12.42, resumption ol play being delayed until 2.45 pan. Ou the close of play in the morning Otago, which had a lead ol 107 runs .’i the hist innings, closed its second innings with seven wickets down lor JII, leaving Canter bury an impossible task m the time ut the visitors’ disposal ol making 319 to win. At one stage it appealed that Otago might be able to force an outright wm, but < anterbury stubbornly held out until 5.36 p.m when, owing to the failing light, stumps were drawn with five wickets down for 151. I nder the rules of tin. shield contest, Otago secured a win on the first innings. Scores. — OTAGO First Innings ... ‘2lB Second Innings. Badcock, c Cromb b Graham ... 18 Saxton, c Jackman b Graham ... 11 Uttley, c Jackman b Page 39 Talbot, 1.b.w., b Butterfield 69 Toomey, c Roberts b Butterheid ... 5 Elines, o O’Brien b Graham ... 62 Chettlehurgh, not out, 22 Cavanagh, st. Jackman b Graham 22 Kerr, not out, 10 Extras 13 lotal for 7 wickets (declared) 241 Bowling Analysis: Roberts none for 39, Andrews none lor five, Graham four for 50, Bellamy none for 41, Cromb none for 24, Page one for 14, Butterfield two for 55. CANTERBURY. First Innings 141 Second Innings. Kerr, b Elmes 59 Bellamy, b Dickinson 1 Hadlee, c Chettlehurgh b Dickinson 11 Cromb, b Dunning 13 Roberts, c Elmes b Chettlehurgh 0 Page, not cut 24 Butterfield, not out, 21 Extras 22 Total for 5 wickets 151 Bowling analysis: Dickinson two for 27, Talbot none for 16, Badcock none lor 15, Chettlehurgh one for 42, Dunning one for 15, Elmos one for 14.