Stonewall Continues

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 918, 11 March 1930, Page 11

Stonewall Continues

WELLINGTON SCORES SLOWLY .-Let Shield Battle Press Association T„„ _,, , , WELLINGTON, Today. HE final days play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Auckland opened this morning in fine weather with a fresh southerly wind. Light rain night had had little effect on the wicket, which was still in excellent order. "Vv hen Auckland’s second innings closed yesterday afternoon Wellington required 505 runs to win. At Btumps last evening 76 had been scored for the loss of two wickets.

Hollings, 32, and Foley, 13, continued the innings to the bowling of Allcott, with the wind, and Wensley. Only a single came off the first two oirers. Foley was using his pads Ireely. and progress was slow, though several byes helped to Improve the total- In Wensley's second over Foley survived a confident appeal for lbw. Ninety appeared after a quarter of an hour's play. The batsmen snatched some smart singles.

At 11.30, after a very slow period, Allcott clean-bowled Hollings. Score: $4 —3 —34 The outgoing batsman hod clayed a steady, defensive innings. Lowry followed. At 11.30 the score was. 94 for three wickets. Alter playing a defensive Innings ■which lasted 55 minutes, Foley opened out to Wensley, but lifted the ball to Gillespie at cover-point. Score, S8 —4 —21. McLeod was next. Some of the deliveries were now rising sharply off the pitch. The 100 went up after the innings had been in progress 145 minutes. The field was kept placed close In and the batsmen found difliculty in getting runs. At noon the score was 110 for four. The batsmen began to open out and the fieldsmen were placed deeper. Wensley tried bowling round the wicket. With the score at 125 Allcott, who had taken one for 31 off 23 overs, including 10 maidens, gave way to Anthony. Wensley had then bowled 24 overs, including 12 maidens, for 24 runs and one wicket. The rate of scoring improved, both batsmen playing with confidence. At 144 Allcott replaced Wensley, who had taken one for 32 off 27 overs, and Matheson came on with the wind. The score at 12.30 was 144 for four. Mathieson proved expensive, Lowry scoring off "him with well-timed leg shots. McLeod had a long period without scoring, but eventually turned Allcott to leg to reach 20 after batting 80 minutes. Mathieson struck Lowry painfully on the leg, but Lowry drove the next ball for four. In the last over before lunch McCoy replaced Mathieson, who had taken one for 40 in 14 overs. The luncheon score was 184 for four wickets. Details: AUCKLAND. First Innings. MILLS, b McGirr 0 ANTHONY, c Cameron, b Massey . . 5 WEIR, c James, b Massey .. .. 140 GILLESJ’IK, b Gallichan 26 WENSLEY, c Lowry, b Gallichan . 26 ALLCOTT. b Gallichan 41 ELLIOTT, c Hollings, b Massey .. 30 BABBLE Y, c arid b Ross 32 McCOY. not our 63 MATHESON, c and b Massey .. .. 47 HUNT, retired hurt .. 0 Extras 17 Total 433 Bowling: McC: irr. 1-37: HoHings, 0-25; Massey, 4-30; Henderson, 0-55; McLeod, 0-44; GaWchan, 3-101; Ross, 1-50; Lowry. 0-23. Pall of wickets: 1/0. 2/S, 3/54. 4/D3, 5T70. 6/233. 7/301, 8,331, S/431.

Second Innings. ANTHONY, b Massey 56 MILLS, c Gallichan, b Massey .. .. 105 WEIR, b Lowry 3S GILLESPIE, c Henderson, b Massey.. 24 WENSLEY. not out 51 ALLCOTT, not out 53 Extras 27 Four wickets (declared) for .. 354 Bowling: McGirr. 0-60; Henderson, 0-30; Ross. 0-8; Gallichan, 0-35; Lowry. 1-64; Massey, 3-S3: McLeod 0-3 S. Fall of wickets: 1/110. 2/173, 3/235. 4/250. WELLINGTON. First Innings. FOLEV. c Hunt, b Matheson 0 LOWKY, c Hunt, b Matheson .... 6 HOLLINGS. c and b Matheson .... 16 ROSS, c Wenslev, b Anthony 11 CAMERON, st Hunt, b Anthony .. 5 McLEOD, c Weir, b Anthony . . .. 102 McGIP.R e Hunt, b Allcott 0 GALLICHAN. b McCoy 34 JAMES, c Weir, b Elliott 37 MASSEY, c and b Allcott 40 HENDERSON, not out 1 Extras 22 Total 283 Bow: ting: Matheson, 3-56; Wensley, ®-48; Anthony, 3-41; Allcott, 2-52; Elliott, 1-33; McCoy. 1-27. Fall of wickets: 1/0, 2/7, 3/28, 4/37, 5/40. S/41. 7/111. 8/191, 9/277, 10/233. Second Innings. ROSS, b Matheson h CAMERON, b Anthony IS HOLLINGS. b Allcott hi FOLEY, c Gillespie. l> Wensley .... 21 LOWRY, not out . ! 49 McLEOD, not out ~ . .. .... 26 Extras 36 Four wickets for .. .. * IS4 A description of yesterday's play will be found on page 13.

win, against Otago, and a first innings win, against Canterbury, to its account. It was evident from the start, therefore, that to retain its hold on the Shield Auckland had to score an outright win over the Wellingtonians. A win on the first innings for Auckland would bring Wellington’s total points to 18, while Auckland’s would only reach 16. A draw would also have been sufficient to give Wellington the Shield. T his position explains the tactics adopted by the Wellington captain, T. C. Lowry, yesterday. He instructed his men to stonewall, and this will no doubt have been continued today, in the hope—remote as it is—of the remaining Wellington batsmen being able to play out time. Thus, although

Auckland would "win on the first innings, Wellington would take the Shield, and after all that is of all importance. HOLDERS OF SHIELD Following is a list of the holders of the Plunket Shield since the competition was commenced in 1906: 1906- —Canterbury. 1907- OS —Auckland. 190S-09—Auckland. 1009-10—Auckland. 1910- —Canterbury. 1911- —Auckland. 1 912-13—Canterbury. 1 913-14—Canterbury. 1914-15—Canterbury. 1616-18—No matches played. 1918- —Wellington and Canterbury. 1919- —Au ckland. 1920- —Wellington. 1 92 1-22—Auckland. 1322-23—Canterbury. 1923- —Wellington. 1924- —Otago. 1925- —Wellington. 192 6-27—Auckland. 1927- —Wellington. 1928- —Auckland.