OTAGO’S SENSATIONAL WIN OVER CANTERBURY

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 December 1950, Page 8

OTAGO’S SENSATIONAL WIN OVER CANTERBURY

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night (P.A.).—Otago won a dramatic victory by 61 runs in the Plunket Shield match against Canterbury at Lancaster Park today. At stumps the previous evening, Canterbury, with nine wickets in hand, needed only 168 runs to win, and this morning 51 more were added before a wicket fell, making the score 84 for two wickets. When the third fell at 115, Canterbury’s prospects still looked bright, but half an hour later after a devastating spell by the right-hand spinner A. M. Moir, the score was 130 for nine. Canterbury was all out soon after lunch for 139. Moir, who took five wickets in the first innings, finished with six for 60 and completed an outstanding personal triumph by doing the hat trick today. 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 S 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, c. Smith, b. Watson 83 R. T. Dowker, c. Mills, b. Moir 2 R. W. G. Emery, run out 18 N. Bennett, c. Roberts, b. Moir 8 A. T. Burgess, c. Blakely, b Moir 4 A. R. MacGibbon, b. Moir 7 T. B. Burtt, c. Watson, b. Moir 0 J. A Hayes, b. Moir 0 G. Anderson, b. Watson 4 J. D. Alderson, b. Watson 3 L. G. Leggat, not out 6 Extras 4 Total ... 139 Fall of wickets: 20, 84, 115, 115, 125, 125, 126, 130. 139. Bowling. G. W. Overton, 0 for 40: E. A. Watson 3 for 22. A. M. Moir, 6 for 60; L. D. Smith, 0 for 13.