CRICKET
PLUNKET SHIELD.
A DRAWN GAME.
WELLINGTON BAT ALL DAY
LOWRY’S CENTURY
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, March 11
By defying .the Auckland bowling for close, upon eight hours, Wellington' won the, Plunket Shield to-dav. At the drawing, of stumps they had lost eight wickets for 380 runs. The day was saved for the home team by a wonderful fighting innings of 122 runs by the captain, T. C. Lowry, who remained at the wickets for 268 minutes. With McLeod lie put on 112 for the fifth wicket, and with .MeGirr he added . 132 for the sixth wicket.
The Aucklanders strove hard ail day for victory and they might have retained the Shield had their woik in the air been better. .Lowry was dropped behind the wickets when 31, and MeGirr was dropped in the twenties.
By preventing Auckland from getting an outright win, Wellington took the Shield by 18 points to Auckland’s 16,
* The weather was cool,, with bright sunshine, and a very light southerly. A little rain had fallen during the night. The scores are as follows:
AUCKLAND—Ist Innings. Mills, b MeGirr ..... .... ... ..... 0Anthony, c Cameron,. ,b Massey, .... 5. Weir, c, Jaines,-. b, Massey . 140 Cill'espiei h Gallichan;,... 26. Wensley,* -c*Lowry, h Gallichan ~.., 26. Allcott, : b .Gallichan; . .-. 41 Elliott, c Hollings, .ib Massey ... 30 Badeley, c and b Ross ... 32 Matheson, c and b Massey 4/ McCoy, (not. out 1 ) ... ••• 68 Hunt’, (not out) _ 0 Extras ..." Total for nine wickets 432 Bowling analysis: MeGirr 16 overs 7 maidens, 37 runs, 1 wicket; Hollings 7,1, 25, 0; Massey 33, 10, 80, 4 ; Henderson 15, 0, Gallichan 41, 11. 101, 3; McLeod 16, 2, 44, 0; Ross 14, 1, 40, 1; Lowry 4,0, 23, 0. © WELLINGTON —Ist Innings. Lowry, c Hunt, b Matheson ... 6 Foley, c Hunt, b Matheson ... ... 0 • Hollings:, c and Matheson ... 16 Ross, c Wensley, b Anthony .... U Cameron, st,. Hunt, b Anthony ... 5 McLeod, e Weir, b Anthony ..102 MeGirr, o Hunt, b Allcott 0 Gallichan, Ib 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, l v 33, 1. AUCKIAND—2nd Innings. Mills, c. Gallichan, b Massey ... 105 Anthohy, b Massey 56 Weir, b Lowry ... 38 Gillespie, c Henderson, t> Massey 24 Wensley, (not out) ... ... 51 Allcott, (not out) '53 Extras .. i ... I 27 Total for 4, wkts. (dec.) ... 354 Fall of wickets: One for 110, two for 173, three for 238, four for 250. Bowling analysis: MeGirr 17 overs, 1 maiden, 60 runs, no wickets; Henderson 10, 2, 39, 0; .Ross 1,0, 8,0; Lowry 29, 13, 64, 1; Gallichan 6,0, 35, 0; Massey 28, 3, 83, 3; McLeod 5, 0, 38. O'. WELLINGTON, 2nd Innings. Ross, b Matheson 0 Cameron, b Anthony 18 Hollings, b Allcott 34 Foley, c Gillespie, b Wensley ... 21 Lowry, 1.b.w., b Anthony 122 McLeod, c McCoy, b Wensley ... 35 MeGirr, c Wensley, b Anthony ... 90 Gallichan, c Wensley, b Anthony 0 James, (not out) ... ... 2 Massey, (hot out) ... ...... ... 0 Extras ... ‘.k ... 58 Total for eight wickets ... 380 [Fall of wickets: One for 5, two for 44, three for 94, four for 98, five for 210, six for 342, seven for 342, eight for 379. Bowling analysis: Matheson 23 overs, 6 maidens, 64 funs, 1 wicket; Wensley 47, 26, 69,'2; Allcott 55, 25, 68, 1; Anthony 34, 9, 71, 4; McCoy 8,1, 22, 0 ; Elliott 8,2, 23, 0; Badeley 5,3, 5, 0.
AUSTRALIAN XI. WIN BY TEN WICKETS. (Australian Press Association) LAUNCESTON, March 11. For the cricket match between Australia and Tasmania to-day there was fine weather, with an easy wicket. Wall and Harwood wiped off the deficiency of five runs. Scores:— TASMANIA —Ist Innings. Atkinson, e Oldfield, h Fairfax . . 50 Green, b Fairfax 7 Davis, c Hornibrook, b Fairfax ... 2 Martin, b Hornibrook 5 Nash, o Fairfax, b Hurwood . 31 Newton, b Fairfax 6 Badcock, c Oldfield, b McCabe . . 0 James, b Hornibrook 21 Hooper, 1.b.w., b Hurwood 1 Townley, (not out) 11 Bickett, c McCabe, b Hornibrook 9 Extras 5 Total 157 Bowling analysis: Wall 0 for 19, Hurwood 2 for 41, Fairfax 4 for 35, Hornibrook 3 for 38, McCabe 1 lor 18.
AUSTRALIA—Ist In n i ngs. Ponsford, 1.b.w., b James 36 McCabe, b Hooper 103 Kippax, l.b.w. b James li Richardson, c 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 Hurwood, b James 1 Hornibrook, b James ... 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, c Oldfield, b Fairfax ... 49 Davis, c Hornibrook', b Fairfax ... 4 Martin, 1.b.w., b Fairfax 29 Newton, run out ... ... • () Badcock, c Hornibrook, b Fairfax 5 James, b Hornibrook ... , 4 Hooper, c Ponsford, b Hornibrook 20 Town ley, c Ponsford, b Hurwood 16 Picket, (not out) 6 Extras ... • ... Total lfj ß Bowling analysis: Wall 1 for 28, Hurwood 1 for 13, Fairfax. 4 for 43, Hornibrook 3 for 51, McCabe 0 lor 12. . AUSTRALIA—2nd Innings. Hurwood, (not out) 2 Wall, (not out) 4 Total for no wickets ... ... 6
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