PLUNKET SHIELD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 71, 23 February 1937, Page 10

PLUNKET SHIELD

CANTERBURY’S TASK

Per Press Association

DUNEDIN, Feb. 22. Bright cricket, a feature of which was the fine stand by the Otago captain, Uttley, and Chettleburgh, left the visitors 333 to get for a win in the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury, which was resumed this morning. The weather was fine and, making the best use of a perfect wicket, Otago batsmen ran up a second innings total of 451 to which the partnership of Uttley and Chettleburgh contributed 168. Hadley. Kerr and O’Brien went fairly cheaply and at the close of the day’s play, Canterbury had 137 on for the loss of three wickets.

The Otago batsmen were favoured with a fast and true wicket. Uttley (74j and Chettleburgh (19) were the batsmen, the former opening proceedings by square-cutting Mapplebeck’s first ball to the boundary, followed by a two and a beautiful stroke to fine leg for four, all at the expense of the medium fast bowler. The Otago captain was now well into his stride and rapidly approached his first shield century with a variety of glorious strokes. Operating from the other end, Mulcock forced Chettleburgh to play quietly. Uttley reached his century with a characteristic shot, a late cut stroke to the boundary. It was an innings that contained _ only one chance, and was compiled in 163 minutes. Uttley.’s century also signalised the appearance of 200, and it could now be safely stated that the tide of fortune definitely favoured Otago, Neither batsman had any difficulty in playing Mapplebeck, who was quite innocuous as compared with his first innings triumph. „ He was replaced by Cromb, Mulcock and the latter slowing up the rate of scoring considerably. So far Mulcock was the best of the visitors’ battery of bowlers, and at all times had to be carefully watched. After a quiet period of purely defensive batting, Uttley made an electrifying stroke past cover point for a four off Cromb. Scores:— OTAGO. First innings ‘ 124 Second Innings. Knight, b Cromb 22 Uttley, o Cromb, b Sharpe ... 145 Mills, b Cromb 0 Elmes, b Mulcock 48 Chettleburgh, b Mapplebeck ... 84 Badcock, c Menzies, b Mulcock ... 36 Kerr, st. Jackman, b Sharpe ... 14 Dunning, 1.b.w., b Bellamy 45 Groves, st. Jackman, b Sharpe ... 1 Nimmo, not out 42 Silver, b Cromb 0 Extras 14 Total ... 451 Fall of wickets. —One for 43, two for 43, three for 138, four for 306, five for 314, six for 375, seven for 359, eight for 377, nine for 450. Bowling analysis.—Mapplebeck, 25 overe, 1 maiden, 122 runs, 1 wicket; Mulcock, 46. 17, 104, 2; Cromb, 30.3, 2, 89, 3; Page, 3,0, 12, 0; Hadlee, 2, 0, 10, 0; Bellamy, 10, 0, 35. 1; Sharpe, 16, 1, 15, 3. CANTERBURY. First innings 243 Second Innings. Hadlee, c Silver, b Nimmo ... 25 Kerr, c Knight, b Dunning ... 7 Bellamy, retired hurt 16 Cromb, not out o' O’Brien, c Uttley. li Nimmo ... 26 Page, not out 1 Extras 0 Total for three wickets 137 Fall of wickets. —One for 23, two for 44, three for 131. Bowling analysis.—-Silver, 3 overs, 0 maidens, 15 runs, 0 wickets; Dunning 13.1, 5, 25, 1; Elmes, 8,2. 30, 0; Nimmo, 11, 1, 30, 2; Groves, 8,0, 22, 0.