PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12718, 14 February 1910, Page 4

PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH.

AUCKLAND VERSUS O^AGO. [United Pbess Association.] Auckland, Feb. 12. The Plunket Shield cricket match between Aiickland and Otugo cricket representatives was resumed in fine weather this morning. About four o'clock in the afternoon a shower passed over, but it did not affect the play. There was a large attendance, over 4000 people being present. TJie Auckland team, with 381 runs for 6 I wickets, continued batting solidly, and when the innings closed, they Had established two mew record., -or jNew Zealand interprovincial cricket. The total scoTe of 579 runs was made, the largest known, while thre© centuries were scored during the innings, and thus set a new precedent. Sale, who was 64 not out, increased his total to 121. The tail batted strongly, the eighth wicket adding 80 and the tenth 48 runs. A good innings was played by Mason and Anthony. Otago faced an apparently hopeless task, and at the call of time had lost 4 wickets for 104 runs— Siedeberg (38) and Eckhold (31) being the principal scorers'. The following are the scores:— AUCKLAND.— First innings. Horsepool, c Rutherford, b Fisher 37 Hemus, c Macartney b McFadand 109 Relf, c sub, b Macartney 118 Hadden, b Downes 3 Sale, mn out 121 Ollitf, b Macartney * Smith, b Macartney -44 Sneddon, c Macartney, b McFarJane 24 Mason, c Macartney, b McFarlane 46 Anthony, c Ecknold, b Siedeberg 37 Taylor, not out }J \ Extras . l y Total 579 Bowling analysis : Macartney took 3 wickets for 115 runs; Downes, 1 for 142; Fisher, 1 for 98; McFarlane, 3 for 85; Siedeberg, 1 for 29; Rutherford, 0 for 75 ; Hopkins, 0 for 7; Hiddlestonj 0 for 9. - .•-.-■" . OTAGO.— First innings. Wilson, b Relf 5 Eckhold, c Hadden, b Olhff *\ Kutheriord, c Relf, b Hadden . 4 Siedeberg, b Relf d » Macartney, not out ° iUol ( arlane, not out ' & Extras 4 ■ Total for 4 wickets 104 Bowling analysis: Relf, took two wickets for 39 runs; Hadden, 1 for 32; Oliiff, 1 for 26; Taylor, 0 for 1; and Sneddon, 0 for 2.