PLUNKET SHIELD

Northern Advocate, 24 January 1927, Page 4

PLUNKET SHIELD

j LOWRY BATS WELL. KORTLANG’S USEFUL SCORE. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. The second day's play in the Wel-lington-Auckland Plunket Shield match I was full of, interest. In reply to Wellington 's score of 182, Auckland made 307, Daere scoring 57 and Gillespie 50. Facing a. deficit of 125 runs, Wellington opened disastrously, two wickets being down for three runs. Then the Wellington batsmen settled down, and Kortlang and Lowry, by excellent batting, carried the score to 173, Kortlang making 58, while Lowry is 98 not out. Wellington had lost three wickets for 178 when stumps were drawn. Details:— WELLINGTON.

Total for three wickets .... 178 AUCKLAND. First Innings.

Bowling analysis.—Henderson, 6 for 70, Lambert, 2 for 22, Badcock, 1 for 57, McGirr, 1 for 71; Hollings, 0 for 7; Hiddleston, 0 for 12; Brice, 0 for! 43. —Press Assn. LOWRY TOPS CENTURY. SCORE AT NOON. AUCKLAND, This Day. : The score of Wellington in the second innings, just on noon, was 209 for five wickets. Lowry, c Anthony b Bowley, 110; James, c Eowntree b Matheson, 6; McGirr, not out, 12; Badcock, not out, 6; extras, 14,—Press Assn, j DETAILS OF THE PLAY. j MATHESON PUZZLING BATSMEN. ; 1 LOWRY BATS SOUNDLY, .. ! i' AUCKLAND, This Day. '

Brilliant weather prevailed at Eden Park today for the third stage of the Plunket Shield final match between Auckland and Wellington. Wellington had made 182 in their first venture at the wickets and Auckland had responded with 307 and the visitors had scored 173 for the loss of three wickets when stumps were drawn on Saturday.

Lowry (98) and James (4) faced the bowling of Matheson and Allcott. Lowry got a single to the off in Matheson's first over and then, amidst the plaudits of the crowd, brought up his century with a characteristic off drive from Allcott’s first ball. James was not comfortable with Matheson, who was keeping a perfect length, and the first wicket fell after a quarter of an hour’s play, when he snicked a ball from the ’Varsity p'ayer into the hands of the wicketkeeper: 178—1 —6. MeGirr filled the vacancy, and after a maiden over from Allcott, Matheson had the newcomer well beaten with his first ball, but the delivery eluded both Eowntree and Bow-1 ley and went for four byes. Another i maiden over from Allcott was follow- j ed by one of the prettiest shots of | the match, MeGirr glancing a fast one from Matheson gracefully to the I leg boundary, an effort -which brought a well deserved cheer from the crowd. The fielding was very keen and Player stopped several hot drives from Lowry which with less vigilance would have reached the rails. With the score at 198 Bowley relieved Allcott and 1 the change was immediately success- j ful, Lowry hitting out at the second j ball and giving Anthony, at deep j mid-on, an easy catch: 198 —s—llo.5 —110. j

Lowry had batted for four hours and had hit 13 fours. His only mistake had been a difficult catch .to Cooper when 11 and, although not particularly brilliant, his batting had been very sound, and in the circumstances extremely valuable to his side, tr—Press Assn.

LUNCH-TIME SCORE. SIX FOR 309. AUCKLAND, This Day. ; At the luncheon interval Welling-j ton had 309 on- for C wickets. Addi- [ ! tional scores: — 1 McGirr, e and b Bowley 41 Badcock, not out 70 Lambert, not out 5 Extras 16 BADCOCK HITS LUSTILY. 1 BOWLEY TAKES McGTRR. j AUCKLAND, This Day. | In the Plunket Shield match the score mounted steadily, Badcock plac-1 ing prettily to leg and making several j well timed shots through the covers. At' 260. Anthony relieved Matheson. and j in the newcomer’s first over McGirr { survived an appeal by the Auckland captain for a catch at the wicket. Sixteen' tuns lafer Bowley; wafit given an-

other turn, vice Player, and once again ithe change yielded a wicket, MeGirr giving a hot return to the new bowler off the third ball. The ball ■was hit with tremendous force, but the coach held it—276-6-41. Badeock brought up his half century with a pretty hook to square leg off Bowley. He continued to hit with exhilarating freedom, punishing Matheson for 12 in one over.

Rountree was temporarily laid out just before lunch, a rising ball from Matheson hitting him on the side of the head, but he plueMly resumed after first-aid was -administered. Cooper had an over just before lunch, but the change had no effect on Badcock, who got a nice four past mid-on, a pretty two to leg and a well placed on-drive for one off successive balls.— Press Assn. AT 2.80* P.M. 321 FOE EIGHT. (Special to .“Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. At 2.30 o’clock the score was ' 321 for 8 wickets. Lambert, b Allc-ott 17 Rollings, c Player, b Mathieson.. 1 Badeeck, not out 76 Brice, not out 0 Extras 19

First innings 182 Second Innings. Hiddleston, e Rowntree, b AHeott 2 Worker, u Rowntree, b Matheson i Kortlang, l.b/w., b Bowley 58 Lorvry, not out 98 James, not out 4 Extras 15

. Bowley, c and b Badcock 33 Mills, b Henderson 63 Sneddon, e McGirr, b Lambert .. 28 1 Cooper, c Brice, b Lambert 0 | Dacre, c Hiddleston, b Henderson 57 / Allcott, b Henderson 6 'Gillespie, c Janies, b Henderson. 50 Anthony, c James, b Henderson.. 5 Matheson, l.b.iv., b McGirr 6 Player, not out 27 Rowntree, e Brice, b Henderson.. 7 Extras 25 “ Total 307