PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23736, 7 February 1939, Page 4

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Canterbury Needs 178 Runs SEVEN WICKETS IN' HAND UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER IN DUNEDIN (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 6. The result of the Plunket Shield cricket match between Otago and Canterbury, which is being played on Carisbrook, is still very open. The position at the end of the third day’s play today was that Otago had scored 266 and 232 and Canterbury 202 and 119 for three wickets, so that Canterbury has still to score 178 runs for an outright win with seven wickets in hand.

Today’s play had its interesting features, but the cricket was by, no means consistently bright and the day was marred by unfavourable weather and the effect on the wicket of overnight rain. The ends of the wicket had been coyered, but apparently water had seeped through and the ball did unexpected things from time to time throughout the day. There was not sufficient heat in the atmosphere to dry out the moisture and the closing stages of play, when the Canterbury batsmen were concerned only with holding their ends up and being able to start afresh tomorrow, were very dull. ENTERTAINING BATTING For those who like their cricket “bright,” there was entertaining batting in the morning when V. G. Cavanagh put together 25 runs aggressively in a partnership with D. A. R. Moloney, and again in the afternoon, when Hie Canterbury and New Zealand left-hander, M. P. Donnelly, and J. L. Kerr were associated in an attractive partnership. Moloney and Cavanagh were mainly responsible for carrying Otago’s score from 146 for five wickets to 232. Moloney was not as free in his stroke play as he had been ’on Saturday, which was not surprising in view of the change in the state of the. wicket, but his 73 was a very fine innings indeed. He scored 22 to add to his overnight score of 51 and was out, stumped, when the ball rebounded from the wicket-keeper’s pads and caught him well out of his ground. Cavanagh had an early “life,” but his tactics of hitting the ball hard at every possible opportunity were justified. There Was nothing else very impressive about the remainder of Otago’s innings. It was 3.17 o’clock, when Canterbury started its second innings, with Kerr and Donnelly. The early stages were quiet as R. Silver and G. J. Robertson were getting some “lift” out of the wicket, but after the tea adjournment both played attractive strokes. Donnelly became aggressive and Kerr was batting well. Moloney bowled Kerr with a total of 67. DONNELLY PLAYS WELL Donnelly continued to play sparkling cricket, hooking anything short very cleanly and using his feet to get well down the wicket and drive Moloney’s slow bowling. His timing was perfect and he gave the fieldsmen no chance of saving some brilliant strokes. He was lucky when he was 48, a mis-hit ball giving a high, spinning catch to the mid-on, which was dropped, but C. J. Elmes bowled him one run later. From that stage Canterbury’s baiting was entirely defensive. Elmes bowled extremely well in his first few overs and earned Donnelly’s wicket. Two catches were dropped in his first over. Leader took charge at the other end and after I. B. Cromb was out R. C. Shand and F. W. Bellamy treated all of the bowling with the greatest of respect. Not. the slightest risk was taken and what runs were scored came mostly in singles. Apart from those two dropped catches Otago’s out cricket was good. The bowling was well handled and the bowlers made good use of the peculiarities of the wicket. If it dries out overnight it should be in excellent order again tomorrow. It was rolled out between the innings, but there was sufficient moisture in it to cause it to cut up. If the weather is favourable tomorrow the match might quite easily have an extremely interesting finish. Scores:— OTAGO First Innings 266 Second Innings 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 st Webb b Newton 73 C. J. Elmes c Menzies b Donnelly 3 G. H. Mills c Davis b Cromb 0 V. G. Cavanagh c Donnelly b Newton 25 T. C. Fraser c Bellamy b Mulcock 10 V. J. Leader b Davis 16 R. Silver not out 7 R. Lemin c Webb b Mulcock 3 Extras (byes 4, leg byes 6, no ball 1) 11 TOTAL 232 Fall of wickets. —One for 49; 2 for 67; 3 for 141; 4 for 146; 5 for 146; 6 for 188; 7 for 192; 8 for 220; 9 for 220; 10 for 232. Bowling Analysis

Davis and Mulcock each bowled one no-ball.

CANTERBURY First Innings 202 Second Innings J. L. Kerr b Moloney 33 M. P. Donnelly b Elmes 49 I. B. Cromb c Knight b Leader 12 R. C. Shand not out 11 F. Bellamy not out 9 Extras (byes 3, leg byes 2) 5 TOTAL (for.three wickets) 119 Fall of wickets. —One for 67; 2 for 94; 3 for 100.

GOOD POSITION OF AUCKLAND WELLINGTON HAS TO FOLLOW-ON OUTFELD AND WICKET SOFT (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 6. After three .days’ play in the Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park the home side appears certain of an outfight win, providing the weather holds tomorrow. At tike conclusion of the second day’s play Auckland held a strong position, having scored 489 in the first innings and Wellington replying with 182 for four wickets. Heavy rain on Sunday and during the night made the outfield and wicket soft. Although the wicket was covered an hour’s delay was caused this morning. The Wellington batsmen could not cope with the conditions and the remaining six wickets fell for 57 runs, leaving Wellington 250 runs in arrears. The visitors, who were compelled to follow on, adopted defensive tactics in the second innings until the wicket jiad dried, but the bowling of H. G. Vivian again troubled them and at stumps they had lost seven wickets for 180, leaving Auckland in an unassailable position. A fine innings for Wellington was played by Ell (77), while Tindill (32) batted very solidly. Bowling for Auckland Vivian was again in fine form. He took six wickets for 49 runs in the first innings and four for 48 in the second. Scores:—

AUCKLAND First innings 489 WELLINGTON First Innings E. Tindill c Matheson b Cowie 4 J. Sheffield c Carson b Vivian 26 T. Harpur c Skeet b Vivian 10 J. Ell c Postles b Vivian 14 J. Ongley c Cowie b Matheson 77 W. Rainbird c Skeet b Postles 54 J. Lamason b Postles .7 N. Gallichan c and b Vivian 20 M. Browne not out . 11 T. Pritchard c Cowie b Vivian 8 J. Ashenden c Postles b Vivian 0 Extras 8 TOTAL 239 Bowling Analysis

Second Innings E. Tindill c Vivian b Carson 32 J. Sheffield c Whitelaw b Matheson 1 T. Harpur c Weir b Vivian 6 J. Ell c Carson b Vivian 77 M. Browne b Vivian 13 J. Ongley c Matheson b Vivian 0 W. Rainbird not out 33 J. Lamason b Sale 12 W. Gallichan not out 0 Extras 6 TOTAL for seven wickets 180 SIR JULIEN CAHN’S TEAM FOUR NEW SOUTH WALES MEMBERS ARRIVE (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, February 6. Four former New South Wales cricketers, V. Jackson, J. G. Lush, H. Mudge and J. Walsh, who are members of Sir Julien Cahn’s touring team, arrived by the Mariposa from Sydney yesterday. They were interested spectators at the Plunket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park. Advice has been received by the Auckland Cricket Association that the remaining members of Sir Julien Cahn’s team will arrive by the Rangitiki next Monday. The boat is three' days late and the match set down against the secondary schools eleven for next Saturday at Eden Park will now be played on Monday. TEMPTING OFFERS TO McCABE SYDNEY, February 5. The Sunday Sun reports that S. J. McCabe, the well-known cricketer, has received tempting offers from the Lancashire League and also from South Africa and Brisbane. He is now considering which he will accept. TALLON’S BRILLIANCE AS WICKETKEEPER

(Received February 6, 10.40 p.m.) BRISBANE, February 6. Playing in a Sheffield Shield match for Queensland against Victoria, Don Tallon, the wicket-keeper who recently equalled the world’s record by securing 12 wickets in one match, today equalled the record for a single innings with seven victims. His play in this match is the more notable for the fact that he did not allow a single bye in Victoria’s first-innings score of 348. For Victoria Hassett made 139 (Ellis

three for 64, Christ three for 48, W. Talion two for 87). Queensland in its first innings made 168 for one wicket (Brown not out 76, Cook 44, Allen not out 37). MATAURA DEFEATS WYNDHAM Mataura defeated Wyndham at Mataura by 75 runs. Wyndham batted first and was dismissed for 82 runs. Traynor (25) was top-scorer and batted well until beaten by Townsend. Bowling for Mataura, Johnston kept an excellent length and bowled well. L. G. Townsend, the slow-break bowler, bowled four overs and took three for 13. Mataura opened well and passed the visitor’s total for the loss of one wicket and at the close of play, it had lost eight wickets for 157 runs. Johnston (48) and Townsend (not out 31) were top-scorers. Leitch (22) and Maley • (22) also batted well. Bowling for Wyndham, S. McKay bowled 11 overs and took two for 37. Scores:— WYNDHAM J. Marshall b Johnston 2 J.' Thompson c Horne b Leitch 12 J. Harper b Leitch 1 E. Winter c Maley b Leitch 0 S. McKay b Johnston 10 D. Traynor c Maley b Townsend 25 H. Baynes c Webb b Townsend 0 I. Shepherd c Home b Webb 18 E. Pankhurst c Coster b Townsend > 7 G. Burgess c Bogue b Maley 1 A. Marshall not out 1 Extras 5 TOTAL 82 Bowling.—Johnston, 2 for 14, Leitch 3 for 43, Townsend 3 for 13, Webb 1 for 3, Maley 1 for 4. MATAURA Maley st Burgess b Pankhurst 22 Leitch c McKay b Shepherd 22 Johnston c Shepherd b Winter 48 Webb lbw b Pankhurst 4 Townsend not out 31 Clark run out 0 Renshaw c Pankhurst b McKay 2 Grant b McKay 9 Coster c Winter b A. Marshall 6 Extras 13 TOTAL for eight wickets 157 Bowling.—S. McKay 2 for 37. D. Traynor none for 19, T. Shepherd 1 for 35, —. Pankhurst 2 for 22, —, Winter 1 for 24, A. Marshall 1 for 7.

0. M. R. W. H. Davis 21 1 59 1 E. Mulcock 26.7 6 57 3 F. W. Newton 13 4 29 2 I. B. Cromb 12 —— 42 2 M. P. Donnelly 11 2 21 1 F. W. Bellamy 7 2 13 —

Bowling Analysis O. M. R. W. R. Silver 7 — 35 —- G. J. Robertson 6 4 8 —- D. A. R. Moloney 11 1 47 1 V. J. Leader 12 4 13 1 C. J. Elmes 8 2 11 1

0. M. R. W. Cowie 13 — 72 1 Matheson 15 2 45 1 Weir 8 2 14 — Vivian 31 13 49 6 Carson 7 ——- 19 — Postles 9 — 32 2