PLUNKET SHIELD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23109, 8 February 1937, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD

WELLINGTON SCORES 445 AUCKLAND’S IMPRESSIVE REPLY CARSON AGAIN BRILLIANT (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Feb. 6. After an uncertain start Auckland fought back magnificently in the Piunket Shield match against Wellington at Eden Park to-day, The weather was again fine and the wicket perfect. The attendance was 12,000. At one stage Auckland had lost six wickets for 210, but grand batting by Carson, who scored 1m not out, retrieved the position, and .the home team at the drawing of stumps had scored 408 for seven wickets. As a result Auckland still has a fighting chance of obtaining a first innings lead. The outstanding bowler for Wellington was Gallichan, who took five for 90. For the greater part of the day he maintained a perfect length, but towards the end his figures suf-

fered at the hands of Carson. The visitors shone in the field, with Donnelly outstanding, and Tindill gave a fine performance behind the stumps. Forty minutes sufficed to terminate Wellington’s innings this morning. Parsloe was well caught at silly midon by Spring off Matheson. 426—8 16.

Although Gallichan was batting soundly, Griffiths was soon clean bowled by Cowie. 437—9 —5, Ashenden met a similar fate in the fast bowler’s next over, and the innings closed for 445, scored in 400 minutes.

A brilliant start was made for Auckland by Whitelaw and Wallace, who scored freely off Parsloe and Ashenden. Wallace, particularly, was in his best form, and the first 50 was raised in 35 minutes. Gallichan’s steady length checked the scoring rate, and eventually Whitelaw, in playing forward to the lefthander, was magnificently stumped by Tindill. 85—1—22. Meanwhile Wallace had reached 50 in 56 minutes, playing one of the finest opening innings seen at Eden Park for many years. At lunch he and Weir had taken the score to 90 fot one wicket.

Wallace did not survive long after lunch. Parsloe seemed to bowl with added pace, and Wallace, after one wild swing, touched the next ball to Tindill. 104—2—69. Wallace made his runs in 85 minutes. Gallichan and Lamason now slowed down the scoring, the latter bowling to a leg field. Two valuable wickets were down, and Auckland suffered a further reverse when Vivian, after half an hour’s solid batting, snicked Gallichan to give Tindill his third successive wicket. 133—3—12. Then came one of the thrills of the match. Joined by Carson, Weir stepped out to Gallichan and drove him for what appeared to be a perfect six. O’Brien, however, fielding right on the boundary, jumped and held an amazing one-hand catch. 143—4—34.

At this stage the Manawatu left hander had taken three for 29 off 16 overs. Carson opened in rather uncertain fashion, but Emery played several neat shots through Lamason’s leg field. Ultimately the latter went for a big hit off Gallichan and mishit the ball to Ashenden at square leg 177—5—13.

Spring opened solidly enough, but Griffiths came on after Gallichan had bowled 14 overs unchanged. The slow bowler beat Spring, and, with a smart piece of stumping Tindill secured his fourth wicket. 210—6 —l2.

Matheson came in to play the rock game with Carson, who had now settled down to hit the ball hard, and the sure left-hander reached 50 just before tea in 71 minutes, with the score at 218 for six wickets. After tea Carson rattled on the runs in great style, being especially severe on Griffiths and playing forceful shots all round the wicket. He reached the hundred in 118 minutes and received a great ovation from the crowd. At 107 Carson gave his first chance, being dropped by Ashenden at mid-on off Gallichan. The Wellington fielding had been excelled, with Donnelly saving innumerable runs in the outfield and Ell and du Chateau also performing brilliantly. Auckland’s third hundred appeared in 255 minutes Under the circumstances Matheson was playing a great fighting innings, but, after assisting to add 102 in 84 minutes, he went for a big hit off Gallichan and was bowled. 312—7 -21.

Auckland continued to fight. Garrard started off in his best style, and, with Carson hitting the bowling all over the field, the last threeouarters of an hour yielded 96 runs. Carson reached a great 150 in 176 minutes, and the pair were still together at the drawing of stumps, when, after 310 minutes’ batting, the home team’s total was 408 for seven wickets. Scores: — WELLINGTON First Innings D. A. R. Moloney, b Cowie .. 190 E. W. Tindill, b Cowie .... 3 V H. du Chateau, c Marshall, b Vivian 32 J. Ell. hit wicket, b Garrard 51 M O’Brien, b Cowie 51 J R. Lamason. c Carson, b Emery .. .. ; 31 M. P. Donnelly, b Spring .. .. 22 N. Gallichan, not out 33 C. Parsloe, c Spring, b Matheson 16 B. Griffiths, b Cowie 5 J. Ashenden, b Cowie 0 Extras 11 Total 445

Bowling Analysis

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0. M. R. W. Cowie .. 29.4 3 81 5 Matheson .. 25 8 58 1 Garrard ..36 3 102 1 Vivian .. 23 1 73 1 Spring .. 13 — 48 1 Weir .... 8 — 29 Carson .. 3 1 11 Emery .. 13 2 32 1 AUCKLAND First Innings P. E. Whitelaw. st Tindill, b Gallichan 22 W M. Wallace, c Tindill, b Parsloe 69 G L. Weir c O’Brien, b Gallichan 34 H. G. Vivian, c Tindill, b Gallichan 12 W. Carson, mt out 176 R A. Emery, c Ashcnden. b Gallichan 13 L. R. Spring, st Tindill. b Griffiths 12 A. M. Matheson, b Gallichan .. 21 D. R. Garrard, not out 37 Extras 12 Total for seven wickets 408