PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23735, 6 February 1939, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Auckland’s Big

Total 489 SCORED AGAINST WELLINGTON RECORD EIGHTH WICKET PARTNERSHIP (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 4. Auckland has played itself into a winning position after two days’ play in the Plunket Shield cricket match against Wellington at Eden Park. Auckland which scored 332 for seven wickets on the first day carried its total to 489 and Wellington had lost foiy wickets for 182. Conditions were ideal for cricket, the wicket and out-field being much faster than on the first day. One of the features of the day’s play was the record partnership for the eighth wicket between W. N. Carson and A. M. Matheson which yielded 189 runs. The previous Auckland record of 111 was held by P. Gerrard and A. S. Player established in the match against Canterbury at Eden Park in the 1925-26 season. Until this match the shield record of 154 was held by F. T. Badcock and K. C. James for Wellington against Canterbury in 1923-24. Carson who was 66 not out and Matheson (5) started quietly this morning but later opened out and scored very freely. The pair, who were still together at the luncheon adjournment, added 130 runs for the morning’s play. Carson was eventually dismissed at 136 and Matheson scored 90.

Wellington made a bad start, losing four wickets for 61 runs. A brilliant partnership between two colts, J. A. Ongley (71 not out) and W. G. Rainbird (51 not out) yielded 121 runs fox the fifth wicket. Both batted most confidently, Ongley being more impressive by using a greater variety of shots." Wellington’s most successful bowler was T. L. Pritchard who took five wickets for 99 runs. His success was well deserved as he trundled very steadily throughout the Auckland innings. He seldom lost much of his pace. Three of Wellington’s wickets fell to H. G. Vivian at one stage for the cost of only six runs. Ongley and Rainbird, however, played him confidently and he finished with three for 33. Scores:—

AUCKLAND First Innings A. J. Postles b Ashenden 8 P. E. Whitelaw c and b Harpur 56 W. M. Wallace c Ashenden b Gallichan , 23 11. G. Vivian c Rainbird b Pritchard 5 G. L. Weir c Ell b Browne 54 V. J. Scott c Tindell b Lamason 61 V. S. Sale c Lamason b Pritchard 38 W. N. Carson c Gallichan b Pritchard 136 A. M. Matheson b Pritchard 90 R. Skeet not out 0 J. Cowie b Pritchard 0 Extras 18 TOTAL 489 Bowling Analysis

WELLINGTON First Innings E. W. Tindill c Matheson b Cowie 4 J. R. Sheffield c Carson b Vivian 26 T. L. Harpur c Skeet b Vivian 10 J. Ell c Postles b Vivian 14 J. A. Ongley not out 71 W. G. Rainbird not out * 51 Extras 6 TOTAL for four wickets 182 GOOD BOWLING BY OTAGO CANTERBURY DISMISSED FOR 202 (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 5. The fall of five wickets for only 24 runs ended Canterbury’s early hopes of a big score yesterday, when with no wickets down for 84 it continued its first innings against Otago at Carisbrook. The weather was overcast and there was light rain during the lunch adjournment and early afternoon. The wicket was in good order but the outfield was a little heavy.

Canterbury’s first wicket fell at 102, Bellamy going for 38, and then a collapse started, Donnelly, Menzies, Cromb and Anderson all failing against the bowling of Moloney and Silver. Kerr’s 73 was the brightest patch of the innings, but Webb (40) and Shand (22) helped to. take the total to 202. Otago started promisingly in the second innings, Knight getting 41, but five wickets were down for 146 at “stumps,” Moloney, who took 4 for 53 in Canterbury’s innings, being undefeated with 53. Scores: OTAGO First innings 266 Second Innings S K. F. M. Uttley b Mulcock 14 A. R. Knight c Donnelly b Cromb 41 G. J. Robertson run out 29 D. A. R. Moloney not out 53 C. J. Elmes c Menzies b Donnelly 3 G. H. Mills c Davis b Cromb 0 Extras 6 TOTAL (for five wickets) 146 Fall of wickets: One for 49, 2 for 67, 3 for 141, 4 for 146, 5 for 146. Bowling Analysis

CANTERBURY First Innings J. L. Kerr c Cavanagh b Moloney 73 F. W. Bellamy b Silver 38 M. P. Donnelly c Knight b Silver 1 R. E. J. Menzies b Moloney 0 I. /B. Cromb b Silver 6 W. McD. Anderson run out 0 R. C. Shand c Knight b Leader " 22 R. C. Webb lbw b Moloney 40 D. H. Davis not out 11 E. Mulcock run out 1 F. W. Newton b Moloney 2 Extras 8 TOTAL 202 Fall of wickets: One for 102, 2 for 112, 3 for 113, 4 for 122, 5 for 124, 6,

for 126, 7 for 169, 8 for 197, 9 for 198, 10 for 202.

CANTERBURY SIDE OUTPLAYED — \ D. A. R. MOLONEY’S GOOD “DOUBLE” (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 5. After ending the first day in _ the promising position of having dismissed Otago for 266 and started in reply with 83 runs for no wickets, Canterbury was outplayed on the second day oi tne match. The morning’s play was disastrous for the visitors. The first wicket fell at 102 but five more batsmen were out with only 24 runs added and the last wicket fell at 202 runs, 64 behind Otago’s first innings score. Otago batted for most of 'he afternoon and scored 146 for five wickets before bad light caused an abandonment oi play for the day, 15 minutes before the scheduled time of drawing stumps. Play started with J. L. Kerr and F. W. Bellamy continuing Canterbury s innings and they brought iOO up.for the first wicket by good cricket. Then R. Silver and D. A. R. Moloney, fast and slow bowler respectively, took charge of the game and/for half an hour or so wickets fell at a rate that was alarming to the visitors. Shapd and R. C. Webb then became associated in a partnership that added 43 runs for the seventh wicket but Canterbury at no stage looked like recovering sufficiently to head Otago’s total. Kerr’s 73 easily was the best performance of the innings. He played strokes all round the wicket like a good batsman in top form and he Had bad luck in getting out to a brilliant catch off a hard-driven ball. The Otago side altogether was more impressive in the field, than it was on the first day. The bowling was handled with more appreciation of the value of variety in attack and Silver and Moloney both bowled at their best. They were responsible for the collapse which resulted, through the dismissal of such good batsmen as M. P. Donnelly, R. E. J. Menzies and I. B. Cromb for small totals. Both kept a good length and Moloney turned the ball sufficiently to make all the batsmen play him carefully. He finished with four wickets tor 53 runs in 18.6 overs, an excellent performance for a slow bowler who really is not a stock bowler. Silver earned his three wickets and G. J. Robertson and V. J. Leader also bowled well. Otago’s fielding yesterday was first rate, and the catching gpod, nothing being missed and very few runs being given away in the field. . . Otago was given a fair start m its second innings, A. R. Knight playing some good cricket in scoring 41. He was going for his strokes confidently and hitting the ball crisply and some £>f his shots were delightful It was not until Moloney and Robertson became associated though that the batsmen were in full charge of the game. Moloney immediately settled down to play most attractive cricket, producing a wide range of strokes with great freedom and taking full value from anything loose. The pair added 73 runs in an hour, and of those Moloney had scored 51. Robertson was not always happy, but he is not a free type of batsman. Both used their feet well to the slow bowlers and hit the ball as though they meant it, which was a welcome innovation m Otago cricket this season. V. G. Cavanagh’s innings on the first day was the only other chapter of aggressiveness with which the side can be credited this season.

Robertson unfortunately was run out almost in exactly the same way as Moloney was run out against Auckland 'when the same partnership was broken. Then two wickets fell quickly, C. 'J. Elmes scoring only three and G. H. Mills, scorer of a century against Auckland, getting a “pair” z for the match. Moloney finished the day with 53 not out to add to a valuable bowling performance and the side’s total of 146 for five wickets.

The game is in an interesting position. Neither side can be said to have the advantage although the fact that E. Mulcock, Canterbury’s stock bowler, suffered a recurrence of his leg trouble and had to leave the field was not a favourable . omen for Canterbury’s prospects. If he is unable to bowl tomorrow as well as he can Canterbury’s attack, which is not strong in any case, will be very weak indeed. The position is that Otago has a lead of 210 runs with five wickets in hand. Rims on the slate are always an advantage, but Canterbury has a strong batting side. There is material in the visiting side to score a big total and still two days’ play. WELLINGTON RESULTS WELLINGTON, February 5. University 208 (McMillan 59, Vietmeyer 52) met Hutt 59 for none (Kemp 36, Capstick 19). Bowling for Hutt McLeod took four for 63, Downes two for 40, Muir one for 30, Champness two for 57.

institute 241 (A. McLean 33, R. McLean 30, M. Henderson 27, McKeown 24, Bezant 21, Lang 26) met Midland, 68 for none (Hepburn 36, Dustin 28). Bowling for Midland' O’Reilly took seven for 79.

Wellington College Old Boys 268 (Boyes 47, Whyte 47, Rough 44) met Kilbirnie 87 for none (Ward 44, Rice 28). Bowling for Kilbirnie A. Ashenden took two for 14, Rice two for 56 and Andscombe one for 24. -Wellington, 120, met Karori 294 for nine wickets (Hay 87, W. Coupland 66, K. W. Coupland 54, Standidge 46). Bowling for Karori Searell took five for 31, R. Coupland three for 44, Duffy two for 8. GROUND FLOODED AT BULAWAYO (Received February 5, 7.20 p.m.) BULAWAYO, February 4. There was no play before lunch in the match between Marylebone and Rhodesia, as rain flooded the ground during the night. When stumps were drawn yesterday Marylebone in its first innings had made 152 for two wickets (Hutton not out 73, Paynter 53).

0. M. R. W. Pritchard 38 11 99 5 Ashenden 36 4 118 1 Gallichan 34 6 98 1 Lamason 16 3 53 1 Browne 12 0 68 1 Harpur 10 1 28 1 Ell 2 0 7 0

O. M. R. W. H. Davis 13 1 38 0 E. Mulcoek 16 3 36 1 F. W. Newton 5 1 18 0 I. B. Cromb 8.2 0 27 2 M. P. Donnelly 10 1 21 1

Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. w. R. Silver 20 4 65 3 G. Lemin 4 1 15 0 G. J. Robertson 7 1 22 0 V. J. Leader 11 2 21 1 D. A. R. Moloney 18.6 1 53 4 C. J. Elmes 4 0 18 0