OTAGO'S FIGHT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22928, 5 January 1938, Page 15

OTAGO'S FIGHT

SECOND INNINGS 335 UTTLEY ANOTHER CENTURY j THREE wickets to burke • AUCKLAND REQUIRES 138 The third day's play in the Plunket Shield cricket match at Eden Park yesterday saw Otago fight back strongly in its second innings, leaving Auckland 138 runs to make for victory. Otago batted practically all day, carrying its overnight score of 30 for no wickets to 335. Auckland in its second innings made 36 for no wickets. Otago compiled 209 in its first innings and Auckland 45/. The match will finish to-day. The Otago captain, K. F. it. Uttley, put up a fine performance in scoring a century in each innings, 132 on Saturday and 138 yesterday. The Auckland batsman, Whitelaw, is the only other cricketer to have scored two eeuturips in the one Plunket Shield match. Bowling Honours Cowie again took the bowling honours with thre* for 64. while tho slow bowler, Burke, justified hi? inclusion by taking three for 91. Cowie in his opening overs bowled much faster than was possible on the first day of the match and in his second over he clean bowled Knight, the batsman playing late at a ball which took his off stump. 36 —I—lo.1—10. Cowie was making the ball fly and the batsmen wisely let many deliveries pass outside the off stump. Matheson, at the other end, kept the scoring in check with a leg trap. Robertson produced a crisp square-cut when Burke came on, twice finding the boundary. After trying patiently for a catch off his own bowling. Burke was given an easy catch by Robertson and dropped it, but in the following over tho same batsman played the ball on to his wicket. 72 —2 —16. Chettleburgh .was uncertain against Burke and was lucky when he reached out, Jackman missing the stumping chince. Cowie came back to replace Math'eson, the batsmen being content to Iplay him quietly. Chettleburgh returned a catch to Burke, but the bowler could' not quite get to it. Chettleburgh was most unenterprising. Matheson's leg trap eventually claimed Chettleburgh's wicket, Carson at forward short leg taking an easy catch. 113—3 —13. \ Howden Opens Confidently

Howden again opened confidently driving Carson hard through' the covers for four. With Uttley he took the score to; 128 before the luncheon adjournment.

On the resumption both batted solidly and looked likely to make , a stand until Howden spooned a dropping bstli from Burke into the bowler's hands. Howden's driving and leg glancing had been very impressive. 150—4 -22.

dPostfes brought himsglf, jmd. was twice in one over driven fop four by Uttley, who after three hours of patient cricket, was opening out. A square-cut off Burke, and a hook off Matheson brought Uttley to 99 -and- in the following over he reached his second century in the match. Uttley had batted , for three r and a-quarter hours. He ldst his partner immediately afterwards, Elmes being bowled by Carson nicely. 198—-5—17. .ithe next run saw Otago pass Auck-

land's first, innings total. Cowie and * Matheson_ took the new ball, TTttley driving Matheson twice to the fence. Stamping Chance Missed saw 31 runs added before he made his first mistake, lifting Cowie to" Pearson at mid-off. 229—6—7. At 123 Uttley was badly missed by Jackman when he jumped out to hit Burke and was given time to scramble back to. his crease. The next ball he drove for four. A hook for four off Cowie brought Uttley to 138 and in the following over he missed the ball when jumping out to Burke, Jackman making sure of the chance this time. 245-t7—138. Afternoon tea came with the score at 259, Dunning (7) and "Frasej (4) being together. Carson clean bowled .Dunning at 263. but Fraser and Groves settled down to a partnership, scoring slowly but making no mistakes. Fraser was more confident than in the ; first innings and 'Move strongly off the slower bowlers, while he watched Cowie closely. At 280 Jackman missed another stumping

chilnce off Burke, Groves being the bataxnan.

Otago reached 300 after five hours' Batting, Fraser running into the forties 81 'the same time. His fifty came with * Cut off Cowie, after 101 minutes' batting;. The same over saw Groves outiZleg before to Cowie. Although urorei scored only 12 . the partnership bad realised 57 runs. 320—9—12. OtapV innings came to a close when Oliver drove a full toss from Weir into the bowler's hands, ' Fraser being not out with 53. Otago's innings lasted and Postles opened Auckinnings, half an hour'* Meady batting taking the score to 3(3 Without floss. .iScor&s:— • > OTAGO First innings . . . . , n ~ 259 Secondl Innings &"ght, b Cowie . . . . . . 10 Si. Uttley, s't Jackman, b -: Bucke . . . . . 138 g. G. Kobertson, b Burke . . .. 16 c Carson, : b Matheson . . . . 13 r ow den, c and b Burke . . 2'2 £ Klines, b Carson . . . . . . 17 rp' §• Pearson, b Cowie . . 7 •J- .i-raser, not out 53 A Dunning, b Carson . . .. 9 proves, lbw, b Cowie . . . . 12 " A. Silver, c and b Weir 11 "Fxtras .. 27 j / Total . , r 335 Bowling ®L' O. M. R. w. : >-jMathes° n ~ 23 7 67 1 XSV* . .. .. 27 8 64 3 & 5.7 H® 1 91 3 S ff 0 - •• V » - »• » . AUCKLAND p !*»t innings . . . . . 4 1. 457 Second Innings • E. Whitelaw, pot out . * . . 16 | \ Postles, riot .out .. .. 19 ; f ,r " '• 7 •• - Total for no wickets .. • • 36 lessrs. O. R. Montgomery and R. • Simmons are umpires.