AUCKLAND PUT UP BIG SCORE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18046, 5 January 1927, Page 12

AUCKLAND PUT UP BIG SCORE.

SECOND KNOCK AGAINST OTAGO RESULTS IN 539. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 4. In fine weather the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Auckland was resumed to-day. Auckland’s second innings total was 212 for two wickets, Cooper having scored 56 and Gillespie 18. Cooper faced Torrance, who sent clown a maiden. Blunt bowled at the other end. At 60 Cooper returned one to Blunt, but the bowler dropped the catch. At 230 Gillespie lifted a loose ball from Blunt to the off and Shepherd took an easy catch. 230—3—26. Dacre came in. The next ball went for a b3 - e. Cooper put his leg in front of the next, being given out Ibw. 231 — 4—66. Alcott, who had been missed behind the stumps, brought 250 up with a boundar}' off Blunt. The first six of the match came from Dacre off Toirance, whom the batsman pulled to leg. Alcott gave another chance when he was 20, snicking Dickinson through the slips, but the ball went away for a single. Four to Dacre brought 300 up after three hours fifty minutes’ batting. Dacre’s score reached 50 after he had been in for 49 minutes. Dacre reached 70 and the total 350 in the same over. In spite of frequent changes in the bowling the score quickly mounted to 400 and* Dacre reached the century in 98 minutes. At the luncheon adjournment the total was 419, Dacre 107, Alcott 70. Nine runs had been added on the resumption when Dacre square-cut Zimmerman into Blunt’s hands. He had played an aggressive and stylish innings, taking 111 minutes to score 109. He hit one six and twelve fours. 428—5—109. The partnership had yielded 197. Prater had scored seven when he was missed by Dickinson, but lief ore he had added to his total he trod on his wicket when facing Shepherd and was given out. 447—6—7. Alcott gave another chance when S 3, Green missing him behind the stumps, and then Gerrard brought 450 up with a single off Shepherd. At 459 Alcott skied one from Zimmerman and Torrance took an easy catch. 459—7—87. Alcott’s innings had occupied two hours nineteen minutes. Player joined Gerrard. At 473 Gerrard was clean bowled -by Zimmerman, making his average three for 32. 473 B—ll. With a nice four off Zimmerman Plaj-er brought 500 up in six hours ten minutes, his own score being 20. When 517 was reached play was stopped owing to rain. Player had scored 2S and Matheson. 13. After a delay of over an hour play was resumed on a soft wicket. At 524 Matheson was clean bowled by Shepherd. 524—9—20. .Player had most of the bowling when Rowntree came in, but after taking his score to 36 he cut Shepherd into the slips, Knight taking the catch. 539 10—36. OTAGO’S SECOND INNINGS. Otago’s innings was opened by Knight and Blunt, who faced Alcott and Matheson, but when 11 runs had been scored the batsmen appealed against the light, the appeal being upheld. Scores:— AUCKLAND. First Innings. Bowley, c Blamires b Torrance 9 Mills, *b Blunt 29 Cooper, c Blunt b Dickinson .. 5 Gillespie, c Dickinson b Torrance 5 Prater, Ibw b Torrance 8 Alcott, c Zimmerman b Blunt .. 5 Dacre, run out 62 Gerrard, b Blunt 6 Player, not out 18 Matheson, b Blunt 1 Rowntree, c Zimmerman b Blunt 3 Extras 4 Total 155 Bowling analysis.—Dickinson, one wicket for 35 runs, Torrance three for 51, Blunt five for 46, A. Alloo, none for 19. Second Innings. Rowley, c sub b Torrance 85 Mills, run out 34 Cooper, Ibw b Blunt 66 Gillespie, c Shepherd b Blunt .. 26 Dacre, e Blunt b Zimmerman .. 109 Alcott, c Torrance b Zimmerman 87 Prater, hit wicket b Shepherd .. 7 Gerrard, 1) Zimmerman 11. Player, c Knight b Shepherd .... 36 1 Matheson, b Shepherd 20 Rowntree, not out 7 Extras 51 *1 otal 539 Bowling atfhiysis.—Dickinson, no wickets for 77 runs; Torrance, one for 108; Blunt, two for 113; Zimmerman, three for 47; Shepherd, three for SI; H. C. Alloo, none for 21; A. W. Alloo, none for 28. OTAGO. First Innings. Blunt, c Dacre b Bowley 60 Knight, c. Dacre b Cooper .. . 5S Cherry, Ibw b Matheson 22 Dickinson, Ibw b Bowley 6 Shepherd, c Gillespie b Bowley .. 46 A. W. Alloo, b Alcott 48 Blamires, run out 62 11. C. Alloo, Ibw b Matheson 0 Zimmerman, c Bowley b Matheson 2 Torrance, b Bowley 19 Green, not out 9 Extras 10 Total 336 Bowling analysis—Matheson, three wickets for 82 runs; Bowley, four for 110; Alcott, one for 49; Cooper, one for 30; Player, none for 47; Dacre, none for 14. Second Innings. Knight, not out * Blunt, not out 4 Total for no wickets 11