EXCITING FINISH IN SHIELD CRICKET

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1932, Page 8

EXCITING FINISH IN SHIELD CRICKET

Wellington Wins By Narrow Margin

DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Plunket Shield match Otago v. Wellington was concluded to-day in fine weather. The wicket was easv Wellington carried on and made 2(50: Otago in their second innings made IOS Newman securing five wickets for 45. Requiring 60 to win Wellington WC nt in. Dickinson was in deadly f orin ail( j it looked for a time as if Wellington would be hard put to it to secure the runs but the innings closed with 61 for eight wickets. OTAGO. —First Innings 211

Second Innings. Cherry, Ibw, b Newman 3 Badeock, c Lambert, b Newman .. 23 Blunt, run out 3 Knight, b Newman 47 Dickinson, c Lowry, b Newman .. 1C Smith, c Dempster, b Newman . . 13 Moloney, ibw, b Lambert 13 Elmes, Ibw, b McGirr 7 Coupland, c b Lambert .. 15 Dunning, run out ; . c Hawksworth, not out 3 Extras 4 Total lo£ Bowling analysis: Reaney, 0 for 6; McGirr, I for 38; Newman, 5 for 45; Lambert, 2 for 32; Lowrv, 0 for 3. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Dempster, Ibw, b Elmes 24 Dustin, c Dunning, b Badcock '.. Cl James, b Dickinson 82 Hepburn, b Badcock 9 Lowry, b Dunning 4 Lambert, std Hawkworth, b Blunt 107 Blunt 107 McGirr, c Smith, b Blunt 33 Reaney, c Hawksworth, b Dickinson 0 Crook, run out 0 Lamason, not out 4 Newman, c Moloney, b Blunt .. 7 Extras 30 Total 260 Bowling analysis: Dunning, 3 for 39; Badcock, 2 for 55; Dickinson, 2 for 53; Moloney, 0 for 36; Elmes, 3 for 38; Smith, 0 for 12; Coupland, 0 for 28; Blunt, 3 for 9. Second Innings. Dempster, c Blunt, b Dickinson .. 9 Dustin, b Dickinson 11 Reaney, b Dickinson 13 Crook, b Dickinson .. 0 Lamason, b Badcock .. 0 Janies, c Moloney, b Badcock .... 2 Lambert, ibw, Dickinson .... 9 Hepburn, b Badcock 12 McGirr, not out 5 Lowry, not out 4 Extras 5 Total for eight wick cs .... 61 Bowling analysis: Dickinson, 14.3 overs, 5 maidens, 23 runs, 5 wickets; Badcock 12/5/17/3; Blu-t, 2/0/16/0. AUCKLAND M. iT SOUTH , AFRICANS.

VISITORS FEEL EFFECTS OF SEA TRIP.

AUCKLAND, Last Night,

The South African cricketers opened a brief New Zealand tour to-day with a match against Auckl >.d at Eden Park. The visitors only arrived in the morning and although tmy had a good passage from Sydney, it was evident later in the day that chcy were feeling the effects of the sudden change as their bowlers lost a good deal of their early sting. Weir won the toss and Auckland batted on a hard wicket. The early batsmen found difficulty in making rqns against the accurate length bowling and well placed field. At the tea adjournment Auckland’s score was 3 for 105 but the adjournment proved very b Ipful to the visitors as three wickets fell in less than half an hour making 6 for 123.

A great eighth wicket partnership between Byerley and Matheson added 117 and saved the home side. Byerley is making his first apj earance in representative cricket and gave a great display, hitting three sixes and eight fours. He was in an hour and a quarter. He and Matheson put on m runs in 18 minutes and 100 in 46 minutes. Matheson played a fine innings. Scores were:— AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Mills, b McMillan 0 Postles, c Morkel, b Balaskas .... 36 Weir, c Quinn, b McMillan .... 20 Vivian, e Cameron, h McMillan .. 27 Prater, Ibw, b Christy 10 Allcott, c Brown, b Balaskas .... 20 McCoy, b McMillan ‘1 Byerley, b Quinn 7/ Matheson, not out • > ’ > Cleverley, not out 6 Extras 20 Total for eight wickets .. .. 200