CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 23 January 1924, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD

WELLINGTON V. OTAGO

(BT IELEGBAPH PSK6S ASSOCIATION ) DUNEDIN, Jan. 22. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Wellington was continued to-day. The weatlier was threatening, ancH'rqm 5 o'clock moderate rain fell. Wellington's second innings concluded for 4G5, and then Otago went in, requiring 641 to win. When stumps were drawn' for tho day five wickets had fallen for 371. Tho Otago side faced a huge task with great spirit, and has just a possible chance of winning. The aggregate score for the match is already 227 ahead of the previous record Otaao played brilliant cricket, getting their runs in 270 minutes. Shepherd's performance was a singularly enterprising effort. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings GGO Second Innings. Hiddleston, b Shepherd 140 Baker, b Alloo 21 Kortlang, c Alloo, b Douglas ... 80 Watson, b Alloo ... 0 Collins, at. Galland, b Alloo , 110 Dempster, st. Galiaud, b Blamires 1 James, b Douglas -. 0 McGirr, c Douglas, bA. Alloo . . 0 Brice, o Douglas, b A. Alloo 23 Henderson, not out . ..< SO White, bA. Alloo ... - 4 ... 5 Extras '23 Total ... 465 Bowling analysis.—Dickinson t««ok no wickets for 13^1 runs; A. Alloo, six for 141; Blamires, one for 65; Douglas, two for 86; Shepherd, one for 29. OTAGO. First innings 38C Second. Innings. Shepherd, b Brice .'. &2 Workor, c James, b Collins (4 Blamires, c Jdmes, b Hiddleston... 36 McMullan, not out 75 Galland, c Watson, b Brice ... ... 30 O. Alloo, b. Collins 3 A. Alloo, nob out ... 28 Extras ... ~. 32 Total for five wickets 871 Bowling analysis.—Brice took two wickots for 79 runs; Hiddleston, oho for 12; Collins, two for 63; White none for 24; Watson, none for 19; McGirr, none for 58; Henderson, none for 83.