OTAGO WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY IN PLUNKET SHIELD CONTEST.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18983, 1 February 1930, Page 10

OTAGO WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY IN PLUNKET SHIELD CONTEST .

Wellington Have Lead Of 85 Runs After Declaring In First Innings

In the Plunket Shield match at Dunedin, Wellington led Otago by 85 runs on the first innings.

Per Press Association. DUNEDIN. February 1. The Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Wellington, was resumed in fine, bright feather, the wicket being still easy The outfield was slow, but faster than TesterdajG Wellington declared at last night's total, 283 for nine. Shepherd and Knight opened Otago’s innings to the attack of M’Girr and

Badcock. Soon afterwards Ward replaced M’Girr for an over to allow M’Girr and Badcock to change ends. Both bowlers were very steady and several successive maidens were bowled. When the total was nine, Knight drove Badcock to cover. Shepherd commenced to run. Knight hesitated and then ran. but Shepherd sent him back. Newman, however, had return ed the ball sharply. Lowry lifted Knight’s bails. 9—l—3. Cavanagh partnered Shepherd, who forged ahead gradually. Badcock forced the batsmen to take care, and sent down six overs for one run. At 27, Henderson replaced M’Girr. and off his fifth ball Cavanagh snicked one into Foley’s hands, but he dropped it. Shepherd commenced to hit out and a couple of boundaries sopiled Badcock’s average. Baker replaced Badcock. • At 42 Shepherd got going brightly, lie reached his fifty in fifty-eight minutes, the total then being 57. At 51 Shepherd gave Lowry a very hard chance, but it was not accepted. The total was 63 (Shepherd 51, Cavanagh 9). Shepherd, when 52. played a ball on to his wicket. 70—2—52. M’Mullan joined Cavanagh, and M'Girr replaced Henderson. With his second ball, he clean bowled Cavanagh. 76—3—16. Moloney was the next batsman. Badcock replaced Baker. The scoring had slackened considerably. When the total was 79 M’Mullan snicked a ball to Foley at first slip. He made a good catch. 79—4—7. The total had not changed when Moloney succumbed to Badcock. 79 Badcock, at this stage, had bowled twelve overs for twelve runs (nine being off one over), and nine maidens. He was keeping a constant length. Elmes and Alloo played very cautiouslv and managed to score occasional runs off M’Girr. The century appeared just before lunch, off a weak stroke to leg. \fter lunch, Badcock and M Girr resunied the attack. Elmes survived a confident appeal for a catc h m slips by Foie? off Badcock. Alloo and Elmes continued quietly, hitting little till Elmes faced M'Girr, when he brightened the game up a little with a couple and a three to the on. Lowry was in excellent form be-

hind the wickets, no extras oeuig recorded till after lunch. When the total was 118, Baker replaced M'Girr. The fielding throughout was keen, the picking up being good and the returns smart and accurate. Steady Bowling. Badcock continued steadily. Of twenty overs he bowled thirteen maidens. Baker was sending down very little loose stuff. M'Girr replaced Baker at 12G. When Elmes was 35 he skied a ball from M’Girr to square leg, but the sun in Baker’s eyes prevented him getting it. Elmes was playing a streaky innings, but scoring much more quickly than his partner. After sixty-two minutes at the crease he hit a ball off Badcock to Lamason, who accepted it at long-off. 135 —6 —40. Dunning joined Alloo. The total was 141 for six (Alloo, not out, 22).

A Sixer. Dunning hit the first six of the match, putting Badcock over the fence. Baker relieved Badcock at 147. Realising the necessity of increasing the score, the batsmen were cribbing runs where possible. Alloo was playing a slow hit,, but it was § useful innings, He took over .an a hour and a half to reach twenty. Both men began to take more liberties, especially against Baker.

Bowlers Tiring. As the afternoon progressed the wicket and outfield improved considerably. The bowlers appeared to be tiring and lacked their sting of the morning. Dunning, when 29, was clean bowled by Badcock, the seventh wic-

ket having added 46. Groves lasted only a couple of overs, being trapped by Baker, and Hollings taking an easy catch behind the bowler. 190—8—7. Heenan was quickly out leg before, after adding a couple. Just on the tea adjournment Alloo was clean bowled, putting Otago all out for 198. Scores:—

WELLINGTON First Innings. Baker, c Knight, b Dunning 4 Foley, b Moloney 15 Hollings, b Lemin 46 Lowry, lbw, b Lemin 17 Cameron, c Elmes, b Lemin 17 M’Girr, run out 73 Ward, b Lemin 9 Lamason, b Dunning 14 Badcock, c Moloney, b Dunning .. 62 Newman, not out 11 Henderson, not out 2 Extras 13 Total for nine wickets (declared) 283 Bowling analysis:—Dunning, three for 53; Elmes, none for 76; Lemin, four for 61 ; Alloo, none for 34; Moloney, one for 27; Shepherd, none for 19. OTAGO First Innings. Knight, run out 3 Shepherd, b Baker 52 Cavanagh, b M’Girr 16 M’Mullan, c Foley b M'Girr 7 Moloney, b Badcock 1 Elmes, not out 12 Alloo, b Baker 36 Dunning, c Lamason h Baker .... 29 Groves, c Hollings b Baker 7 Heenan, lbw b Badcock 2 Lemin, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 198 Bowling analysis.—M'Girr took two wickets for 56; Badcock, four for 41; W: "d, none for 1 ; Henderson, none for 45; Baker, three for 50.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN,* January 31. In dull and showery weather the Plunket Shield game between Otago anti Wellington was commenced on the Carisbrook ground to-day. Light rain fell during the greater part of the day, with a heavy fall in the afternoon, which caused an adjournment of an hour and a half. When stumps were drawn the visitors had lost nine wickets for 283 runs. The best bowler of the day was Lemin, who proved a tower of strength to fTie home side, taking four wickets for 61. Baker and Foley opened for Wellington, Baker taking strike to Dunning, whose fourth bail was the batsman's downfall, being snicked into Knight's hands in slip, an easy catch. 4—l—4. Hollings was next man in and played out the over. Elmes then took the ball and ten came up after 15 minutes’ play. Lemin, having by this time replaced Elmes, maidens were frequent, but the score crept up by twos and singles. Hollings pulled a ball to leg but slipped and dislodged a bail, and the umpire gave him out as the result of an appeal, but after some conversation between the umpire and the players the i batsmaii was .allowed to remain. He had knocked the bail off after the completion of his stroke. Foley fell to the slow bowler, Moloney, a few minutes later, his stumps being skittled after he had been at the wickets for 80 minutes for' 15 runs.

Lowry joined Hollings. Just before the ’ score reached 40, Lemin replaced Moloney, and his first ball was played on to the wicket via. the pad by Hollings, who had batted 90 minutes for 46, a very impressive strike. 76—3—4 6. Light rain now began to fall and sawdust was needed by the bowlers. Just as the century appeared on the board Lowry put his leg in front of cme from Lemin, and was given out lbw. 100— 4—17. Lemin had taken two for 17 when the adjournment was taken. Cameron, who followed Hollings, was 13. At 2.12 p.m. a further adjournment was taken on account of rain, play being held up until 3.45 p.m.

Ward, who had replaced Cameron, faced SlUepherd, getting him away for a single. Each batsman got a single

off Lemin’s next over, and Shepherd’s next was a maiden. When Lemin took the ball next, the score being 141, Ward received a ball which rose high on the off and he pulled it on to his wicket. 141—6—6. Lemin four for 35. Lamason partnered M’Girr, who was shaping exceedingly well. M’Girr lifted Shepherd dangerously to the off for a single, and reached 30 in this bowler’s over. M’Girr was 35 when he played Lemin into the slips. Knight got his hand on to the ball, but could not hold it. The batsman followed this with a nice pull to the leg boundary and reached 40 and brought 160 up. Both batsmen appeared to be well set, when Dunning bowled Lamason with a fine ball. 176—7—14.

Badcock was applauded when he went to the wickets. He opened his account with a single, and M’Girr reached 50 after eighty-six minutes' hatting. Badcock reached dolible figures in a very short time and 200 was not long in coming up. Badcock reached 20 with two nice drives to the fence. M’Girr was 62 when he pulled a ball hard round to square leg, where Groves missed a hard catch. Both batsmen were now giving' a good display of steady cricket, but M’Girr’s fine innings came to an end when Badcock played a ball from Alloo to M’Millan. M’Girr ran, but Badcock sent him back. M’Millan’s shot hit the wickets, however, before M’Girr could get right back and he was out. 235—r5—73. Newman joined Badcock, who had scored 28. Badcock drove Elmes for four and passed 30, bringing 240 up. He reached half a century after sixtyfive minutes’ batting by pulling Elmes to the fence, but he was not destined to go much farther. He lifted Dunning to the off, where Moloney took a fine catch. 276—9—62.

Henderson was last man in and played out time. Cavanagh missed a good chance to dispose of Newman off the last ball of the day. When stumps wew drawn the score was 283 for nine wickets.