PLUNKET SHIELD.

Wairarapa Age, 15 February 1936, Page 7

PLUNKET SHIELD.

CANTERBURY VERSUS OTAGO. FIRST INNINGS PLAY. CHRISTCHURCH, February 14. Through a brilliant innings by Cromb and a desperate last wicket stand which added. 12 runs, Canterbury to-day established a lead of one run on the first innings against Otago, in the last Plunket Shield match of the season. Otago won the toss and batted on a wicket which showed signs that it might wear later in the day. The light was never very good. The outfield was slow, so that the conditions favoured the bowlers. The game was dull for the most part. The most exciting moments were when Canterbury was fighting for runs at the end of the first innings. Scores:— OTAGO. First Innings. Knight, st Jackman, b Cobden .. 14 Badcock, c Page, b Cobden .... 39 Kerr, b Graham 23 Smith, st Jackman, b Merritt .... 28 Elmes, lbw Merritt 0 K. Uttley, lbw Graham 5 Mills, c Lester, b Merritt 0 Scandrett, c Handlee, b Merritt .. 14 McGregor, not out .. 32 Dunning, b Merritt 2 Silver, c Graham, b Merritt .... 12 Extras 4 Total 173 Bowling analysis: Graham, 2/32; Lester, 0/23; Cobden, 2/40; Merritt, 1/6; Cromb, 0/13; Bellamy, 0/5. CANTERBURY. First Innings. Bellamy, b Silver 1 Kerr, b Badcock 12 Hadlee, lbw b Dunning 14 Page, c Elmes, b Silver 19 Cromb, c Silver, b Dunning .. .. 73 O’Brien, c Mills, b Dunning .... 33 Cobden; lbw b Dunning 1 Lester, lbw b Elmes 2 Merritt, b Elmes 0 Graham, b Dunning 6 Jackman, not out 5 ‘ Extras 8 Total 174 Bowling analysis: Silver, 2/31; Badcock, 1/39; Dunning, 5/50; Elmes, 2/27; Smith, 0/19.—(P.A.)