CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12354, 26 January 1926, Page 10

CRICKET

BY FIVE WICKETS ' OTAGO BEAT WELLINGTON GOOD SCORE BY GALLAND. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 25. The Plunket Shield match between Otago and Wellington was resumed today. Otago required 1 182 to win, and the runs were made for the loss of five wickets. Worker and Shepherd opened the innings, the former being caught in the slips by Hiddleston off McGirr after scoring 4. . After the addition of a single Shepherd pulled a ball from Brice to the leg and Badcock took, a fine catch. Two wickets were down for 8. When Galland waa 19 he skied a ball from Badcock, but McGirr, through a misunderstanding, missed a simple catch. Both batsmen were playing carefully against 1 the accurate bowling of McGirr and Badcock. The batsmen kept together until the total was 99, when Galland sent a ball off iHenderson to Badcock at third elip, the catch being accepted. Galland'a score of 53 included two sixes. McMullan and A. W. Alloo stayed at the wickets until the luncheon adjournment, when the score was 112, t When the score was 123 Henderson clean bowled McMullan, who had played a valuable innings for 38. Blamires filled the .vacancy and put on 16, for which he shaped Well, but in trying to pull a straight ball to leg he put his leg in front. Cherry partnered Alloo until the runs required were obtained. Scores WELLINGTON. First Innings „ 270 Second Innings , 150 OTAGO. First Innings 289 Second Innings. Worker, c Hiddleston, b McGirr 4 Shepherd, c Badcock, b Brice S McMullan, b Henderson SB Galland, c Badcock, b Henderson ... 53 A. W. Allooo, not out 8X Blamires, lbw b Hiddleston 18 Cherry, not out 17 Extras .« 20 Total lor live wickets ISO Bowling analysis.—Brice took one wickets for 38 runs; McGirr. one for 33; Badcock, none for 48; Henderson, two for 33; Hiddleston, one for 10