AUCKLAND LEADING

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20389, 4 January 1938, Page 2

AUCKLAND LEADING

PLUXKET SHIELD CRICKET TWO FINE CENTURIES OTAGO’S DIFFICULT TASK (Special to Time?./ AUCKLAND. Tuesday When stumps were drawn in the Plunket Shield match between Otago and Auckland last evening, at Eden Park. t»i‘* home side had played itself into a strong position, and Otago face a difficult task. Auckland’s innings was one of fluctuating fortunes. In reply to Otago's first innings* score of 259, Auckland •I one si ige were 217 for three wickets, Whit claw then approaching hi? centurv. The aspect of the game changed suddenly with the (dismissal of WhJtelaw, Pearson and Sale, and - \ wickets wen down for 258 runs. Carson and Matheson then added vie added a further 119, Carson compiling a great century and Cowic 54. Otago had twenty minutes batting in their second innings and put up 30 runs. OTAGO

First Innings 259 Second Innings K. F. M. L'ttley, not out .. .. n A. R. Knisht, not out .. 9 Extras 7 Total for no wickets .. 30 AUCKLAND — First Innings P. E. Whltelaw, c Mills, b Dunning 108 A. J. Postles, b Silver 9 G. L. Weir, c Robertson, b Silver 46 W. M. Wallace, c Silver, b Chettleburgh 56 W. N. Carson, not out 108 ■ r .. 8 V. Sale, run out 0 A. M. Matheson. b Silver .. 2 t C. Burke, e Mills, b Robertson .. 11 C. K Jackman, run out .. 4 J. Cowie. i; Groves, b Dunning .. 54 Extras 29 Total .. .. «.* .. 457 BOWLING O M n W Silv.r ..23 3 97 4 Robertson . . t t 1 54 1 Dunning .. 26.6 4 119 2 Groves .. 8 — .it times .. 13 — 73 llowden .. 4 — 30 Chettleburgrb 5 — 24 1 Messrs O. H. Montgomery and R. H. Sirnmonds are umpires.