Wellington Beat Auckland Side

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 45, 23 February 1938, Page 5

Wellington Beat Auckland Side

LAST PLUNKET SHIELD GAME Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, ast Night. The last day’s play in the final Plunket Shield match of the season between 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 last bowling. At stumps Wellington had lost live 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 takes two for a loss on the first innings, and with an aggregate of IS points retains the Plunket Bhield. The honours of the match were definitely with Wellington. Results:— AUCKLAND First innings 156 Second Innings. Whitelaw, b Pritchard 8 Postles, b Lamason 49 Wallace, c Pritchard, b Parsloe .. 28 Carson, b Pritchard 25 Mills, b Pritchard 4 Scott, not out Matheson, b Lamason •••..••• 1 Edmonds, b Lamason 10 Cowie, c Tindill, b Biundell .... 0 McMahan, c Tindill, b Blundell .. 0 Simpson, c Lamason, b Blundell .. 0 Extras 13 Total 212 Bowling: Pritchard, throe for 33; Blundell, three for 55; Parsloe, one for 35; Lamason, three for 34; Griffiths, none for 17; Donnelly, none fot 10; Moloney, none for 35. WELLINGTON First innings 223 Second Innings. Rice, b Simpson 31 Parsloe, c Edmonds, b Cowie .... 28 Moloney, run out 20 Ell, b Simpson 30 Donnelly, c Scott, b Carson .... 32 Lamason, not out 9 Pritchard, not out 6 Extras 13 Total for five wicket* .. .. 129 Bowling: Cowie, one for 30; Math*son, none for 28; Carson, one for 35; Simpson, two for 23.