CRICKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 14 February 1910, Page 6

CRICKET.

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. AUCKLAND VERSUS OTAGO. [United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Satur. The Pkinket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Otago cricket representatives was resumed in fine weather this morning. About four o"clock in/the afternoon a shower passed over, 'but it did not affect the play. There was a large attendance over 4000 people being present. Tho Auckland team, with 3SI runs for 0 wickets, continued batting solid!;-, and when the innings closed they had established two new records for New Zealand interprovincial cricket. The total score of 579 runs was made, vie largest known while three eeuturits were scored during the innings, and thus set a new precedent. Sale, who was 64 not out, increased his total to 121. The tail batted strongly, the eigthth wicket adding 80 and the tenth 48 runs. A good inninigs whs played by Mason and Anthony Otago faced an apparently hopeless task, and at the call of time had lost 4* wickets for 104 runs— Sicdeberg (38) and Eckhold (31) being the principal scorers. The following are the scores:— AUCKLAND.—Ist innings. Horsepool, c Rutherford, b Fisher 37 Ilemus. c Macartney, b McFarland KM Rolf, •• isub,' Macartney 118 fladden, b' Donwes 3 Sale, run out 1"* Olliff, b Mahoney * Smith, b Macartney 44 Sneddon, c Macareney, b McFar-

lane - 4 foou, o Macartney, b McFarlane 4G • nfchc ny, c Ecfeliold, b Siedeberg 37 Taylor, not out ' < Extras 1!) Total 57J) Bowling analysis: Macartney took 3 wickets for 115 runs; Downes, 1 for 142; Fisher. 1 for 98; McFarlane, 3 for 85; Siedeberg, 1 for 29; Rutherford 0 for 75; Hopkins, 0 for 7; Jliddlestan, 0 for 9. ■*'•'-.' OTAGO.—First innings. Wilson, b Relf 8 Eekhold, c Haddon, b Olliff 31 Rutherford, c Relf. b Hadden < Siedeberg, b Relf ' : 35 Macartney, not unit 8 Macfariane, not out Extras 4 Total for 4 wickets 104 Bowling analysis: Relf took two wickets for 39 runs; Hadden. 1 for 32; Olliff, 1 for 26; Taylor, 0 for J: and Sneddon, 0 for 2. TODAY'S PLAY. AUCKLAND. Monday. The Plunket Snield cricket mate!) was resumed at U o'clock this morning, in fine weather, and tho wicket wearing well. Hemus was unable to play, N and Gay fielded as his substitute. Macartney and Macfarlane faced the bowling of Relf and Olitf. Tup score mounted slowy to 141. wher Relf clean bowled Macartney, who scored 22. Later. At the lunch adjournment Otago had lost 7 wickets for 209. Macartney, b Relf 22 Macfarlane, ,b 01 iffe BU Hopkins, b Oliffe }■ Hiddlestone. not out 57 Fisher, not out 4 Extras G Later. Otago has lost eight wickets for 213. Hiddlestone, b Hadden . 4'.: Otago all out for 237.