CANTERBURY ELEVEN DISMISSED FOR 300

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 25 February 1929, Page 8

CANTERBURY ELEVEN DISMISSED FOR 300

Plunket Shield Came OTAGO BATSMEN NOW IN COMMANDING POSITION THREE DOWN FOE 313. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Plunket shield match between Otago and Canterbury was continued on Saturday under perfect conditions. The wicket and outfield were both excellent. Canterbury was dismissed for 300, the last six wickets falling for S 3 runs. The only stand made was by the two last men, who saved the situation. Otago, in its second innings had lost three wickets for 313, Blunt and, McMullan making an excellent third wicket stand for 231. Blunt, at 104, is still in. McMullan wa3 caught at 35.

Bowling analysis: Newman, 29 overs j 6 maidens 73 runs 1 wicket; Cunningham 6 0 18 0; Page, 15 3 47 0; Merritt, 32 5 81 2; Roberts, 12 1 40 0; Harris, 7 0 23 0.

CANTEEBUEY. First Innings. ' Hamilton, l.b.w., b A. W. Alloo .. 77 Page, c Heenan, b Dickinson .. 43 Eoberts, c Galland, b Dickinson 39 Harris, c Galland, b Eastman .. 4 Nowinan, l.b.w., b Eastman .. .. IS Allen, c McMuilan, b Monk .. .. 16 Jacobs, c Monk, b Eastman .. .. 10 Powell, not out .. 28 Merritt, c Henan, b Monk .. .. 0 0 19 46 Bowling analysis: Dickinson 19 cvers 2 maidens 46 runs 2 wickets; Eastman, 26 overs 4 mawlens 82 runs 3 wickets; Blunt, 8 overs 0 mai'dens 33 luns no wickets; Monk, 15 overs 4 maidens 41 runs 3 wickets; Shepherd, 4 overs 1 maiden 20 runs no wickets; Alloo, 10 overs 1 maiden 30 runs 1 wicket; Galland, 21 overs 1. maiden 2 runs no wickets. • OTAGO. 273 Second Innings. H. C. Alloo, st. Burns, b Merritt 29 Shepherd, st Burns, b Merritt .. 53 McMuilan, c Page, b Newman .. 95 Blunt, not out 104 1 31 Total for three wickets .. .. 313