PLUNKET SHIELD

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 23 February 1929, Page 10

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO COMPILES 273 ON FIRST INNINGS. CANTERBURY FOUR FOR 217, Ber Press Association. DUNEDIN. Last Night. The Plunkot shield match between Otago and Canterbury was commenced to-day in ideal weather, tho wicket was in good orciei for the batsmen but they o'd not a ah" !be best use of i*. Otago bart.ted first and made 273 and Canterbury, at the drawing of stumps, had lost "four wickots for 217 runs. Scores. — OTAGO.—First Innings. Shepherd, st. Burns, b Merritt .. 34 Blunt, c Burns, b Newman 9 McMullan, ft Burns, b Merritt. . 25 Eastman,-c Jacobs, b Newman .. IS P. Monk, b Merritt M

ham •• •• •• Cavanagh, b Roberts Galland, c Roberts, b Harris .... 32 H. C. Alloo, c Cunningham, b Roberts 20 A. W. Alloo, b Roberts 0 Heenan, not out ® Dickinson, c Merritt, b CunningExtras 15 Total • • 273 Bowling analysis: Cunningham, 12 overs, 1 maiden, 64 runs, 1 wicket; Roberts, 13, 0,4, 3; Newman, 26, 4, S 3,2; Merritt, 27, 4, 86, 3; Page, 4,1, 14, 0; Harris, 4,0, 9, 1. CANTERBURY. —First Innings. Page, c Heenan, b Dickinson .... 43 Hamilton, lbw, b Alloo 77 A. W. Roberts, not out 39

Harris, c Galland, b Eastman .... 4 Newman, lbw, b Eastman ....... 18 Allen, not out .. 7 Extras 29 Total for four wickets .. .. 217 Bowling analysis: Dickinson, 14 overs, 0 maidens, 3C runs, one wicket; Monk, 8,2, 26, 0; Blunt, 8,0, 33, 0; Shepherd, 4,1, 20, 0; A. W. Alloo, 7, 1, 22, 1; Eastman, 17, 3,4 S, 2.