WELLINGTON ALL OUT

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12352, 23 January 1926, Page 5

WELLINGTON ALL OUT

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH SEVEN WICKETS TO DICKINSON OTAGO, FIVE FOR 77 p Far Frees Association. DUNEDIN, January 22. The Plnnket Shield cricket match between .Otago and ‘Wellington opened at Carisbrook this morning. 1110 Otago team was greatly strengthened by the inclusion of A. Allqo and Worker, who have jnst returned from touring witK the New Zealand team in Australia, and Shepherd and Dickinson. The feature of the day’s‘play was rather the dominanoe of the ball over, tfie bat. Wellington, after - getting first use of the wicket,' were disposed of for 270 by 4.45 p.m. Without Hiddleston and Dempster _ the score would have been poor indeed, Kortlang being the only other who was at home with tbe bowling. Dickinson bowled splendidly, and came out with an average of seven for 90. The visitors were greatly assisted by Otago’s facility for dropping catches, and five good cbanqes were missed. Hiddleston was dropped at 23. A high north wind blew all day and filled the air with dust, and about four o’clock light rain began to fall. The Otago batsmen started briskly, and soon played themselves in, and showed more enterprise in running; nevertheless their performance was by no means reassuring to their supporters. When stumps were drawn Qtago had lost five wickets for 77. Hiddleston and Collins were the pioneer batsmen. Dickinson took up the howling from the railway end. and to Collins, and a surprised thrill of applause went through the spectators when his very first hall knocked Collins’s off stump out of the ground. o—l—o.

Korlang. the incomer, opened the scoring, though he did not seem. too happy to Torranoe. With the total at 23 Arthur Alloo replaced Dickinson. At the close of the first hour SS runs, including four byes, had heen scored. Kortlang was stepping out to A. C Alloo’* nigh slows, and getting them on the full, hut the field was weUplaoed. Shepherd took a ball from Torrance and Hiddleston cut'his first for one. Kortlang stepped across to his third, and was given out lbw ; 86—2 —36. He had been at the wickets for 103 minutes. Dempster followed, and the adjournment was taken with the total at twe for 93. Hiddleston went for a drive off Dickinson, but hit/across, and lost his wicket, 125—3—73. He bad been in just three hours, and had clayed a sound if cautious innings. McGirr was the newcomer. Both he and Dempster showed enterprise in running. between the wickets. Off Dickinson’s sixth ball, which appeared to be outside the leg stump, McGirr was given out lbw. 155—4—21. McLeod, a left-hander followed, and a few minutes later 170 went up. The scoring rate improved considerably, and the second century was reached in 198 minutes. Dickinson was bowling again, - and be sent down an excellent over, the sixth ball clean howling MeLeod. 204—6—26. Banks was the next, and after scoring a single, got in front to Dickinson, and went out lbw._2l2 —6—I. Badoock took his place. Dempster gob Dickinson on tbe full to the square leg boundary, making his own score 52, and the total 220. Badcook was shaping uncomfortably to Dickinson, who sent him a maiden. He was going lame as the result of an injury received in a practice before the match. Two hundred and fifty was called. The last ball of the over Dempster cut into Blamire’s hands in the slips. 259— 7 —70. Dempster had been at the wickets for 135 minutes for a very valuable 70, though the innings was marred by two chances. His runs were compiled stylishly and attractively. Tattersall came in, and was clean bonded by Zimmerman before be had scored. 256—8—0. Bride, the captain, followed, and after giving al chance was dean howled' by Dickinson. 258 —7—l. • Henderson was last man m, and the end came when Badcook cut Dickinson, and Zimmerman took a nice catch low down. 270—10 —17. The whole innings occupied 263 minutes. Shepherd and Worker took first strike -for'’©teg®. , MeGiar kipeoed .-the

bawling to Shepherd. Twenty went up for 10 minutes’ play. Then Shepherd played back to a straight one of Mb- ; Girr’s, and was clean bowled. 20—1— 1 9, Cheriy was next, and he touched MoGirr into Badcock’s hands. 26—2—0. McMullan followed and brought 30 , up by cutting McGirr to the boundary. Sixty was -signalled, and Henderson, the fast bowler, was put on. The fifth ball Worker tried to put to leg, but he was bowled. 62 —3—33. H. C. Alloo camq next, and shortly after McMullan was howled by Brioe, 64—4—19. A. W. Alloo took his place, and after 1 four balls Brice got H. C. Alloo. 70—5 i —6. Blamires filled the vacancy. A. Al- j 100 added one off Henderson, and I Blamires got /another through the j slips. Stumps were drown at six with j the score at five wickets for 77 runs, WELLINGTON—First Innings. J. S. Hiddleston, b Dickinson 73 D. C. Collins, b Dickinson 0 B. J. Kortlang, lbw, b Shepherd... 361 S. Dempster, o Blamires, b Zimmerman 70 H. McGirr, lbw, b Dickinson 21 E. McLeod, b Dickinson 2ft 1 J. E. Banks, lbw, b Dickinson 1 i F. T. Badcock, o Zimmerman, b 1 Dickinson 17 H. Tattersall, b Zimmerman .Of W. S. Brice, b Dickinson j ,- M. Henderson, not out 5 ) Extras 90 Total "270 Bowling _ analysis—Dickinson, 208 balls, 5 maidens, 90 runs, 7 wickets; Torrance, 136 balls, 7 maidens, 47 runs; A. W. Alloo, 136 balls, 4 maidens, 73 runs: H. O. Alloo, 32 balls, 15 runsj Shepherd, 48 balls, 18 runs, 1 wicket: Zimmerman, 43 balls, 1 maiden, 8 runs, 2 wickets OTAGO. First Innings. F. Shepherd, b McGirr 9 R. Worker, b Henderson 33 B Cherry, c Badcock, b McGirr ...• 0 J. McMwlan, b Brice 19 H. C. Alloo, lbw, b Brice 6 A. W. Alloo, not out 1 1 E. O. Blamires, not out ■_ 1 - Extras ...'. 8 Total for five wickets 77, Bowling analysis.—McGirr, 48 balls, 30 runs, two wickets; Badcock, 32 balls, 1 maiden, 23 runs; Brice, 16 balls, 12 runs, two wickets; Henderson, 16 balls, 4 runs, one wicket.