WANTS 399 TO WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 548, 28 December 1928, Page 11

WANTS 399 TO WIN

WELLINGTON BATTING PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET OTAGO’S GREAT FIGHT Press Association WELLINGTON. To-day. A valuable century by Roger Blunt was the chief feature to-day of Otago’s great fight against Wellington in Plunket Shield cricket. This afternoon. Wellington faced the stiff task of having to get 399 runs to win. Blunt and Monk resumed, McGirr and Rotherham bowling. After three byes Monk was caught close in by Hoar off McGirr's fourth ball. Galland filled the vacancy. Runs then came freely, the batsmen forcing the pace in contrast to yesterday’s play. After a quarter of an hour’s play, with the score at 262, Lambert relieved McGirr. The new bowler failed to slacken the scoring. Galland. hitting hard, sent a full toss from Rotherham to the leg boundary, and drove the next two for fours, 14 runs coming off the one over. Badcock then replaced Lambert, and Hoar took the ball from Rotherham. Badcock kept the runs down. and nearly caught and bowled Galland in his second over. The batsmen brought the scord to 300 at 11.40. when the innings had been in progress for 304 minutes. At 318 Foley relieved Hoar, and Galland was well caught by McGirr at long-off, off the second delivery. The retiring batsman gave a bright display. Cavanagh came in. but skied one from Foley before scoring. At noon the score was 322 for six wickets. A. Alloo was the next man. BIUNT REACHES CENTURY Blunt reached his century just after 12 o’clock. It had taken 205 minutes. He was very subdued at times, but sparkled occasionally to-day. A. Alloo did not. last long, falling to McGirr at mid-off off Badcock, who had relieved Foley. Elmes came in to see Blunt cleanbowled by McGirr. Zimmerman followed Blunt, but fell leg before wicket after notching a single. Douglas was the last man. and at 2.30 p.m. he was bowled by McGirr. The innings realised 351. Wellington required 399 to win, when Dempster and Rotherham opened the innings at 12.45 p.m. At lunch the score was 8 for none. Light rain fell at the luncheon adjournment, but play was not interrupted. At 2.15 p.m. Wellington in its second innings had made 26 without loss. Details are; WELLINGTON First innings

MANAWATU BATTING

HAWKE CUP MATCH BOILERS KEEP SCORING LOW Press Association | * PALMERSTON N., To-day. The Hawke Cup match was continued in dull weather. Manawatu resumed its second innings, and having lost one wicket for 30 runs, is batting very quietly before good bowline. Pacey and Wild added 15 runs in 35 minutes. With the score at G 7, Wild lost his wicket, being caught oil* Evans. In the next over Pacey was given out, stumped, on a doubtful decision, when lie appeared well set. The century appeared after an hour and a-half. GalJichan and McVicar brightened up the scoring, whioli later slackened again. At the luncheon adjournment throe wickets had fallen for 135 runs. Details: YOUNG, lbw, Beuth I WILD, c Owen, b Evans 25 TACKY, st Yarwood, b Stephenson .. 31 McVICAR, not out 26 GALLICHAN, not out 42 Extras 10 Total for three wickets .. .. .. .. 133

DEMPSTER, c Douglas, b A. Aloo .. 66 FOLEY, c Galland, b Monk IS BADCOCK, b Elraes 36 LOWRY, c Monk, b F.lmes .. .. .. 42 ROTHERHAM, b A. Alloo . . . . _ 0 I..AMASON, run out 519 .TAMES, c Galland. b Elmes .. .. 23 McGTRR, c and b Elmes 56 LAMBERT, b Eastman .. 3 HOAR, b Eastman HENDERSON, not out 18 Total .. • - •. 351 Bowling: Eastman. 2-96; Monk, T -24; ,\. W. Alloo, 2-51; Elmes, 4-74; Blunt, 0-73; Douglas, 0-14; 11. C. Alloo, < 0-1; Zimmerman, 0-0. Second Innings ROTHERHAM, not out 19 DEMPSTER, not out Extras Total 26 OTAGO First innings .. 398 Second Innings. KNIGHT, run out * - . ALLOO, H. C., c Dempster, b LamBLUNT, b McGirr 111 EASTMAN, c Henderson, b Hoar .. 67 .MONK, c Hoar, b McGirr 34 GALLAND, c McGirr, b Foley .. .. 41 CAVANAGH. c Lowry, b Folev . .. 0 ALLOO, A. W., c McGirr, b Badcock 6 ELMES, not out ZIMMERMAN, Ibw. b Hoar 1 DOUGLAS, b McGirr Extras Total