CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 11

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAY

AUCKLAND’S GOOD LEAD

EIGHT DOWN FOR .147

iPer Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. Overnight rain iiad taken all the sting out of tho Carisbrook wicket, and when piny was resumed m the Auckland v. Otago Plunket .Shield game, the batsmen had the advantage of a dead easy wicket, Auckland, with five wickets down for 216, resumed their first innings with Vivian (21) and Wallace (6). Dickinson and Badcock opened the attack for U-tago. Runs came slowly, the batting being scriqmlously correct, but unnecessarily cautious. Occasionally, however, Vivian connected crisply with off stuff, while Wallace showed a greater liking for the Dunning and Elmes wero tried without avail, runs, if anything, coining a trifle faster.

A total, of 25CL.was hoisted at the end of 45 minutes’ play. A little later, Wallace played Elmes on to his wicket. —250—6—19.

Edmonds, tho newcomer, was dropped in the slips off his first ball from Dunning. When facing Elmes, however, Edmonds got his leg in front, and was out for 0ne.—252—7—1.

Vivian was now partnered by Sale, and reached 50 after twice bolting Elmes round to the leg pickets, his time being 92 minutes. Sale was putting up a stubborn defence, tho policy of the batsmen evidently being to make sure of a first innings lead before opening out. bale broke his duck, and at the same time gave his side a first innings lead, by straight driving Elmes for three. Apart from a few Hashing strokes to the off, Vivian was still fairly quiet, scoring at the same rate as previously. Dickinson took over the ball from Elmes, and a little later Elmes came on at the other end. Sale, who gave the impression of being a sound young batsman, scored a three and two twos with well timed strokes to tho on, and went on to raise 290 with a good straight drive to the boundary off Elmes. It took 359 minutes to reach the third century. Vivian, whose best policy now seemed to bo to hit out, laid himself open to a suspicion of playing either for a personal century or his average. The score at the luncheon adjournment was 319 for seven .wickets.’

After the adjournment, Dickinson and Badcock took up the attack. Sale hit Badcock powerfully to the leg pickets, and Vivian, at last showing more enterprise, twice banged Dickinson to square leg for four. At 2 o’clock, 330 was on the hoard. when he was 96, Vivian survived an appeal for a catch (behind the stumps, and had another anxious moment a few halls later, when Dickinson missed the stumps by a whisker. Sale, at 20, was dropped by Chettlcburgh at point, off ißadcock. Vivian remained for a long time at 99, but at length reached the century with n two off Dickinson. He took 191 minutes. The score at 2.20 was Auckland 347 for seven wickets. Vivian went a few moments later without further score, when Smith took a low hard hall off Badcock at second slip. Details OTAGO First Innings 278 AUCKLAND First Innings Mills, c Smith, b Badcock ... ... 70 iWhitclaw, lbw., b Dunning 22 Weir, c Cavanagh, b Dunning .... 45 Bush, c Clark, b Dickinson 30 Vivian, e Smith, 1> Badcock ... .101 Townsend, e Dunning, b Elmos ... 11 Wallace, b Elmes ... 19 Edmonds, lbw., b Elmes 1 Sale, not out 33 Extras la Total for eight wickets 347

WELLINGTON RECOVER

SIX WICKETS FOR 211

PROLIFIC PARTNERSHIP

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Wellington were in a desperate position when they continued their second innings against Canterbury in the l'lunket Shield match to-day. They needed 168 runs to avert an innings defeat., and yesterday had lost two wickets for 33 runs.

This morning another wicket fell early. The wicket was playing true when Ell and Tindill resumed the innings. Eli scored a three off the last ball of the first over from Graham. Roberts relieved him and kept the batsmen quiet. Tlie spell was broken when Ell tapped Andrews past mid-on for a single. Tindill snicked the next ball into the slips and Bellamy took a nice catch.— 57—3—11.

Lamason opened Ins account by driving an over-pitclied ball off Andrews for a pair. He was the first to score off Roberts, taking tlirco off the fifth over, a two to the slips and a single to fine log. At 48, Lester relieved Andrews. Lamason reached double figures with a single to the slips. With the score at 56, Bellamy came on. The scoring began to speed up, and Lamason reached 20 in 35 minutes with a two through the slips. Graham relieved Bellamy, aiul Lamason cut the second ball uppishly to tlio boundary to bring 90 up. Both batsmen were playing confidently. Lamason, especially, seemed quite at home with the bowling. Lamason brought 100 up after 115 minutes, and things seemed slightly more cheerful for Wellington. Lamason was then 46, and Ell 20.

Taking over from Bellamy, Graham was cut to the boundary behind point by Lamason, who. also turned him to fine leg for a brace. Lester'struck Ills length, which slowed up the scoring, sending down three maidens in succession. Roberts took over from Graham at the south end. Off an easy-paced pitch, Lamason and Ell were doing a lot to retrieve Wellington’s position. Bellamy came on again at the north end. Hadlee was replaced in the field by O’Brien. Hadlee had strained a muscle.

Lamason .steered Roberts through the slips for two, reaching 50 in 70 minutes. Ho was batting exceedingly well. Ell was not so fast, but never looked like going out. Jle reached 30 with a four to fine leg off Roberts, surviving a legbefore appeal two balls later. At 60, Lamason was dropped by Allen behind tlie wickets, off Roberts, the chance being a hard one low down. Relieving Bellamy, Andrews was late cut to the fence by 'Ell. The partnership had put on ICO runs in 83 minutes. When 60, Lamason cent a snick into the slips off Andrews, fust too short for Bellamy to hold. Two balls after

lie survived a leg-before appeal. In the next over, bo turned Andrews to tlio leg for a pair, and a three, and then repeated the shot off Roberts for a two. The Canterbury bowling appeared to be impotent for tlie first time in tjie shield scries. Lamason, who was now 70, again cut Andrews to the boundary, bringing tlio total to 150. Lester was cut for a two, and pulled for a boundary by Ell, the batsman entering the forties. Bellamy came on for the last over before lunch, and a single to Lamason made the total 168. Now the defteit was wiped off, and seven wickets were still to fall, and Lamason amt Ell looked capable of batting alt day. It was beginning to look as though the home side, in getting Wellington so cheaply in the first innings, had been just a little lucky. At 49, Ell was dropped by Lester, the howler. At luncheon, tlie total was 171 for three wickets. Scores : CANTERBURY

First- Innings ... ... ... 323 WELLINGTON

First Innings ... ... ••• ••• 165 —Second Innings— Whyte, b Roberts ® Ward, b Graham Tindill, c Bellamy, 1> Andrews ... U Ell, c Bellamy, b Andrews 73 Lamason, c. Kerr, )> Bellamy ••• 90 Morgan, not out 6 Tricklebaiilc, c Roberts, b Andrews 0 Wareliam, not out ... ... ... 9 E'xtras ... ... ••• Total for six wickets ... ... 211

NO PLAY TO-DAY HAWKE CUP M ATCH (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON! N., ibis day. There will be no play in the Hawke Cup match until to-morrow morning owing to rain.