Otago Beat Wellington By 58 Runs

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1940, Page 3

Otago Beat Wellington By 58 Runs

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[Per Press Association. Copyrightl DUNEDIN, This Day. Requiring 270 to avert defeat by Otago in the Plunket Shield match Wellington yesterday lost eight wickets for 175. The remaining two men were dismised this morning for the addition of 36 runs, and the home side thus won by 58 runs. The game was over in half an hour this morning, Whyte providing the only highlight by hitting Leader three times to the boundary in one over. Went to Fourth Day After it had seemed probable at one stage that it would finish on the second day with a comfortable win for Wellington, the final Plunket Shield match of the season between Otago and Wellington went to the fourth day with the extreme probability of an outright win for Otago. Otago recoverd from the position of facing a deficit of 82 on the first innings and losing 6 for 120 in its second attempt, to that of having only the last two Wellington batsmen to dismiss, and 94 runs in hand. Otago carried its second innings yesterday from 287 for eight wickets to 351 and captured eight Wellington wickets for 175. Details of the scores: OTAGO First innings 138 Second innings 351 Bowling.—Pritchard took four wickets for 107 runs; Ashenden. 2 for 97; Wilson. 1 for 73; Whyte, 1 for 45;'McLeod, 2 for 7. WELLINGTON First innings 220 Second innings E. J. McLeod, c Elmes, b Moloney 28 O. Wrigley, c Mills, b Lemin 6 ,W. G. Rainbird, c and b Moloney 46 J. A. Ongley, c Cutler, b Moloney 6 V. H. du Chateau, c Mills, b Lemin 13 D. S. Wilson, c Moloney, b Elmes 32 W. F. Airey, b Lemin 2 T. Pritchard, b Moloney 7 E. W. Tindill, not out 14 G. L. Whyte, b Lemin 42 J. G. Ashenden, c Tooney, b Lemin 0 Extras 15 f Total 211 Bowling: T. G. Lemin, 5 for 21; D. A. R. Moloney, 4 for 59; C. J. Elmes, 1 for 44; G. J. Robertson, 0 fbr 22; V. G. Leader, 0 for 50,