CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 22486, 22 January 1935, Page 6

CRICKET

PLUNKET SHIELD AUCKLAND’S WINNING. POSITION WHITELAW’S RECORD (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 21. With attractive batting and steady bowling Auckland played themselves definitely into a winning position when the Plunket Shield cricket match against Wellington was continued at Eden Park to-day. The wicket remained good, although it began to show signs of wear in the last hour ot

carried their second innings score to 431 runs for the loss of seven wickets when Vivian declared. The Wellington bowling was completely mastered, most of the batsmen throwing their wickets away m forcing the pace. P. E. Whitelaw, who scored a century in the first innings, established a record for Plunket Shield games by following in the second innings with 155. He and J. E. Mills scored 184 for the first wicket and later L. F. Townsend gave an aggressive display for 90 not out. , Wellington batted after tea and lost four wickets for 85 runs. .With only six wickets in hand the visitors still were 492 short of Auckland’s total. Details:—

AUCKLAND. First Innings 401 Second Innings. P. E. Whitelaw c Rainbird b Lamason 155 J E. Mills b Tricklebank. 84' G. L. Weir c Morgan b Lamason 34 H. G. Vivian c and b Lamason 26 L. F. Townsend not out . 90 V. S. Sale b Lamason 4 R. G. Bush c Blundell b Morgan 2 M. Wallace , b Griffiths 9 A. W. McCoy not out 20 Extras’ 8 Total for seven wickets (declared) 431 Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Blundell 37'* 5 101 0 Tricklebank 20 2 66 1 Lamason 32 3 109 4 Griffiths 12 0 66 1 Morgan o “ 62 1 McLeod 6 0 14 0 Rainbird ' 2 0 6 0 WELLINGTON. First Innings 255 Second Innings. R. H. Whyte b Cowie 8 E. W. Tindall not out 36 J. Ell b Vivian ' , S. Ward c Vivian b Townsend 10 17 E. G. McLeod lbw b Townsend 4 J. R. Lamason not out 2 :■ Extras 8 Total for four wickets 85