SLOW SCORING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17172, 31 January 1930, Page 11

SLOW SCORING

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH

OTAGO V. WELLINGTON

(Per Press Association.)

t DUNEDIN, this day. Tho Blanket Shield match, Otago v. Wellington, .commenced a * Carisbrook Bark this , morning irt dull but . tine weather. The wicket was easy, improving as tlm day progressed. The outfield was slow.

Wellington 4 wou tho toss and hatted. Baker and Foley opened, the former taking strike to Dunning. Baker Lit his third ball to tlio leg boundary, but was neatly caught next bail by Knight, in the slips.—4—l—4. I hillings was the next man. Runs came, slowly, Dunning and Elmos bowling steadily and giving the batsmen lew opportunities. The fielding was keen. When the total reached 26. Leinin replaced Dunning, Lemin. who was making his first appearance in Blanket Shield cricket, was sending down very accurate balls. Allom then . replaced Elms. One hour’s play produced .40 runs, Rollings being 26, and Foley 4. Lemin, having bowled seven overs for eight singles, • was relieved by Maloney. Foley, batting doggedly, reached double.figures after 70 minutes. I[ollings \vas more, aggressive, but anything above a single- was very oxcop-, tionai. When Hollings was 15 ho made a weak stroke to an off break from Maloney, and dragged it on to his wickets.—61 —2—15.

Lowry came on when tho total was 72. Dunning replaced Allom, and Lemin replaced Maloney. Ixunin’s first ball was responsible .for tlio fall.of Hollings, who had been at the crease 87 minutes. —76 —3—46.

Cameron was the next batsman. It was raining lightly, necessitating the use. of sawdust-. Tlio new combination played, carefully, and did not brighten tlio game to any extent, but three fours off Dunnjng by Cameron brought up 100 in 113 minutes. Then Lowry went out leg before to Lemin.—lCO —4 —l7. Cameron was 13 when tiic players adjourned for lunch. Rain was still falling when play was resumed after lunch. McGirr joined Cameron and.the pair carried pn carefully, both gathering in runs .when the opportunity offered. Elmos and Lemin were the bowlers, and sent down very few loose balls. When "Cameron was 17 be succumbed to Elrnes, off Leinin. At 2.15 p.m. rain stopped play. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Baker, c Knight, b Dunning 4 Fowlcy, b Maloney E? Hollings, I) Lemin 46 Lowry, lbw, b Lemin ... 17 Cameron, e Dimes, b Lemin ... 17 McGirr, riot oiiE 18 Ward, not out ... 1 Extras ••• 6 Total for five wickets 124 TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW - Turanganm (v. Civil Service); Olsen, Woodiiehl, Ellis,, McCallum,. Stevenson, Worthington., -Barker, Good, Winter, Oakden, and Jennings. ■ Civil 'Service (x. Turan^nnui)Griffiths, Helean, Panckhurst, . .Simpson, Mason, Bignall, Moir, McKinley, TurHitt, Ogg,. Price -and .Illingworth. City (v. High School): Badhani, Baker, Boer, -Bridge, Dow, Fraser, James, King, Morrison, Scholium and Wilkie.

High School (v. City): L. Thomson, Hei, Greaves, Mace, Grant. Somervell, Carson, Hopkinson, Stokes, Janssen, Barnard, and Stephenson. Celtic: J. and B. Scholium, M. Guthrie, 1). McLauchlan, Nicholson, Reed, Hope, Carter, Kemp, Jamieson and Norman.