CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 4 February 1930, Page 6

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD. WIN FOR WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Monday. The Plunket Shield cricket match between Otago and Wellington was concluded on (Jarisbrook Park to-day when the home side collapsed when iu sight of victory. The weather was sunny and the wicket was in good order and the outfield as fast as it had been throughout the match. Wellington had six wickets down for 122 in their second innings when play was resumed and their innings was brought to a dose before lunch, the last wicket falling when the total was at 172. This left the Otago side 25S to make to win. Five wickets had fallen in the home team’s second strike for 180 and the position looked rosy for a win with only 7S runs to win, and five wickets yet to fall, but Cavanagh’s downfall was only a preface to disaster. The colt had played a good innings for 87 but tho Otago captain, Alloo, went out a few minutes after him and the remaining four wickets fell before 200 was reached. The innings closed for 10b. Baker, Henderson and Hollings were the most effective howlers, the first-named taking 5 wickets for 50, the second 3 for 4S, and The last-named two for 18. Shepherd and Cavanagh alone made a creditable showing in the second innings for the home side. Following are details: — WELLINGTON. First Innings 283 Second Innings 172 Bowling Analysis: Dunning, 4/57; Elmes, 1/35. OTAGO. First Innings 19® Second Innings. Shepherd, e Badcock, b Henderson 49 Knight, c Lowry, b Henderson .. Cavanagh, Ibw, b Baker .. ... . • 87 McMullan, b Henderson .. .... 0 Elmes, b Baker 14 Alloo, 1.b.w., b Hollings 15 Dunning, b Hollings 2 Groves, not out 2 Moloney, c and b Baker h Heenan, b Baker 3 Lemin, c Ward, b Baker 6 Extras • 10 Total -.193 Bowling Analysis: McGirr, 0/3/; Hollings, 2/18; Badcock, 0/20; Henderson, 3/58; Baker, 5/50. M.C.C. VICTORY. HAWKE’S BAY FOLLOW ON. NAPIER, Monday.The M.C.C. team to-day defeated Hawke’s Bay by an innings and 248 runs, the home batsmen failing against the accurate bowling of the visitors. Early in the Hawke’s Bay’s first innings wickets • commenced to fall, Nichols and Allom making a great pace off the hard and fast wicket. Six wickets fell for 35 runs, and then Beck (35 not out) and Evans (IS) made a very game stand, adding 33 for the next wicket, while the eighth wicket, when Kavanagh joined Beck, produced another 39. The innings eventually closed for 119. Woolley reaped a harvest at the expense of the lat'ei bats men, claiming four wickets at a cost of only 14 runs, c

Following on the Hawke’s Bay batsmen again showed lack of confidence, and to the bowling of Allom and Woollev wickets soon fell. Eight w r ere down for 62, but the tail did cxccptinally well, and provided the bright spot of the day’s play. For the ninth wicket Nairn and Kavanagh added 55 runs, and a last wicket stand produced 27, the innings closing at 144. Details of the scores are as follow: — M.C.C. First innings • HAWKE’S BAY.—First Innings. O’Brien, b Nichols ® Stephenson, b Allom Evans, c Nichols, b Woolley ... IS Worker, 1.b.w., b Allom Reaney, b Nichols 9 Shepherd, b Allom 9 Owen, b Allom •• Beck, not out * • o£l Kavanagh, c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley 1 t Nairn, c Bowley, b Woolley •• • • - Bark; c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley THtras •• •• •-* " 29 Total •• •• 119

Beck, c and b Woolley 1 jStephenson, b Allom Worker, c Bowley, b Allom .... ® Shepherd, 1.b.w., b Woolley .... » Reaney, 1.b.w., b Allom ...... lj O’Brien, c and b Woolley .... 7 Evans, b Allom ° Owen, c Duleepsinhji, b Woolley 1 Kavanagh, not out ““ Nairn, c Earle, b Bowley .. ... 31 Bark, b Legge Leg byes Total 144

TESTS IN ENGLAND. W ABNER’S SELECTION. TO OPPOSE AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, Monday. Mr P. E. Warner, writing in the “Morning Post,” impressed with the youth of the Australian eleven, selects an English side the qualification for

which is that none has attained the age of 2S years, to oppose them. Tho men he has selected are: —Allen, Mitchell, Hammond, Larwood, Ames, Duleopsinhji, Robins, Killiek, Peebles, Crawley and Yocc, and their averageage is 23 years. Thus this young England has not four batsmen equal to Ponsford, Ivippax, Bradman and Jackson. Warner says it will be admitted that Hammond is the greatest of either side and Duleepsinhji comparable with Jackson or Bradman. England’s bowling, with Voce, Robins and Peebles, is definitely stronger.

Bowling analysis. 0. M. E. w. Woolley .. .. io.r' 7 14 4 Allom .... 12 3 36 4 Nichols ..... 9 4 17 2 Bowley ... 10 5 15 0 TjPO*fro .. .. 1 9 S 0 Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis. W. 0. M. B. Allom .. - • O 43 4 Woolley .... 19 5 73 4 Bowley .... 7 Legge .. ■ • ' 1 1 19 7 1 1