WELLINGTON BEATS AUCKLAND

Chronicle (Levin), 30 December 1946, Page 7

WELLINGTON BEATS AUCKLAND

•Press - Association

By Telearayh-

. WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. After three and a half, days' play, Wellington beat Auckland^ ip the Plunket Shield inatch on Saturday by 125 runs on the first innings. With 222 runa on for the loss of only four wiekets, Auckland appeared to have a good chance of heading the 389 set them by Wellington but a brilliant burst of bowling by/D. 8j. Wilson who captured on Saturday inorning iive wiekets for 15 runs off 11.1 overs, saw Auckland all out by f2.20 p.in; for a total of 264, which gave Wellington a lead of 125 on the first innings. Wilson 's bowling was supported by brilliant fielding, McVicar and Cave talcing sensational one handed catches ciose to the ground to disiniss Taylor and Sutcliffe. The weather was line 'with a light northerly breeze when Sutclilfe (3) and Taylor (1) resumed Auckland 's lirst innings. With the total at 250 Taylor, who had just reached double figures, attempted to turn one from Wilson to iine leg. The ball struclc the edge of his bat and cocked up in front of the wicket. McVicar threw himself to take a brilliant left handed catch. Sutclilfe was the next to go, being brilliantly caught by Cave. This was the turning point of the gaine as with out a further run being scored, Wilson had Bourke smartly taken by O 'Neill in the slips, and clean bowled Edmonds. Wilson had now taken four wiekets for oue run. Cowie and Hayes did not' last long and Auckland 's innings closed for a total of 264. Tindill and McVicar opened Wellington's second innings at 12.33 p.m. bul with eight runs on Tindill, who scored three, was clean bowled by Wiles. Alenzies joined McVicar who played late at one from Wiles and detiec'ted the ball on to his sticks. A light shower set in at 1.55 p.m. and at about 2.30 p.m. the wind veereti slightly to the south and heavy raio threatened. Waliace, the Auckland captain, brought Cowie on with the wind and the fast bowler clean bowleu Crawford who had reached 21, with his second ball. Menzies after playing uncomfortably for 62 xninutes for 15 runs, fell l.b.xv. to Hayes. Ongley hooked a short pitelied one from Cowie which was snapped up bySutclilfe at short leg. The score was now iive for 57. Ilam was now falling steadily and Kaiubird, after scoring a single, played oue from Cowie on to his wicket and six wero down for 68. Tht rain stopped play at 3.10 p.m. with tlu. score uualtered, Wilson and O'Neili being togcther. Ui>on rcsuming at 4 p.m. Wilson and O'Neili brightened play but aftei Teaching. 11 O'Neili was clean bowleu by Cowie. Cave came and went. caught by Scolt at short fine leg ofL Cowie. Joined by Matheson, Wilson opened out ou the bowling but after Teaching iive Matheson fell before Cowie 's fast blitz. The brightest batling of the innings was seen when Downes, last nian, joined Wilson. Downes shaped iike a batsmau and the pair rapidlv carrieo the score to 'loo/'piittmg 34 oii" iu"3-' miuutes, of which Downes claimed 22. Wilson, who had scored 33, fell l.b.w. to Wiles and the innings, whfch had lasted 192 minutes, closed at 5.20 p.m. plaeing Weilington 260 runs ahead. Wliiteiaw and Eurgess opened Auck land 's secund innings' at 5.34 p.m. ano the pair had 16 runs on witliout loss When atumps vvere drawn at 6 p.m. There was another good attendauci on fciaturday, £169 being taken at tht gates, which gave a total for the inatcL of £772. yceres: —

AUCKLAND. First Innings. Wliiteiaw, c McVicar, b O'Neili .. 1," Eurgess, c Tindill, b Crawford . . 25 beott, c Tindill, b Wilson 71 Waliace, c O'Neili, b Cave .... 8ti Sutclilfe, c Cave, b Wilson 21 Taylor, c McVicar, b Wilson .... 10 Wiles, not out fc Burke, c O'Neili, b Wilson .... C Edmonds, b Wilson (J Cowie, c sub., b Cave 4 Hayes, c Tindill, b Wilson 2 Extras 16 Total 264 Bowling: Downes 0 for 39, O'Neili 1 for 35, Cave, 2 for 64, Wilson 6 for 44, Crawford 1 for 46, Matheson 0 for 20. Second Inniiigs. Wliiteiaw, not out 13 Burgess, not out 3 Total, for no wiekets 16 Bowling: Wilson 0 for 2, O'Neili 0 for 5, Itainbird 0 for 4, Cave 0 for 5. WELLINGTON. First Innings 389 Second Innings. Tindill, b Wiles 3 McVicar, b Wiles 10 Menzies, lbw, b Hayes 15 Crawford, b Cowie 21 Ongley,* c Sutclilfe, b Cowie .... 1 Eainbird, b Cowie 2 Wilson, lbw, b Wiles 33 O 'Neill, b Cowie 11 Cave, c Seott, b Cowie . . 1 Matheson, b Cowie 5 Downes, not out 22 Extras l] Total 135 Bowling: Cowie 6 for 61, Wiles 3 for 49, Hayes 1 for 7, Burke 0 for 7.