Wellington’s Good Start In Plunket Shield

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7062, 23 January 1933, Page 7

Wellington’s Good Start In Plunket Shield

COLT SCORES BRILLIANT CENTURY.

Por Press Association AUCKLAND, Last Night. The Plunlcet Shield match, Auckland versus Wellington was continued at Eden Park to-day in lino weather on a fast easy 'wicket. At the close, Wellington had four wickets in hand and required only 15 to gain a lirst innings lead. Dempster and Tindill retrieved a poor start, the latter scoring a brilliant century in 280 minutes in his lirst appearance in representative cricket. Dempster batted soundly and later James played a line aggressive innings, forcing tho pace at theright time. The Auckland bowling lacked sting, but the fielding was good although two expensive chances were missed toward the close. Eesults : AUCKLAND First Innings 366 WELLINGTON, First Innings : C. S. Dempster, lbw, b Garrard .. 48 D. Cameron, c Garrard, b Weir .. 0 F. W. Tindill, c Vivian, b Garrard 106 M. A. O’Brien, c Hampton, b Garrard 23 J. A. Blandford, c Hampton, b Weir 0 J. B. Lamason, lbw, b Vivian ... 20 K. C. James, not out 28 C. Parsloe, not out 22 Extras 46 Total for six wickets 352