Wellington Out For 202

Northern Advocate, 1 February 1947, Page 6

Wellington Out For 202

Plunket Shield

(P.A.) DUNEDIN. This Day. Requiring an outright win to annex the Plunket Shield for the season, Wellington put up a bad showing against Otago in the first day’s play yesterday, being dismissed for 202. At stumps, the home side had 37 on the board for the loss of one wicket. The bowling of Ray Robinson, McDougall and Overton was the feature of the day's play. Each secured three wickets.

Tindill and Capstick topped the batting efforts with 44 apiece, and Barber was only seven behind them. Hadlee was batting well at the end of the day and went on today to score 45. BRILLIANT CATCH He was dismissed in sensational fashion while attempting to leg glance a ball from Wilson. Tindill, standing to one side, took a brilliant catch. The total was two for 85 when Roberts joined O’Sullivan, who hoisted the 100 with a drive to the cover boundary off Challies. When Roberts was 12 he had a life, C’Neill dropping a difficult catch in slips off Cave. O'Sullivan was the next batsman to go. McVicar catching him in slips, with the total at 120.

At 3 o’clock Otag'o had seven wickets down for 174. Details are:

WELLINGTON Firsl Innings Tindill. c Gallaway, b McDougall 44 McVicar, b Overton 7 Capstick, b M'cDougall 44 Dempster, b Robinson 1 Ongli-y. b Overton 19 Barber, c Gallaway, b Smith 37 Wilson, c and b McDougall 2 O’Neill, b Robinson 13 Matheson, c Gallaway, b Overton .... 13 Cave, not out 4 Challies, b Robinson 7 Extras 17 Total 202 Bowling: McDougall took 3 for 35; Roberts, 0 for 10; Overton, 3 for 50; Hadlee, 0 for 9; Robinson, 3 for 48: Smith, 1 for 37. OTAGO First Innines Hadlee, c Tindill, b Wilson 45 Mills, c Barber, b Cave 6 O'Sullivan, c McVicar, b O’Neill .... 45 Roberts, not out 19 Robinson, not out 5 Extras 8 Total for 3 wickets 128