CRICKET SHIELD GAME

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21577, 13 February 1940, Page 7

CRICKET SHIELD GAME

OTAGO IN GOM POSITION By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, February 12. The Plunket Shield match • Otago v. Wellington, was resumed to-day on an easy wicket. The weather was cold but sunny for the most part. Otago carried its innings of 287 for eight wickets to 351, and Wellington at stumps had lost eight wickets for 175. The game will be concluded tomorrow. Scores:— OTAGO First Innings 138 Second Innings D. A. R. Moloney, lbw, b Wilson .. 33 G. J. Robertson, c Wrigley, b Pritchard 11 A. S. H. Cutler, b Ashenden .... 16 C. J. Elmes, b Pritchard 17 H. R. Cameron, b Pritchard .... 18 T. C. Fraser, c Ashenden, b Pritchard 118 T. Chettleburgh, c Wilson, b Whyte 5 C. D. G. Toomey, c Du Chateau, b McLeod 51 V. J. Leader, c Wrigley, b McLeod 9 G. H. Mill:, c McLeod, b Ashenden 50 T. G. Lemin, not out 1 Extras 22 Total 351 Bowling—Pritchard took four wickets for 107 runs, Ashenden two for 67, Wilson one for 73, Whyte one for 45, McLeod two for seven. WELLINGTON First Innings 220 Second Innings E. J. McLeod, c Elmes, b Moloney 28 O. Wrigley, c Mills, b Lemin .... 6 W. G. Rainbird, c and b Moloney 46 J. A. Ongley, c Cutler, b Moloney 6 V. H. Du Chateau, c Mills, b Lemin 13 D. S. Wilson, c Moloney, b Elmes 32 W. F. Alrey, b Lemin 2 T. Pritchard, b Moloney 7 E. W. Tindlli, not out 6 G. L. Whyte, not out 14 Extras 15 Total for eight wickets ~ 175