PLUNKET SHIELD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 16

PLUNKET SHIELD

LAST GAME OP SERIES CANTERBURY LEADS OTAGO DIFFERENCE OF ONE RUN [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION - ] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday The last game of the Plunket Shield series between Otago and Canterbury was commenced at Lancaster Park today. Otago won the toss and batted, but in spite of the fact that the Canterbury bowling did not appear difficult, the side was dismissed for the comparatively poor total of 173. Otago's score would have been even smaller had the Canterbury fieldsmen taken advantage of a large number of chances. Canterbury was also in sore straits on going to the wickets, but a fine innings by Cromb and a desperate last wicket stand, which realised 12 runs, enabled it to secure a first innings lead of one run. The play was dull for the most part, although, there was some excitement toward the finish of play, when the teams were fighting for a first innings advantage. Details are as follows: OTAGO. —First Innings A. R. Knight, st. Jackman, b Cdbden 14 F. T. Badcock, c Page, b Cobden 39 F. Kerr, b Graham 23 L. Smith, st. Jackman, b Merritt 28 C. J. Elmes, lbw., b Merritt . . 0 K. F. M. Uttley, lbw., b Graham 5 G. M. Mills, c Lester, b Merritt . . 0 J. C. Scandrett, c Hadlee, b Morritt 14 G. McGregor, not out . . . . . 32 J. A. Dunning, b Merritt . . . H 2 R. Silver, c Graham, b Merritt . 12 Extras , . . . . , . . .4 Total . . . v .. . . 173 Bowling.—Graham took two wickets for 32 runs, S. G. Lester none for 23, A. P. Cobden two for 40, W. E. Merritt six for 56, 1. B. Cromb none for 13, F. W. Bellamy none for 5. CANTERBURY.—First Innings F. \V. Bellamy, b Silver . . .• , 1 J. L. Kerr, b Badcock 12 W. A. Hadlee, lbw., b Dunning 14 M. L. Page, c Elmes, b Silver . . 19 I. B. Cromb, c Silver, b Dunning 73 F. P. O'Brien, c Mills, b Dunning 33 A. P. Cobden, lbw., b Dunning . . 1 S. G. Lester, lbw., b Elmes . . . . 2 W. E. Merritt, b Elmes . , . . 0 M. Graham, b Dunning . . .- .. 6 C. K. Jackman, not out .... 5 Extras ~ - . 8 Total . . . . . 174 Bowling.—Silver took two wickets for 31 runs, Badcock one for 39, Dunning five for 50, Elmes two for 27, Smith none for 19.