PLUNKET SHIELD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22955, 5 February 1938, Page 18

PLUNKET SHIELD

MATCH AT DUNEDIN OTAGO MAKES 285 TTTTLEY GOES CHEAPLY WELLINGTON ONE FOE 29 [BY MELEGRAFH —PRESS association] .. ' DUNEDIN. Friday TJie Shield cricket match between Otagci and Wellington was comjnenced at Carisbrook to-day in ideal-conditions. A prolonged spell of dry weather had left the pitch and tho outfield , hard and fast, and the conditions were promising for high scoring. Otago's hopes wore high when "Uttley won the toss, but the local men made a bad start. TTttley was dismissed for threo and Knight for 19, two wickets being down for 28, Robertson made a good stand for 63 anu JMills, 59 not out. Elmes, 39, Groves, 34, and Holden, 22, helped to retrieve the position for Otago, the last wicket falling with the total at 285. Wellington, with 40 minutes in which to bat, lost one wicket for 29, Tindill being run out for 16. Following are the scores: —• OTAGO. —First Innings 'A. R. Knight, c Tindill, b Wilson 19 K. F. M. Uttley, c Larmason, b Pritchard . . . • • • • • • • 3 G. J. Robertson, c Lamason, b Browne 63 C. J. Elmes, c Lamason. b Browne 39 T. Chettleburgh, b Parsloe .... 9 T. Fraser. b Browne 5 A. C. Holden, c Lamason, b Browne 22 G. H. Mills, not out 59 J. A. Dunning, lbw, b Parsloe . • 11 L. J. Groves, c Lamason, b Browne * • 34 R. Silver, c Ell, b Browne , . . . 0 Extras . . . . • • "1

Total . . . . • • • • < • • • 285

Bowling.—T. Pritchard took one wicket for 57 runs, Parsloe two for 36, D. S. Wilson one for 26, H. G. Bice none for 33, J. K. Lamason none for 9, M. Browne six for 89, M. P. for 14.

WELLINGTON.—First Innings

E. W. Tindill, run out . . . • * • 16 H. G. Bice, not out . . . . • • 12 M. Thomas, not out . • . • • • y Extra * •

Total for one wicket . . . . • 29