CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 5 January 1926, Page 6

CRICKET.

■ plunket shield. OTAGO’S GOOD FIGHT. Telegraph —PresS Association.) H AUCKLAND, Monday. W A great fight was put up .by Otago ,in the Plunket Shield match against Auckland. The visitors were 202 behind oil the first innings, but due mainly to the fine batting of Blainirse and Zimmerman this was wiped off on Saturday. Continuing this morning neither of these batsmen lasted long, I but then Gallard and Knight, by fine batting, added 155 -for the seventh wicket. Otago's innings closed for 472, leaving Auckland 271 to get for vietorv. The local team made a bad start, yJLt good batting by Sneddon and IBinth put them well on the way for flMLvin when stumps • were drawn. first innings, 131; second ins 472 (Cherry 02, Alloo 33, BlaBjnight 51). Bowling: Anthony, three r 47 3 Player two for SI, Cooper one Hr 54. Auckland, 333 and 43 for two uick■s (Snedden in 73, Smith in 38). SHEFFIELD SHIELD. AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Monday, Australia, in the first innings, '4G2 (Rynuil 124, Alexander 133, Hr 84. V Victoria in the second innings have Host no wickets for 53 (Woodfull in 31, Lausdown in 17). ' There was heavy rain overnight, i but the wicket was covered and was in good condition. The outfield was very slow. Alexander gave a dashing display, and with Hyrnill created a record seventh-wicket partnership against Victoria. Rain fell at the luncheon interval and the wicket was again covered. After the resumption play was very slow, and finished early owing to failing light—,P.A.) (Victoria in the first innings made I 9225)