AT THE WICKETS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10451, 24 January 1927, Page 5

AT THE WICKETS.

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. Electric Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, Last Night The day’s play in the AVellingtonAuckland I’limket Shield match was full of intere-st. In reply to Wellington's score of 182, Auckland made 307, D-aore scoring 57 and Gillespie 50. Facing a deficit of 125 runs/Wellington opened its second innings disastrously, two wickets being down for three runs. Then the Wellington batsmen settled down and Kortlang and Lowry, by excellent batting carried the score to 173, Kortlang making 58, while- Lowry is 98, not out. Wellington has lost three for 178 when stumps were drawn. Details : WELLINGTON. First Innings 182 Second Innings. Ifiddleston, c Rowntree, b Allcott- 2do R. Worker, c Rowntree, bAiatheson .- ' 1 Kortlang, 1.b.w., b Bowley 58 Lowry, not out- 98 James, not out 4 -Extras 5 Total for three wickets 178 AUCKLAND—First Innings. Bowley, c and b Badcock 33 Mills, b Henderson 33 Sneddon, c McGirr, b Lambert 28 Cooper, c Brice, b Lambert ... 0 Da ore, e Hiddlesto-n, b Henderson 57 Allcott, AY., b Henderson 6 Gillespie, c James, b Henderson 50 Anthony, c James, b Henderson 5 Aiatheson, 1.b.w., b AlcGirr o Player, not out 27 Rowntree, c Brice, b Henderson 7 Extras 25 Total 307 Bowling analysis: Henderson 6 for 70 ; Lambert 2 for 22 ; Badcock 1 for 7 ; AlcGirr 1 for 71 : Hollings 0 for 7 ; Hiddleston 0 for 12 ; Brice 0 for WIN FOR AIANAWATU. Southern Hawke’s Bay and ALuirwatu played a return match at Dannevirke on Saturday, when Manawat.i again gained a victory in a oneday match. the home team batted first and showed .an improvement on its display at Palmerston North during the holidays, the innings realising 208, N. Grant, of Wo-odville, to-p-scoring with 47 runs. Although there "had been several defections from the original selection, the Alanawatu team was a fairly strong one, but the victory was gained as & result of stone-walling by Young, whose patience enabled the li tiers to score the necessary runs. If was not until the ninth’ wicket stand that the required double ceil- 1 tury was attained and after that flic score was brought. t c > 249 for 9 wickets giving Alanawatu the verdict by 41 runs.