PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1929, Page 11

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET

WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY* DEMPSTER MAKES 142 NOT OUT INNINGS DECLARED AT 367 RUNS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 28. The Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury commenced to-day in fine weather on the Basin Reserve. Following are the detailed scores:—

WELLINGTON. > ■ First Innings. • ■ T. C. Lowrv, c Burns, b Merritt .. 28 C. 8. Dempster, not out. .. .J 142 K. C. Janies, c Burns, b Memtt .. 39 J. R. Lanufson, c Cromb, b Lester 17 W. F. Airey, b Merritt 0 R. H. C. Mackenzie, run out ...... 31 H. M. McGirr, e Burns, b Simmonds 10 F. T. Badcock. c Page, b Merritt .. 78 H. M. Lambert, c Burns, b Merritt 1 M. Henderson, b Lester ..... 4j Extras 17 Total (for nine wickets i dec.) 367 Fall of wickets. —One for 73, two for 100, three for 103, four for 154, five for 157, six for 178, seven for 312, eight for 322, nine for 367. Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. w. 46 0 Simmonds .24 5 _ 61 ’ 1 - Merritt ... 34 3 133 r 5 Lester 16 3 45 2 Harris 13 0 45 0 ' 19 0 CANTERBURY. ’ First Innings. Cromb, c McGirr, b Badcock .... 25 P. Allen, b’ Badcock ....... 2 A. W. Roberts, c Lowry, b McGirr 54 M. L. Page, c Badcock, b McGirr .. 17 R. 0. Talbot, not out 20 C. M. Harris, c Lamaeon, b Lambert 4 S. G- Lester, not out 8 12 Total (for five wickets) • 142 Fall of the wickets. —One for 8, two for 66, three for 102, four for 107, five for 124. j •'»Z Bowling analysis. O. M. R. w. McGirr 10 2 33 2 Badcock *12 2 18 2 - Hope 7 0 33 0 :7 Henderson. ...... 9 3 23: 0 Lambert 5 I 23 1 .