OTAGO OPENS POORLY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27277, 31 December 1949, Page 6

OTAGO OPENS POORLY

BRABIN SHIELD CRICKET CENTURY TO FARRANT FOR CANTERBURY PA CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 30. Canterbury batted first in the Brafain Shield match against Otago which began at Hagley Park today, and after being one down for 40 and six down for 72 at different stages, D. R. Farrant and D. D. Wilson combined in a partnership which raised more than 80 runs. Farrant made 116 runs not out in 291 minutes. He played an invaluable innings and kept the side together when wickets were falling quickly, and it was mainly through his contribution that Canterbury made 262 runs. At stumps Otago had made 49 runs for the loss of three wickets. Scores:— Canterbury First Innings D. R. Farrant, not out 116 J. E. Coates, b Alabaster .. .. 23 R.C. Whyte, c Flaws, b Harrington 3 M. B- Poore, b Burrows 10 C. Price, b Burrows 0 M. P. O’Malley, b Alabaster .. .. 0 G. Wainscott, b Alabaster .. .. 0 D. D. Wilson, c and b Payne .. 44 D. McKeown, c Johnston, b Payne 18 J. Harliwick, c Burrows, b Payne 18 J. McDonald, c Harrington, b Payne 6 Extras 24 Total 262 Bowling Analysis.—J. Aitkenhead, 14 overs, 6 maidens, 33 runs, no wickets; C. Johnston. 13, 5, 23, 0; Payne, 24.4, 7, 64, 4; R. Harrington, 12, 3 22, 1; J. Alabaster, 32, 10, 80, 3; I. Burrows, two for 40. Otago First Innings I. H. Burrows, c White, b Harliwich 12 C. Johnston, bP. O’Malley .. .. 14 B. Collie, b Harliwich 0 R. Long, not out 16 Extras '

Total for three wickets

Bowling Analysis—O’Malley, 7,3, 9,1; McDonald, 8,3, 6,0; Harliwich. 8,3, 12, 2.