OTAGO FIGHTS BACK AGAINST CANTERBURY

Wanganui Chronicle, 26 December 1950, Page 6

OTAGO FIGHTS BACK AGAINST CANTERBURY

I CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night (6 jp.m.), —After a very bad start on the first day, Otago fought back strongly In the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury at Lancaster Park and although at stumps on the third day today the home team was still in a winning position, the game is anything but over. On the first day Canterbury scored 104 for three wickets in reply to Otago's 139, but excellent spin bowling by A. M. Moir and sound support from G. W. Overton brought about a dramatic collapse, the last six wickets falling for 12 runs. Otago again fared indifferently in the second innings, but the ninth and tenth tenth wicket partnerships added 80 in a most enjoyable display and Canterbury was left needing 201 to win. Light showers delayed the start for 50 minutes on Saturday and until lunch the Otago bowlers were handicapped by a wet ball. Scores: OTAGO

First Innings B. Sutcliffe, c. Burgess, b Burtt L. Watt, c Emery, b Hayes 14 25 A. W. Roberts b. Hayes 3 E. A. Watson, c Anderson, b Hayes 22 S. N. McGregor, c Burtt, b MacGibbon 2 L. D. Smith, b Burtt 29 J. D. Bakely, l.b.w. b Hayes 13 G. H. Mills, c Bennett, b Emery 4 D. S. St John, b. Hayes 10 A. M. Moir, not out 0 G. W. F. Overton, b Hayes ..... 0 Extras 17 Total 139 Fall of wickets: one for 8, two for 56, three for 63, four for 69, five for 78, six for 119, seven for 129 eight for 135, nine for 139, 10 for 139. Bowling O. M R W. J. A. Hayes 16.4 6 26 6 A. R. MacGibbon 14 1 30 1 J. D. Alderson 11 1 34 0 O. T. B. Burtt 22 8 24 2 R. W. G. Emery 3 0 81 1 MacGibbon bowled five no balls, and Alderson two. Second Innings. E. A. Watson, c. Alderson, b Burtt 23 L. Watt, l.b.w. b. Alderson 11 A. W. Roberts, c. Bennett, b Burtt 16 B. Sutcliffe, b. Burtt 11 G. H. Mills, c. Burtt, b. Emery 38 L. D. Smith, c. Alderson, b. Burtt 9 J. D. Blakely, b. Emery 11 A. M. Moir, c. MacGibbon, b Burtt 20 S. N. McGregor, c. Burtt, b. Hayes 55 D. S. St John, c. Dowker, b. Aiderson .• 22 G. W. F. Overton, not out 1 Extras byes 3 leg byes 4, no balls 3 10 Total 227 Fall of wickets: one for 25, two for 54, three for 54, four for 77, five for 98, six for 120, seven for 139, eight for 147, nine for 189, 10 for 227. Bowling O. M. R. W. J. A. Hayes 23 5 42 1 A. R. MacGibbon 16 1 57 0 N. Bennett 4 0 12 0 J. D. Alderson 15 2 42 2 T. B. Burtt ...... 28 13 40 5 R. W. G. Emery 7 3 24 2 Hayes bowled 3 no balls, Alderson five and MacGibbon one. CANTERBURY First Innings W. A. Hadlee, b Watson 46 R. T. Dowker, l.b.w. b. Moir 14 R. W. G. Emery, c. and b. Overton 10 A. T. Burgess, c. Mills, b. Moir 41 T. B. Burtt, run out 13 J. G. Leggat, c. Overton, b. Moir 0 A. R. MacGibbon, l.b.w. b Overton 17 J. Hayes, c. Blakely, b. Overton 2 N. Bennett, c. and b. Moir 3 J. D. Alderson, not out 1 G. Anderson, c. Smith, b. Moir 0 C. Smith, b. Moir 0 Extras. byes 16, leg byes 2, wide 1 19 Total 166 Fall of wickets: one for 60, two for 64, three for 102. four for 137, five for 158, six for 160, seven for 160, , eight for 162, nine for 166, ten for 166. Bowling. O. M R W. G. W. Overton , 21 8 39 3 F. A. Watson 15 4 42 1 L. D. Smith 7 1 14 0 A. W. Moir 4.17 32 5 Second Innings W. A. Hadlee, not out ... 27 R. T. Dowker, c. Mills, b. Moir 2 R. W. G. Emery, not out 4 Total, for one wicket 33 Fall of wickets: one for 20. Bowling. O. M. R. W. Overton 6 1 16 0 E. A. Watson 3 12 0 A. W. Moir 4 2 11 1 L. D. Smith 2 14 0