BRILLIANT PLAY.

Wairarapa Age, 11 March 1930, Page 5

BRILLIANT PLAY.

AUCKLAND CRICKET ELEVEN TIGHTEN GRIP. THIRD DAY OF PLUNKET SHIELD CONTEST. GAME FULL OF POSSIBILITIES. WELLINGTON, March 10. The third day’s play in the deciding match for the Plunket Shield at the Basin Reserve to-day saw the Auckland eleven tighten their grip on the cricket honours of the Dominion by playing a brilliant second knock of 354 for four wickets before applying the closure.

Mills and Anthony put on 110 for the first wicket. Weir and Mills added 63 for the second, and Mills and Gillespie contributed 65 for the third, and Weasley and Allcott capped a sterling batting display by rattling on 104 in 45 minutes for the fifth wicket, both having passed the half-century when the closure was applied. Mills played a sterling innings for 105. This left Wellihgton with 505 runs to get to win and in the hour and forty minutes left for play Wellington lost two wickets for 76 runs. The fourth and concluding day’s play shquld .be full of possibilities, as Wellington now require 420 runs to win and can either go for runs dr elect to hold possession of the wickets for the whole of the day. Auckland require an outright win to take the Shield, as a win on the first innings will be no good to them. There was bright sunshine throughout the day. The wicket is lasting well. The scores are as follow:— AUCKLAND. First Innings 438 Second Innings. Mills, c Gallichan, b Massey .. .. 105 Anthony, b Massey 56 Weir, b Lowry 38 Gillespie, c Henderson, b Massey 24 Wensley, not out , 51 Allcott, not out 53 Extras 27 Total for 4 wickets (dec.) .. 354 Bowling Analysis.— McGirr, 0/60; Henderson, 0/39; Ross, 0/8; Lowry, 1/64; Gallichan, 0/35; Massey, 3/83; McLeod, 0/38. WELLINGTON. First Innings 283 Second Innings. Ross, b Matheson q Cameron, b Anthony jg Hollings, not out* 32 Foley, not out 13 Extras 13 Total for 2 wickets 76 Bowling Analysis.—Matheson, 1/19Wensley, 0/8; Allcott, 0/13; Anthony. 1/21; MeCoy, 0/2.—(P.A.)