PLUNKET SHIELD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 73, 23 February 1938, Page 2

PLUNKET SHIELD

WIN FOR WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND RETAIN TROPHY.\ Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The last day’s play in the final Plunket Shield match of the season bewteen Auckland and Wellington was by no means the least, and a game that at one stage appeared likely to be little more than a formal affair before the declaration of Auckland as the shield winners, due to the loss of practically two days through bad weather, finished full of interest and provided a large crowd with many thrills as Wellington raced against time in an effort to force an outright win against accurate and fast bowling. At stumps Wellington had lost five wickets for 129 runs, 17 short of the required 146, the game thus resulting in a win for Wellington on the first innings. Under the system of points allocated, Auckland take two for a loss on the first innings, and with an aggregate of 18 points retain the Plunket Shield. The honours of the match were definitely with Wellington. Results:— AUCKLAND. First innings 156 Second Innings. Whitelaw, b Pritchard 8 Postles, b Wallace, c Pritchard, b Parsloe ... 28 Carson, b Pritchard 25 Mills, b Pritchard 4 Scott, not out 74 Matheson, b Lamason 1 Edmonds, b Lamason 10 Cowie, c Tindill. b Blundell ... 0 McMahon, c Tindill, b Blundell ... 0 Simpson, c Lamason, b Blundell ... 0 Extras .13 Total 212 Bowling analysis.—Pritchard, 3 for 33; Blundell, 3 for 55; Parsloe, 1 for 35; Lamason, 3 for 34; Griffiths, none for 17; Donnelly, none for 10; Moloney, none for 15. WELLINGTON. First innings 223 Second Innings. Rice, b Simpson 31 Parsloe, c Edmonds, b Cowie ... 28 Moloney, run out 20 Ell, b Simpson ° 10 Donnelly, c Scott, b Carson 12 Lamason, not out 9 Pritchard, not out 6 Extras 13 Total for 5 wickets 129 Bowling analysis.-—Cowie, 1 for 30; Matheson, none for 28; Carson, 1 for 35; Simpson, 2 for 23.