AUCKLAND'S BIG LEAD OVER OTAGO

Northern Advocate, 4 January 1938, Page 6

AUCKLAND'S BIG LEAD OVER OTAGO

PLUNKET SHIELD

To “Northern Advocate ”l

AUCKLAND,. This; Day

The Plunket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Otago at Eden Park yesterday saw. Auckland take a commanding; lead, scoring 457 runs in the first innings, and leaving Otago 198 to make to avoid an innings defeat.

At the dose of the ca3 r ’s play, Otago ■ had scored 30 runs for nc loss.

The outstanding performance of the ; day' was a last-wicket partnership between Carson and Cowie, which realised 119 runs. Carson and Whitelaw, r ,;wha. also associated in a record third-wicket partnership of 445 against Otago in 1936, contributed largely to Auckland's total. Each batsman scc-r----£ed:lpß, Carson being not. out. Silver took four wickets for 97

runs for Otago. Whitelaw reached 100 after patiently ~ watching four deliveries on the oh - pass by. He took Just over three . .hours for his century. At 108 WhiteIlSiw was dismissed, an appeal for a ! catch behind the wicket being allowed. '■'Whitelaw had given no chances, and ;hi.sr strokes, particularly his driv- ' ing shots, were clean and confident, ,; v; Carscn scored his 100 after 2'i hours’ i:;'batting, and was unbeaten.

Defensive Baiting - . The. visitors’ opening partnership ;.,Was broken at 3(5 when Cowie clean Hinted Knight. When Robertson join-

■m Uttley the pair played defensively, ,V’ii«ily 10 runs; being added in half an tJloutv When Burke, the Auckland I'Rlqw bowler came on, Robertson cut Jaim hai’d to the fence. Neither of the k batsmen -should take risks and the ;> fieldsmen clustered round them.. Robertson sent a ball back to Burke, an easy catch being dropped. ■Uttley was placing his shots well, but ■ he lest Robertson who played, on a I tball from - Burke. 72—2—16.

Chettlieburgh followed, and immediately gave a stumping chance off ■yijjurke.

J Another Wicket Fails. f*' l -s’ • -•-» • ■ Uttley singled next over and reach* ■•. ed his half-century, and then played lids most free stroke of the morning, t !jih. off-drive to the fence. Carson had I t een brought on at the other end, and -Pestles quickly gave way to Matheson. , This change did the trick, for CbettleTliurgh ptopp’ed a simple catch to Car- ■ son at short rnid~on. The retiring bats<j|.xaa had' defied the attack for 50 ' r|iihutes to score 13. The board then Head: 113-3-13. ' . lv:if'Howden commenced brightly and nJiturke, was brought back again, but at |||jp luncheon adjournment the pair tlwere still ‘together with 128 scored. Details:— OTAGO. TJ'irst .Innings 259 Second Innings. b Cowie -....' 10 Robertson, b Burke 16 T Chettlieburgh, c Carson, b Matheson 13 Kowden, c and b Burke; 22 K. F. M. Uttley, hot: out 65 . ' Extras ............... —— • 16 Total for four wickets 150 AUCKLAND. First Innings. 7%%. J. Postles, b Silver 9 Whitelaw, c Mills, b Dunning 108 Ityeir, c Robertson, b Silver 46 ' Wallace, c Silver., b Chettleburgh 56 ■; W. N. Carson, not out 108 T. Pearson, b Silver 8 V. S. Sale, run out 0 A. M. Matheson, b Silver .... Rurke, c Mills, b Robertson .. 11 ■ C. ,K. Jackman, run out 4 J. Cowie, c Groves, b Dunning .. 54 Extras 28. Total, . 457 Bowling. a M. R. w. I Silver 23 3 97 4 h Uobertson 11 1 54 1 ■if Dunning 26. G 3 119 2 T Elmes 13 Howden 4 y Chettleburgh ..5