PLUNKET SHIELD

Northern Advocate, 4 January 1927, Page 2

PLUNKET SHIELD

WELLINGTON’S WINNING POSITION. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Canterbury met Wellington for the Plunket Shield in ideal weather, but lost the toss. Although Hiddlestonc and Kortlang put up 105 for the second wicket and the former went on

to score another century, the next wickets fell fast and Canterbury were doing well till Badeock joined James. As against Otago, these two began to hammer the bowling all over the j ground, and they knocked up 154 in ion hour and a quarter. At one time they scored off 23 consecutive balls. After James was caught Badcoek found useful assistants in the .last two men, and the total was carried to 488, which puts the local side in a losing position.

The chief scores were Badcock 155, Hiddlestonc 114, James 56, Kortlang 55. Bowling figures were: Read 4 for 107, Cunningham 2 for 132, Sandman 1 for 95, Mcßeth 2 for 93. The match was resumed today in fine weather with the wicket in good [order. Canterbury went to the wickets faced with the task of catching Wellington’s 488 score, but did not start promisingly, losing the first two wickets for only eleven runs. Gregory and Page stopped the rot, but the third wicket fell with the total at 46.

Woods and Crawford opened to the bowling of Badcock and McGirr. Off the first ball Crawford scored a single and Woods scored one off the third. Woods then sent McGirr’s first delivery to the leg boundary for four. McGirr’s fourth delivery clean bowled Woods, beating him all the way.—6—l—s. Page joined Crawford and three byes brought ten up. In McGirr’s j second over Crawford’s stumps were scattered. Gregory was next man in and opened his account with a single off McGirr. Scoring was (steady and 30 appeared for half an 'hour’s play. With the total at 46 Henderson (replaced Badcock: From his first ball Gregory was caught by James, the wicket-keeper, who was standing well back.—46—3—lo. Oliver was next in and the halfcentury appeared for 52 minutes play. The fourth wicket fell with the total at 59, Page being caught in the slips by Hiddlestonc, off the fifth ball of Henderson’s third over.—s 9 —4—3 o.

I Boon went in next, but the second ball from Henderson caught his leg stump.—s9—s—o. At this stage Henderson had taken three wickets for six runs.

Patrick was next. Oliver when 12 survived a strong appeal for caught behind the wicket. With the total at 64 Brice relieved McGirr. Patrick, who had been in 13 minutes without scoring, opened his account with four off Brice. The sixth wicket tfell with the total at 73, Oliver being caught by Holling’s off the third ball of Brice’s second over.—73—6—l6.

Sandman joined Patrick and had scored two when he was skittled by the first ball of Brice's next over.— 77—7—2. Read opened with a couple off Brice, hut three deliveries later was howled. —79—8—2. The innings closed for 107. Scores were:— CANTERBURY—First Innings, . Woods, b McGirr 5 Crawford, b McGirr 1 Gregory, e James, b Henderson .. 10 Page, e Hiddlcstone, b Henderson 30 Boon, b Henderson 0 Oliver, c Rollings, b Brice 16 Sandman, b Brice 2 Reed, b Brice 2 Cunningham, c James, b Henderson 0 Patrick, run out 32 Mcßcath, not out 3 Extras 6 Total 107 Bowling analysis: McGirr, two for 31, Henderson 4 for 29, Brice 3 for 19.—Press Assn.

WELLINGTON BAT AGAIN. ONE FOR 37. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Wellington elected to hat again. Hiddicston and Worker opening after lunch to the bowling of Read. Hiddleston’s scoring was brisk, but he was first to go, being caught in the slips by Page—36—l—2s. Rortlang went in at 2.30 p.m. and the score was 37 for one wickets—- . Press Assn. OTAGO LEADING AUCKLAND. DUNEDIN, Monday. Although the weather was fine and the wicket good, low scoring ruled in the Plunket Shield match, Otago disposed of for 155, Daere, the top scorer with 62, was badly run out at against Auckland. The latter were a critical stage. Mills 29 and Player, not out 18, wore the only other dou-ble-figure scorers. Blunt took 5 wickets for 56, Torrance 3 for 51, Dickenson 1 for 45.

Otago lost 4 wickets for 255. Blunt and Knight made 101 for the first wicket, the former 62, Knight 58, and Cherry 22. The match was continued this morning in beautiful weather on a perfect wicket. Otago’s innings was continued by Shepherd and A. Alloo to

the bowling of Matheson and Aleott. Alloo found the latter troublesome, but Shepherd, who was showing glimpses of his best form, played fairly confidently, clouting Aleott to the fence. He received a gift of four from a throw-in by Dacre

j At 171 Bowley to oh up the bowl--1 ing in place of Aleott, who relieved | Matheson, three of the latter’s four j overs being maidens. Shepherd drove { Bowley straight to the fence, square 1 cut the next for a quartette, and af--1 ter both had added a single Shcpi herd again drove the Englishman to 1 the pickets. Fifteen runs came off I this over, which was the most expenI sive of the game so far. Alloo ! brought the second century up after 190 minutes play. Shepherd was then caught by Gillespie, his 46 taking 67 minutes.—2o2 —5 —46. Alloo was at the crease for an hour for 10. He opened out to Bowley, hitting the coach for three and two fours. Blamires, the newcomer, opened with four off Aleott but scoring became ; dolorous again until Cooper relieved : Bowley, Alloo getting him to the pic- ■ i kets once and Blamires twice, but the j Aucklander got the length next over I I sending down a maiden to Blamires. I Matheson wont on vice Cooper. At 252 Blamires placed Otago 100 : ahead by turning the new bowler to the leg boundary. Player at the other end was very steady, only four being hit off five overs. Alloo square cut Matheson to the fence and Blamires snicked' a lucky one to leg for a brace and drove the next to the boundary.! Bowley came on again, sixteen being j hit off the over, Alloo getting most of them with beautiful leg shots. Blamires was at the wickets an hour for his half ( century. 3>acre relieved Player, Blamires hooking him for a quartette. The next shot which went dangerously near the bowler's hand saw 300 hoisted. The last ball before luncheon went rattling to the pickets. At the adjournment the score was 304 for five. Shepherd, c Gillespie, b Bowley, 46; A. Alloo, not out, 46; Blamires, not out, 62; extras, four.