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Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTR ALlA—lst Innings.

PLUNKET SHIELD,

AUCKLAND’S BIG LEAD

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, March 10.

The third day’s play in the deciding match for the Plunket Shield at the Basin Reserve to-day saw the Auckland XL tighten their grip on the cricket honours of the Dominion, by playing a bvilliant second knock of 354 for four wickets 1 before applying the closure.

Mills and Anthony put, on 110 for the first wicket. Weir atid Mills added 63 for the second. Mills and Gillespie contributed 65 for the third, and Wensley and Allcott capped a sterling batting display by rattling on 104 in 45 minutes for the fifth wicket, both having passed the half century when the closure was-applied.

Mills played a sterling innings for 102.

This left Wellington with 505 runs to gejb to win, and in an hour and forty minutes left for play, Wellington lost two wickets ior 76 runs. ihe fourth and concluding day’s play should be full of posibilities as Wellington now require 429 runs to win, and can either go for runs or elect to hold possesion of the wickets for the whole of the day.

Auckland require an outright win to take the Shield, as a win on the first innings will be no good to them. There was bright sunshine throughout the day. The wicket is lasting well. The scores are as follows: AUCKLAND—Ist Innings. Mills, b McGirr 0 Anthony, c ■Cameron, b Massey ... 5 Weir; c James, b Massey 140 Gillespie, b Gallic-ban -0 Wensley, c Lowry, b Gallichan ... 26 Allcott, b Gallichan 41 Elliott, c Hollings, b Massey ... 30 Badeley, c and b Ross 32 Matheson. c and b Massey 47 Mc-Coy, (not out) G 3 Hunt, (not out) ( - Extras . 17 •Total for nine wickets 432 Bowling analysis: McGirr 16 overs 7 maidens, 37 runs, 1 wicket; Hollings 7,1, 25, 0; Massey 33, 10 ,80, 4; Henderson 15, 0, 55, 0; Gallichan 41, IT 101, 3; McLeod 16, 2, 44, 0: Ross 14, 1, 40, 1: Lowry 4, 0. 23. 0. WELLINGTON—Ist Innings. Lovvrv, c Hunt, b Matheson ... 6 Foley, e Hunt, b Matheson 0 Hollings. c and b Matheson ... 16 Ross, c Wensley, 'b Anthony ... H Cameron, st. Hunt, b Anthony ... 5 McLeod, c Weir, b Anthony .. 102 McGirr, c Hunt, b Allcott 0 Gallichan, lb McCoy 34 James, c Weir, b Elliott 37 Massey, c and b Allcott ... ... 49 Henderson, (not out) 1 , Extras 22 Total , .... .... ... ... 283 Bowling analysis: Matheson 22 overs, 6 maidens, 56 runs, 3 wickets; Wensley 33, 11, 48, 0; Anthony 18, 4, 43, 3; Allcott 22. 5, 52, 2; McCoy 6. 0, 29, 1; Elliott 9,1, 33, 1. AUCKLAND—2nd Innings. Mills, c Gallichan, b Massey ... 105 Anthony, b Massey 56 Weir, b Lowry 38 Gillespie, c Henderson, b Massey 24 Wensley, (not out) 51 Allcott, (not out) 53 Extras 27 Total for 4 wkts. (dec.) ... 354 Fall of wickets: One, for 110, two for 173, three for 238, four for 250. Bowling analysis: McGirr 17 overs, 1 maiden, 60 runs, no wickets; Henderson 10, 2, 3.9, 0; Ross 1,0, 8,0: Lowry 29, 13, 64, 1; Gallichan 6t, 0, 35, 0; Massey 28, 3, 83, 3; McLeod 5, 0, 38, 0. WELLINGTON, 2ml Innings. Ross, b Matheson 0 Cameron, b Anthony- 18 Hollings, (not out) 32 Foley, (not out) 13 Extras 13 Total for two wickets 76 Fall of wickets; One for 2, two for 44. Bowling analysis: Matheson 9 overs, 3 maidens, 19 runs, 1 wicket Wensley 2,9, 8,0: Allcott 11, 7, 13. 0; Anthony 12, 5, 21, 1; McCoy 1,0, 2, 0.

AUSTRALIAN XL

TASMANIA’S GOOD SHOWING.

(Australian Press Association) LAUNCESTON, March 10.

The match between the Australian Eleven and Tasmania was to-day resinned in beautiful weatfier. McCabe made 103 in eighty-four minutes. His innings was cliancele.ss, and included fifteen fours.

Woodfull, batting solidly scored 50 in seventy-one minutes, bitting three fours.

James was the most troublesome bowler, taking five for ninety-seven. The bowling was accurate and the fielding was smart. For Tasmania, Nash played a fighting innings of ninety-four minutes for 49 runs including four fours. Scores:—

TASM AN lA—l st Innings. Atkinson, c Oldfield, b Fairfax . . 50 Green,' b Fairfax • 7

Davis, c Hornibrook, b Fairfax ... 2 Martin, b Hornibrook 5

Nash, c Fairfax, b Hunvood . 31 Newton, b Fairfax 6

Badcock, c Oldfield, b McCabe . . 9 James, b Hornibrook 21 Hooper, 1.b.w., b Hunvood 1 Townley, (not out) 11 Bickett, c McCabe, b Hornibrook 9 Extras 5 Total 157 Bowling analysis: Wall 0 for 19, Hunvood 2 for 41, Fairfax -1 for 35, llorinbriHik 3 for 38, McCabe 1 lor 18.

Ponsford, 1.b.w., b James ' 36 McCabe, b Hooper i 103 Kippax, l.b.w. b James 17 Richardson, e Martin, b Townsley 33 Bradman, l.b.w. b Nash 20

Woodfull. (not out) 50 Fairfax, c. Pickett, b James ... 18 Oldfield, run out 4 Hunvood, b James 1 Hornibrook, 1> Janies 12 Wall, c Atkinson, b Townsley ... 4 Extras ' 13 Total 311 Bowling analysis: Nash 1 for 82, James 5 for 97, Hooper 1 for 69, Newton 0 for 34, Townsley 2 for 16. TASMANIA—2nd Innings. Atkinson, c Hornibrook, b Wall 2 Green, b Hornibrook 18 Nash, e Oldfield,■ b Fairfax ... 49 Davis, c Hornibroolf. 1> Fairfax ... 4 Martin, 1.b.w., b Fairfax 29 Newton, run out 0 Badcock, (not out) 2 James, (not out) 0 Extras 5

Total for six wickets 109 Bowling, analysis: Wall 1 for 27, Hunvood 0 for 13, Fairfax 3 for 31. Hornibrook 1 f0r.21, McCabe 0 for 12.