Plunket Shield

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 2, 4 January 1937, Page 8

Plunket Shield

Canterbury’s Strong- Position In Plunket Shield Match HADLEE UNBEATEN FOE 192 Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. At the end of the second day’s pla} in the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury are in a very strong position. Against Wellington’s first innings score of 183 Canteruury have 308 runs on for the loss of two wickets. Brilliant batting by Hadlee and Page gave Canterbury a commanding lead, nadlce scored 120 before he gave his first chance and at stumps was going well unbeaten at 192. Page and Hadlee gave an excellent exhibition of running between tho wickets and their first mistake cost Page his wicket when he had scored S 3. Both started cautiously and then both become vigorously aggressive. The ivholo battery of Wellington’s attack was tried without much abatement at any time in the scoring rate. Hadlee was in the best form he has ever shown in a representative game. Most of his runs were from drives along the carpet, especially on the off side. He also exploited the hook successfully even against the fast bowlers. Hadlee’s brilliance made tho Wellington bowling look harmless. Page played a characteristic innings, punching every loose ball and meeting any that broke dangerously with the full face of the bat. His placing was very skilful. He never looked like being out and the misunderstanding between the two batsmen who had shown such perfect understanding before was unfortunate. Oliver did not last long and Bellamy who played out time with Hadlee looked comfortably and safely set. The opening bowlers were Parsloe and Blundell. They kept Hadlee and Oliver quiet for a short period. Tricklobauk, the first change, kept a fairly good length, while Griffiths, the slow spin bowler, was played with ease. Gallichan, the left-hander, was the most impressive of the slow bowlers, but the batsmen seemed able without risk to use their feet to get out to the pitch of the ball or get back to watch the break. Lamason needed watching occasionally. Blandford was in excellent form behind the -wickets. His display

was quite as good as Jackman’s which had been always good with patches of brilliance.

The wicket was easy, but the Wellington men made little use of it for the last part of their innings. The Canterbury bowling and fielding were much better than on the previous day. Muleock trapped first McLeod and then Gallichan. Cromb came on when Parsloe joined Lamason and clean bowled Lamason in liis second over. Tricklebank scored a run off Cromb and then was caught in the slips off Graham Parsloe hit out after Tricklebank went. He made several uppish strokes and then mis-hit Graham to Cromb who made no mistake. Griffiths straight drove Cromb for six and then in an effort to repeat the stroke just failed to connect and Bellamy took a great running catch in the outfield. Ttiis closed Wellington’s inniDgs. The batting generally had not been enterprising and flattered the Canterbury bowling unduly. The total of 183 was not a good score. The weather to-day has been beautifully fine, but the sky still looks unsettled and showers in the night would not be surprising. Scores: — WELLINGTON. First Innings. Tindill, c Jackman, b Roberts .... 27 Moloney, c O’Brien, b Mulcock ... 2 McLeod, c Bellamy, b Mulcock .. 28 Ell, c Roberts, b Mulcock 20 Blandford, c Jackman, b Cromb .. 4 Lamason, b Cromb 29 Gallichan, st Jackman, b Mulcock 21 Parsloe, c Cromb, b Graham .... 24 Tricklebank, c Roberts, b Graham 1 Griffiths, c Bellamy, b Cromb .... 9 Blundell, not out 2 Extras 16 Total 183 Bowling: Roberts one for 31, Mulcock ! four for 45, Graham two for 28, i Bellamy none for 13, Cromb three for 49. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Page, run out 83 Hadlee, not out 192 Oliver, b Parsloe 2 Bellamy, not out 22 Extras 9 Total for two wickets SOS Bowling: Parsloe one for 63, Blundell none for 60, Tricklebank none for 33, Griffiths none for 53, Gallichan none .or 49, Lamason none for 40, Moloney none for 0. Auckland Force Otago to Follow On Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Last NTght. When play was recommenced in the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Auckland, Auckland decided not to continue their innings and declare with live wickets down for 550 The outfield was very slow when Otago started their first innings, but the baiting was much slower and the whole innings, which finished shortly before the close of the day’s play, realised only 181 runs. Otago followed on and hud no wickets down for live runs when an appeal against the light was upheld at 5.45 p.m. The scores were:— AUCKLAND. First innings (declared) .... 5 for 550 OTAGO. First Innings. Badcock, c Vivian, b Matheson .. 1 Knight, b Oowio 24 Kerr, b Cowie 9 Limes, b Vivian 12 Uttley, not out 06 McGregor, b Oowio 2 Chettleburgh, c Carson, b Vivian .. 18 Dunning, c Matheson, b Carson .. 12 Groves, c ■ Weir, b Cowie ...... 5 Mills, c and b Hook 35 Silver, b Hook 0 Extras «... 7 Total 181 Bowling Analysis.

o. 2d. E. w. Cowio 37 13 3d 4 Matheson 20 9 34 1 Carson 11 4 10 1 Vivian 39 18 52 2 Spring 0 4 6 “ ■\Vejfc .. .. ..10 0 27 0 Hook .. .. .. 34 U 9 2 Spring bowled a noball. •Second Innings. Knight, not out .. .. Uttley, njlfcout TotalVfor no wickets .. Bowling Analysis. O. M. E. W. Carson 5 0 0 5