CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 March 1930, Page 5

CRICKET.

PLUNKET SHIELD. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The third day’s play in the deciding match for the Plunket Shield at the Basin Reserve to-day saw the Auckland eleven tighten their grip on tho cricket honours of tho Dominion by playing a brilliant second knock of 354 for four wickets before applying the closure. Mills and Anthony put on 110 for the first wicket. Weir and Mills added 63 for tho second, Mills and Gillespie contributed 65 for the third, and Wensley and Allcott capped a sterling display by rattling on 104 in 45 minutes for tho fifth wicket, both having passed the half-cen-tury when the closure was applied. Mills played a sterling innings for 105. This left Wellington with 505 runs to get to win, and in the hour and 40 minutes left for play, Wellington lost two wickets for 76 runs.' The fourth and concluding day’s play should be full of possibilities, as Wellington now require* 429 runs to win, and can either go for runs or elect to hold possession of the wickets for the whole of the day. Auckland require an outright win to take the Shield, as a win on the first innings will be no good to them. There was bright sunshine throughout the day. The wicket is lasting well. The scores are as follow: — AUCKLAND. First Innings .' 433 Second Innings. Mills, c Gallichan, b Massey 105 Anthony, b Massey 56 Weir, b Lowry 38 Gillespie, c Henderson, b Massey 24 Wensley, not out 51 Allcott, not out 53 Extras 27 Total for 4 wickets (dee.) .. 354 Bowling analysis: McGirr 0 for 60, Henderson 0 for 39, Ross 0 for 8, Lowry 1 for 64, Gallichan 0 for 35, Massey 3 for S 3, McLeod 0 for 38. WELLINGTON. First Innings 253 Second Innings. Ross, b Matheson 0 Cameron, b Anthony IS Hollings, not out 32 Foley, not out 13 Extras 13 Total for 2 wickets 76 Bowling analysis: Matheson 1 for 19, Wensley 0 for 8, Allcott 0 for 13, Anthony 1 for 21, McCoy 0 for 2..

TO-DAY’S PLAY. WELLINGTON, This Day. The tfin&l day’s play of the Plunket Shield cricket match opened in fine weather, with a fresh southerly wind. The light rain overnight had had little effect on the wicket, which was still in excellent order. Hollings (32) and Foley (13) continued their innings, to the bowling of Allcott (with the wind) and Wensley. Progress was slow, though several byes helped to improve the total. Foley survived an appeal for lbw in Wensley’s second over. Ninety appeared after a quarter of an hour’s play. At 11.30 Allcott dean-bolvled Hollings, who had played a sound, defensive innings for 31. I/O wry was next. After playing a defensive innings for 55 minutes, Foley lifted Wensley, to Gillespie at cover-point. 9S —I—2l. McLeod was next. One hundred was up after the innings had been in progress 145 minutes. At noon the scoro was 110 for four wickets. Scores:— Previous two wickets 18 Hollings, b Allcott 34 Foley, c Gillespie, b Wensley ..... 21 Lowry, not out .5 McLeod, not out 4 Extras 28 Total for 4 wickets 110