AUCKLAND BOWLING DEFIED FOR CLOSE ON EIGHT HOURS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19017, 12 March 1930, Page 7

AUCKLAND BOWLING DEFIED FOR CLOSE ON EIGHT HOURS .

By preventing Auckland from get- 1 ting an outright win Wellington took the shield by 18 points to Auckland’s 16. The weather was cool with bright sunshine and a very light southerly. A little rain had fallen during the night. Requiring 429 runs to win and with eight wickets in hand Hollings (32) and Foley (13) resumed Wellington’s second innings with 76 up for the loss of two wickets. Allcott and Wensley took up the attack. Two deliveries from Allcott went straight through to the sight screen bringing 90 up after 120 minutes’ play. With the total at 94 Hollings, who had reached 3-4, was clean bowled by a good delivery from Allcott, which nipped across from leg. Lowry joined Foley, who was 20, but the latter went almost immediately, letting out at one from Wensley and driving it straight into Gillespie's hands at cover. M’Leod was next and a hundred came up for 145 minutes’ play. Allcott had bowled eighteen overs for 19 runs and Wensley twenty overs for 16 runs. After a spell of stonewalling Lowry opened, out and cut Allcott square to the pickets and M’Leod lifted Wensley to long-on, the ball just dribbling back to the track after pitching dead on the slow outfield. Wensley changed to round the wicket and Lowry punched him hard to the fence at long-on. After sending down twent3’-three overs for 31 runs and a wicket Allcott gave way to Anthony. M’Leod pulled the new bowler round to the boundary at long leg, bringing 130 up. Lowry reached the twenties with a powerful off-drive, which beat Gillespie at mid-off and travelled to the track .After bowling twenty-seven overs, fourteen of which were maidens, for 32 runs and one wic-

ket Wensley was relieved by Allcott. The total was now 144 for 180 minutes’ play. Mathepon here took the ball from Anthony and Lowry cut the fast bowler crisply to the fence, bringing 150 up. Lowry was now going well. He flashed one from Allcott past cover to the ropes and powerfully drove Mathfeson to the pickets at long-off. M’Leod pulled a short one from Allcott to the ropes at square leg. They went in to lunch with the score standing at IS4 for four wickets, Lowry being 49 and M’Leod 26. The pair had put on 86 for the partnership. Upon resuming Allcott and Anthony took up the attack. Lowry reached his half-century after having been at the wickets for 91 minutes. Lowry reached 60, and brought 200 up with a single to point off Allcott. The partnership had now produced over a hundred runs. The innings had been in progress for 245 minutes. A long partnership which had added 112 for the fifth wicket was ended by M’Cov catching M’Leod in the slips off Wensley. The batsman had been at the wickets 118 minutes for his 35, and had played a dogged, defensive innings. M’Girr joined Lowry, who was 64. Allcott and Wensley were bowling with the precision of machines and compelled the batsmen to act strictly on the defensive. M’Girr opened with four past cover off Wensley, bringing 220 up. In Wensley’s thirty-fourth over, Lowry opened out and slammed one to the fence at long on. At 234 Allcott, who had bowled exceptionally well over a long spell at the crease, gave way to M’Coy, and Lowry cut the slow bowfler’s first delivery square to the pickets, bringing 240 up. Elliott took the ball from Wensley at 241. Lowry reached the eighties by flicking Elliott to long leg for three. A spell of slow play was brightened by Lowry pulling M’Coy to the ropes at extra long on. Two hundred and fifty came up for 308 minutes’ play. Lowry ran into the nineties with a single off Elliott to mid-on, and then forced M’Coy to the track at long leg. M’Girr offdrove Elliott for four, and cut him square for a couple. M’Girr reached the twenties by gliding Elliott to leg for three and putting M’Coy through the slips for a couple. At 272, Badeley had a try in place of M’Coy. After having been at the wickets foe 188 minutes, Lowry reached his century by off-driving one from Elliott to the ropes. The tea adjournment was taken with the score standing at 289 for five wickets, Lowry being 107 and M’Girr 22. The partnership had added 79 runs. Upon resuming M’Girr reached the thirties by hitting Wensley for four to leg and guiding Matheson down the

Wellington Wins Plunket Shield By Means Of Lowry's Great Innings . , Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 11. By defying the Auckland bowling for close upon eight hours Wellington won the Plunket Shield to-day. At the drawing of stumps it had lost eight wickets for 380 runs. The day was saved for the home team by a wonderful fighting ipnings for 122 by the captain. T. C. Lowry, who remained at the wickets for 268 minutes. With M’Leod he put on 112 for the fifth wicket, and with M’Girr he added 132 for the sixth wicket. The Aucklanders strove hard all day for victory, and might have retained the shield had their work in the air been better. Lowry was dropped behind the wickets when 31 and M’Girr was dropped in the twenties.

353 minutes’ play. Lowry reached 110 by slamming one from Wensley to the fence at long leg, and M’Girr then placed him to the pickets at mid-on. Lowry, after a long spell of dogged defence, reached 120 by driving Allcott past cover to the fence. This brought 330 up. ; When 49, M’Girr was caught by An- , thony at mid-on off Allcott, but “no ball” had been called. After having ; been at the wickets for 130 minutes, , M’Girr reached his half-century by getting a single off Allcott with a stroke which hit Gillespie’s hand at square leg. ; Wellington’s luck was right in. M’Girr was dropped by Weir off Wensley at fine leg, and then popped the simplest ; of catches into Mills’s hands at short . fine leg off Allcott, only to see that man put the ball on the carpet. There ; was a confident appeal against Lowry for a catch off Allcott, when the bats- : man’s score i struck Hunt’s gloves and went to Wensley in the slips, but the umpire fuled in the batsman’s favour. > Lowry’s long innings, of 268 minutes’ duration, came to an end at 5.4, when he fell lbw to Anthony. He had played a dogged, defensive innings, in which only fifteen boundary . strokes figured. He should have been caught by Hunt behind the sticks off Matheson when 31, but otherwise i dominated play throughout his long occupancy of the crease. He scored 122.. Gallichan came and went without * scoring, popping the third ball he re- ; ceived from Anthony into Wensley’s * hands in slips. 1 James joined M’Girr, who was 55, and there was a confident appeal for lbw against James after he had scored a single. The Aucklanders were keen and another sharp appeal came for a catch behind the wickets from James off Allcott, but again the decision was in the batsman's favour. M’Girr reached 60 by hitting Anthony to the sight screen, which brought 350 up for 428 minutes’ play. M’Girr by this time was well set and started to open out on the bowling. He ran into the seventies by gliding Matheson to long leg for four and passed into the eighties by on-driving Anthony to the pickets on long on, repeating the stroke the next over off the same bowler. When 88, M’Girr spooned one from All- ; cott to cover, where Elliott dropped an easy catch. M’Girr reached 90 with ' two off Anthony to long on, but was “ caught off the next ball by Wensley close in at silly mid off. M’Girr had : been at the wickets for 200 minutes 1 for his 90, which included eleven boun- ■ dary strokes. He played a -great fighting innings, but luck was with him. ! With five minutes to go Massey join- [ ed James and a great cheer went up when time was called with Wellington [ still at the wickets, after having bat- * ted for seven hours fifty minutes for 380 for the loss of eight wickets. ' Scores are as follow: AUCKLAND. First innings 433 [ Second innings (for four wickets declared) 354 WELLINGTON. * First innings 183 ; Second Innings. B. R. Ros§, b Matheson 0 1 D. A. Cameron, b Anthony 18 A. M. Hollings, b Allcott 34 H. Foley, c Gillespie b Wensley .. 21 T. C. Lowrv, lbw b Anthony .... 122 1 E. A. M’Leod, c M’Coy b Wensley 35 ' H. M. M’Girr, c Wensley b Anthony 90 N. Gallichan, c Wensley b Anthony 0 * K. C. James, not out 2 ■ H. B\ Massey, not out 0 : Extras (byes 41, leg byes 14, no balls 3) 58 - Total for eight wickets .. 380 Fall of wickets—One for 5, two for ! 44, three for 94, four for 98, five for 210, .six for 342, seven for 342, eight ■ for 379. L . | ( L

Bowling An O. alysis. M. R. w. Matheson .... 2 3 6 - 64 1 Wensley 47 26 69 2 Allcott ...... 55 25 68 1 Anthony .... 34 9 71 4 M’Coy ........ 8 1 22 0 Elliott 8 2 23 0 Badeley 5 3 5 0