OTAGO BATSMEN FAIL AGAINST CANTERBURY

Northern Advocate, 27 December 1937, Page 4

OTAGO BATSMEN FAIL AGAINST CANTERBURY

PLUNKET SHIELD

[Per Press Association. —Copyright.']

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

The Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Otago began on Saturday afternoon at Lancaster Park on a true wicket and in fine but dull weather. Canterbury won the toss and Cromb put Otago in.

Otago started well, making 50 without loss. Three wickets then fell for two runs, and the last three wickets fell very quickly. Knight, Uttley, Mills and Dunning were the only players to make any showing against the Canterbury attack and the side was out for 172,

Two slow bowlers, Burtt and Cromb, were the most successful. Canterbury lost Kerr’s wicket early. Then Gasson held one end up, while Menzies attacked the faster bowling. Two wickets „are down for 58. The match was resumed this morning. Scores:— OTAGO. First Innings. A. Knight, c Cromb, b Burtt 31 K. Uttley, run out 45 J. Robertson, b Burtt 0 C. E. Elmes, b Burtt '.... 1 C. P. Howden, Ibw., b Cromb .... 10 T. Chettleburgh, c ; Cromb, b Burtt 15 G Mills, c and b Mcßae 33 L. J. Groves, Ibw., b Cromb 5 J; A. Dunning, not out 24 R. Silver, b Mcßae 0 G.R. Dickinson, c and b Cromb 2 Extras 6 Total 172 Bowling.

I. B. Cromb .. 5 1 21 3 CANTERBURY. First Innings. J, L. Kerr, b Silver 14 E. A. Gasson* b Dunning —.... 14 R. E. J, Menzies, not out ........ *'29 N. Stoked, not out 0 Extras 1 Total for two wickets Bowling.

0. M. R. W. R. J. Read ... . - 6 0 33 0 E. Mulcock . . 9 5 10 . 0 D. McRae ... . 10 3 33 ’ 2 N. Burtt ... . 13 0 69 4

O. M. R. W. Dickinson ... 6 0 23 0 Elmes .... ... 3 2 . 1 0 Silver ... ; ... 2 0 14 1 Howden ... 4 1 10 0 Groves ... 3 1 7 0 Dunning ... 3 2 2 1