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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16429, 24 January 1919, Page 8

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—4— — ' PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON V .CANTERBURY; (FHES3 ASSOCIATION TELECRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 23. The match for the Plunket Shield between Canterbury and Wellington was resumed today. The weather changed for the better overnight, and the game was continued in bright" sunshine, on , a good wicket. The wind was a. trifle strong, but did not appear to make any appreciable difference to the play. . •• . / In their first innings on Wednesday Wellington made 323, and at the olose of the play on that day Canterbury had three wickets down for 132 runs. To-day Canterbury's nret innings closed for 188. Wellington's 6econd innings was poor, for they were dismissed in less than 2J houro' of rilay for 163 runs. \~ith Wellington's grand totals at 486, Canterbury had 299 runs to obtain to win. Shortly after 4.15 p.m. they went in to bat, | and had lost two wickets for 129 when play ceased for' the day. Scores: — i WELLINGTON. 1 First Innings .. •• 323 Second Innings. Wilson, et Brnnton, b McEwin .. .. 18 Hiddlestone, b McEwin .. — 9 'Baker, run out •• -- ..0 Beechey, b Mcßcih .. •• •• 13 Burton, c Guiney, b Mcßeth .. .. 20 Lambert, c Jones, b Howell .. ..48 Hutchings, c Howell, b McEwin .. 29 McGirr, c Jones, b McEwin .. 4 Condliffe, c Patrick, b Howell .. .. 2 Patrick, st Bran ton, b McEwin ... 16 Harris, not oat •• • • 1 Extras •• •• >• .3 Total . • • • • • .. 163 Bowling analysis: McEwin took 5 wiokets for 87 ium, Moßeth 2 for 46, Howell 2 for 27.

CANTERBURY. First Innings. Foster, o Hiddlostone, b Mufris 3J Jones, b Hrldleetono .. .. ..15 "Wood, o Hiddlostone, b Harris 29 I Patriok, c Beeohey, b Hiddlestcme ... 43 J Guiney, b Marris .. ..11 Gray, o and b Hiddlestone .. ..4 Thomas, played on,, b Hiddlee 4 one « Brunton, st Condliffe, b Hid'dlestone .. 28 Howell, o and b Marrie .. „ I, McEwin, c Beeohey, b Marris .. 1... 13 Mcßetli, not out 4 Extras .. .. .. 13 Total .. .. , .. 183 Bowling analysis: XlcGirr took no wickete for 18 runs, Hiddlestone 5 for To, Patrick none for 33, Harris 5 for GO. Second Innings. (Foster, lbw., b Hiddlestono .. .. -13 ' Jones, not out .. ... 67 Brunton, o Beechcy, b Hutchings 25 1 Patrick, noUout .. .i' 31 j Extras .. .. .. .. :5 j Total for two wickets .. .. 120 I Bowling analysis: Hiddlestono took 1 wicket ! for 39 runs, Marris none for 34, McGirr nose j for 11, Patrick nono for 18, Lambert noni' for 3, Hutchings one for 8, Beeohey Bono 6. NOTES ON THE PLAT. (SPECIAL TO "THE I'HESS.") WELLINGTON, January 2;'. The sccond day's play in the Plunkct Shield match was remarkable for poor bat • ; ting by both sides. _ There was no real ex-, cuso for the low scoring of Canterbury in Iho , first innings, and just as little excuse for the | worsa eoore of Wellington .in their eooand innings. The bowling was oertainly not good enough .to account for tlie dismissal of the two good batting' sides for about the number of rune that either side should have been able to raakfe alone. Hiddlestono apd 'Marris did all the damage for Wellington. Mar- ' ria is a slow bowler who is very alow, and Hiddlostone is a elow medium. Nolle of iiio bowlers with any paco at all could keep » decent length, and Wilson, hod to rely on tlie elow bowlejs. The attack was by no' means etrqng. Tho Canterbury bowler who had the honours of the day was McEwin, who bowled Tight through the inning.: As ■ & matter -of fact this bowler .cent down 29 overs unchanged in the first innings, bowling from the time;' that the total was 101 until tho'end of tfce innings, and in the second time that Wellington were at the wickets he bowl«d again 29 overs, eo that ho v actually bowled 68 overs J without relief. There ia surely no instance ! in big cricket <Jf a elow bowler being kept on for so long. It wm quite good tactics for Patrick to keep him on today, becenee bo had the. bate men in trouble all the time. Baker was the only man on the first day who .really played him properly; The right way to play a bowler of his sort is to use the feet, and Buker wae going out to hfc fetaff and scoring rapidly off it. While be wsa at tho creese yesterday lie seemed absolutely <0 have McEwin's measure, when Howell got hi; . wicket. This batsman was ran out to-day without doing anything, which was a piece of good luck for the challengers. In their aeoond innings it would eecra that Canterbury "are going to do well. They'■ need -17& erdcl runs with eight wickets in hand, and- the weakness of the Wellington bowling was painfully apparent to-day. Now it is that Wellington, are going to miss Brice. They missed him already to-day, for he is one'of the best fighting batsmen in the country, -axd he is about the strongest bowler m have \ here to be used in an emergency. 1 The wicket is still very fair. It ha* worn ' ' a little, but it is not breaking badl& sod the low scores to-day will make it leerf difficult for the side playing the fourth inninfi. If the weather remains good, tho visitors bavi a "very good chance of getting the tods.' PURCHASING VALUE OF * ONE REPLY. ONE reply to an advertisement in % newspaper with a quality circulation is worth ten .replies to an advertisement in a newspaper with a quantity circulation. Advertisers in "The Press" con- - sider not how many, but WHO ARE THEY. ' ' Tho growing demand for space in "The Press" proves that buyers of advertising know how to take advantage or a dividend-paying circulation. Sales , rcenlt from reaching the RIGHT reader. - •