PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13167, 28 January 1936, Page 5

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET.

WELLINGTON’S VICTORY. OTAGO 80 RUNS SHORT. Electric Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN', January 27. Bright sunshine prevailed for the resumption of the Otago-Wellington Plunket Shield match, the wicket being in excellent order and not giving the bowlers the same assistance ns on previous days. Otago are all out for 229, 80 runs ' befeihd Wellington’s total. Scores: WELLINGTON. First Innings 319 Second Innings 168 OTAGO. First Innings 188 Second Innings. Saxton, b Parsloe 7 Knight, c O’Brien, b Parsloe ... 24 Kerr, b Parsloe O Badcock, La mason, b Wilson 9 Elmes, o Blandford, b Parsloe 30 Cavanagh, c O'Brien, b Parsloe 63 Dunning, o Ashonden, b Parsloe 4 TJttley, c Lamason, b Parsloe ... 8 Smith, c Ell, b Griffiths 54 Mills, b Griffiths 4 Dickinson, not out . 1 Extras 19 Total 229 Bowling analysis: Parsloe, seven wickets for 66 runs; Wilson, one for 38; Griffiths, two for 32; Gallichan, none for 33; Ashenden, none for 9; Lamason, none for 22. M.C.C. AND TARANAKI. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. Taranaki dismissed M.C.C. for 221 in their first innings to-day by good general < ricket in the field, but in their turn batted poorly to be all out for 66. M.C.C. in their second innings had reached 14 without loss of a wicket. Taranajci gave a very poor display of batting. Although the attack was always deadly, nervousness and lack of experience j probably caused the batsmen to j play much below form. Scores; M.C.C. First Innings. Smith, b Dormer 47 Sims, lbw b Pritchard 51 Hardstaff, b Dormer 6 Lyttelton, b Pritchard O Human, c and b Christensen ... 30 Lajigridge, lbw b Christensen ... 12 Mitchell-innes, c Priest, b Dormer ’. 4 Griffiths, b Pritchard 12 Powell, c Pritchard, b Christensen 7 Bead, b Christensen 4 Baxter, not out 0 Extras 18 Total 221 Bowling analysis: Christensen, four for 49 • Betts, none for 37 ; Pritchard, three for 52; Dormer, three for 40; Groombridge. none for 25. Second Innings. Sims, not out 8 Lyttelton, not out 5 Extras 1 Total for no wickets 14 TARANAKI. First Innings. Nasmith, c Griffith, b Baxter ... 1 W. Barker, b Baxter 13 Betts, b Baxter O Larkin, b Baxter 6 H. Barker, c Human, b Sims ... 6 Donnelly, b Sims 4 Priest, lbw b Sims 2 Pritchard, b Sims 3 Dormer, run out 7 Christensen, not out 13 Extras 11 Total 66 Bowling analysis: Read, none for 19: Baxter, four for 14 : Sims,* five for 19; Langridge, none for three. “ AUSSTES’ AFRICAN TOUR. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. • JOHANNESBURG, January 27. Australia in their first innings against Transvaal had lost six wickets for 294 at lunch. Fmgleton, b Gay don 110 Darling, c Coen, b Nupen 70 Chipperfield. b Lang ton 23 -Sievers, not out 38 Barnett, e Gay don, b Langton 6 Grimmett, not out 16 Extras 23 Total for six wickets 294 The weather was fine and warm and the wicket perfect. Darling was the victim of a great catch at deep square leg. He hit nine fours. Chipperfield bit two fours in succession and was then bowled bv a beautiful og turn. There was another sensation when Fingleton was bowled in the first ball of Gaydon’s next over, the ball 'keeping low and shooting in sharply. Fingleton displayed delightful forcing tactics. He hit eleven fours. Transvaal in their first innings made 160.