OTAGO WINS EASILY

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1935, Page 7

OTAGO WINS EASILY

PLUNKET SHIELD HOLDER’S LOSS. OUTRIGHT DEFEAT AVOIDED. * By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. After further time had been lost through rain, the Plunket Shield cricket match between Canterbury, winner of the trophy,-and Otago was concluded at Carisbrook to-day. Otago won on the first innings. Though showers had fallen during the night, it was possible to resume play promptly at 11 o’clock, but showers drove players off the field for a few minutes during the morning and further rain caused an adjournment at 12.42, the resumption of play being delayed ' until 2.45. On the close of play in the morning, Otago, which had a lead of 107 runs on the first innings, closed its second innings with seven wickets down for 241, leaving Canterbury an impossible task in the time at its disposal of making 349 to win. At one stage it appeared that Otago might- be able to force an outright win but Canterbury stubbornly held out until 5.36, when owing to failing light stumps were drawn with five wickets down for 151. Under the rules of the shield contest, Otago secured a win on the first innings. Scores were:— OTAGO.

First Innings 248 Second Innings. Badcock, c Cromb, b Graham 18 Saxton, c Jackman, b Graham 11 Uttley, c Jackman, b Page 39 Talbot, 1.b.w., b Butterfield 69 Toomey, c Roberts, b Butterfield 5 Elmes, c O’Brien, b Graham 52 Chettleburgh, not out 22 Cavanagh, st. Jackman, b Graham ... 2 Kerr, not out 10 Extras 13 Total (for seven wickets declared) 241 Bowling: Roberts none for 39, Andrews none for 5. Graham four for 50, Bellamy none for 41, Cromb none for 24, Page one for 14, Butterfield two for 55. CANTERBURY. First Innings 141 Second Innings. Kerr, b Elmes 59 Bellamy, b Dickinson 1 Hadlee, c Chettleburgh, b Dickinson 11 Cromb, b Dunning 13 Roberts, c Elmes, b Chettleburgh ... 0 Page, not out 24 Butterfield, not out 21 Extras 22 Total (for five wickets) 151 Bowling: Dickinson two for 27, Talbot none for 16, Badcock none for 15, Qhettleburgh one for 42, Dunning one for 15, Elmes one for 14.