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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 December 1909, Page 6

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° THE PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH. £ AUCKLAND'S HOLLOW WIN. a (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) t Auckland, December 28.' } The contest between Auckland and Welf lington for the Plunket Challenge Shield e >a»s concluded to-day in' fine weather and before an.attendance of.about 2000. Tho play was interesting, but only at one period did it grow dramatic, and that 0 was at the conclusion of the Wellington k< team's second innings, when three wickets . fell, for no run 6.. On the first day's lt play Wellington had scored HO runs in the first innings, -while Auckland's score ._■ stood at 172 for six wickets. :■ This was J increased to 233 before theinnings closed, • thus giving the local team an advantage J of 93 runs on the first innings. Wollington . wiped off: this deficit with the " loss of fivo wickets, but only added an- ' other 15 runs before being finally dis- ■ posed of. Auckland, had an easy task ' when they started the second innings, and scored the runs required without ■c losing a wicket, thus winning -by., ten j wickets. .'..■■: . . • : . : ' ;. >; 'When play began to-day Taylor and Relf faced the bowling of Monaghan and Brice. Relf, with a boundary through 1 the ; slips off Monaghan,•:' brought 200 up. ' Brice presently disposed of Eelf, who. ' got his right leg in front of one from' | him. 212—7—19. Sneddon went in and, t opened with a single off. Upham, who . had relieved Monaghan. The colts were not long associated,when Taylor sent one ? back to Brice, and returned to the pavi--1 lion amid applause,', having played a nice ' innings for his.runs, 219—8—21. The remaining Auckland .batsmen /were, soon disposed of. . .';.■ . , ; Monaghan and Hickson opened Wel- . lington's'second innings at- 12.30,' and Monaghan opened his. account by puUiug '". Relf's fourth; ball to leg for a single, a Howden took up the ; bowling at tho •' hospital end, and Monaghan got' well a under his second ball, and lifted it- to ■ the leg boundary for. four. .Taylor'pre!j sontly relieved* Howden, and Olliff; took, \- the ball from Relf, who,had sent down - threo overs for one run. Off the fourth ■ ball of Olliff'a second ov«r; Monaghan waa 1 > caught at mid-off by\ Sale. 18—1—14. 3 The ; luncheon adjournment then took 3 place. ■ : ' : ; "' 3 On resuming, Mahoney filled the crease • vacated by Monaghan, and Keif was put ' ,on to J bowl, vice Taylor. Tho batsmen 1 were showing a disinclination to take ' risks, but eventually brightened up, and f JHt'at almost every ball. A.well-placed 3 field kept, the runs down however. 3 Mahonoy soon ran into double "figures, s With 27 up, Howden relieved Olliff at s, the southern end, Hickson brought his - score to 21' as the result: of 65 minutes' ; play. -,'V : c . ■ V > Howden was now bowling leg-breaks, r and . had [ only ; two, men on tho off side.' - After' a 'period of slow play the partner--1 ship came Ito an end. Mahoney ; hit. a • ballfroin. Relf bard to Mason at mid-on 5 'and started to run. Mason-fielded - and.although .Hickson called to ; Mahoney to go back, tho latter continued i to run, and Hickson then went on' and i lost his '.' wicket :•■ in'-', a sportsmanlike • mariner. '49— Cobcroff came in, [ and Mahonoy brought ..up the hnlfi century ..after .75 minutes' play. Cob-. croft let out .at;one of Howden's curly i one?, and Sale brought off a nice catch i at square leg. 54—3-M). .• ■'. -■'".'.■.-■> , Blacklock joined Mahoney, but,-after i scoring five, he put, one high up to leg, ; which Sale secured. 62—4—5. Williams i came in and opened with a single off Eelf. In Rolf's next over the first ball brought about Williams's dismissal,',the batsman putting one, high up. to square- • I leg, where: Sneddon was. waiting. ! 66— i 5-2.■.: ~ .-..'■..'.:-;".:-,■' i .Brice, who took Williams's place, at i once began to hit,: and getting fairly on to one of Howden's baided it 50 yards i outside' the. first six..of i the match. The.next ball from Howden i .was sent across the leg boundary—ten in i two, hits. . The crowd, appreciated the : ' fireworks, arid, Taylor relieved Howden. • Bribe seemed puzzled by his,deliveries. i .Olliff also relieved i Eelf; "and'.'.Mahoney.' . raised-his' score.to 30, after; 1. hour"so ■ minutes'batting. ', Shortly, after,, with a ; i three,- ho.brought ,100, up,' the runs', tak- i !' ing- 148;minutes to .compile.'--'Changes',in ; ;: the bowliiig'we're frequent.at:this,stage :but, eventually, Brice wai : got out l.b.w. • 106—6—20. "■ Sogers next took strike, but, i 1 after'.'scoring a couple .off' Taylor, he. gave an easy chance of 'stumping, and,'. • next ball, was clean'bowled.' 108t-7-t2. •An.adjournment' was .'then; made', for •.' afternoon tea. .• ~;..'.'; ".''.:■ ...V ■ The resumption waV sensational. 1 Mahoney went out, to' Howden's first '. .ball, and missed it, Robinson missed tl'fl and, in ..doing so, swept the'.foil's . off. .Mahoney walked out of his crease .. thinking that'he was clean' bowled, and Robinson, .recovering l , the ball, pulled'up i a wicket, and'thus■ran him out.- r He had ; played a solid, innings, and but. for,im- ' perfect, 1 tiriiing on■ occasions .had".given ; a very ; stylish, display. 108—8—4 l .vi ; Upham took the crease'arid lifted Howden s third, delivery., high, to the -squareleg boundary,where, Homus brought'off a magnificent catch. 108—9—0. , Gibbes camo in and joined .Laws, who. put one ■from Howden, softly; into. the. hands of / Relf. The Wellington team was thus all; out :for tho poor total of 108, leaving Auckland 16 to get to win. This was ac- ; complished without tho loss of a wickot. ■Scores:—-■■: ■'(:.",''■'•■'"•...'■."■ ;-'■'■-'. ,'..•.-' Wellington;" : :'....' . Firsttinnings,.■'.. .......)............'....i.™:..„.140. ;'; . ; ;\:.' Second; Innings.; "y ■'.■-'--"; : •'• Monaghan,' c. Sale, b.. Olliff ....,„...._„ 14 Hickson, run out „:.'......... .„.........'. 21 Mahoney, run> out. ..'.....'.....'..i;™'...™....; .41 ' Cobcroft. c. Sale, b. Howden ............ 0 Blacklock, c. Sale, b. Howden ..,.._ > 5 Rogera, b. Taylor _ _ 2 .Williams, c. Sneddon, b. Edf 2 Brice, 1.b.w., b. Taylor 20 Laws, c. Relf, ,b. Howden _. 0 Upham, c. Hemus, b. Howden 0 Gibbes, not out 0 Extras 3 Total __ _■ .'..„_ 108 . Bowling Analysis. Howden, fivo wickets for 43 runs; Taylor, two for 8; Relf, ono for 19; Olliff, one for 33 j Brooke-Smith, norio for 0. AUCKLAND. First Innings. Hemus, b. Rogers „ _... 15 Anthony, b. Rogers ..........;.....,..,.. 0 Mason, b. Upham 0 Sale, 1.b.w., b.' Brice ..'.1.....;..:. 1 ........... r 6O Olliff, b. Upham _. 12 Brooke-Smith, 1.b.w., b. Brice ............ 46 '. Rolf, 1.b.w., b. Brice 19 , Taylor, c. and b. Brico 21 - Sneddon, c. Williams,; b.Brico ...._...■ 9 Howden, run. out ..-. „ 2 " Robinson, not out _ 1 ili-tros 35 . Total ._ _ ". ; ;, 033 - Bowling Analysis. ( Brice took fivo wickets for 38 runs; ! Eogers, two for 37; Upham two for 48; ! Laws, none for 4; Monaghan, nono for : 34; Gibbes nono for 24; Cobcroft, none '■ ior 12. Second Innings. ] Hemus, not out j - Anthony, not out * _•,„ \ u Total for no wickets 1G Bowling Analysis. " Upham, no wickets for 4'runs; Brice none for 12. ' OTAGO AND CANTERBURY. A FINE STRUGGLE. ] (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christi hurch, December 28. ' Followers of the popular summer game in Ohristcharch may bo forgiven for being highly elated at ,the fine victory f gained over the Otago toara at Lancaster i ,Fark to-day. It was generally admitted i even by tho Dunodin , men themselves, 1 that no stronger combination had over ' taken the field for Otago 1 than that which • had its colours lowered to-day. Evi>u ' lrithout Macartney the side included a I imo lot of players, and tho crack Aus- t tralian Eleven man was expected to jtfst mid that, spko of quality to the team 1 that made it appear, at any rate on 1 paper, almost invincible. Although tho c tJaiiiOTbury supporters ucre satisfied that the local team was strong enough to put ' up a htubborn fight, there were probablv 1 few who really thought that thev would bo equal to overthrowing the abnormal v strength that OUigo has got together i this year. But the local men never lost t I the ground wliich they had gained on 1 ' the iirst day, and, although it must be' I

admitted that tliojr had not.very much in hand at the finish,, they' won a hardfought battle by; four wickets. Tho following are, the stores:— ';■■•; ' : . otackx-': : '--'- : : :: ;,.:'- ■ ■■■■••v First Innings. '■■'■'■•'. Wilson, b. T. Carlton .......'...,.i™„„ 28 Macfarlane, 1.b.w., b. T. Carlton ~ 2 Macartney, c. . Patrick, b. Jlbose ...... 5 Hiddtcstone., c. and b. T. Carlton ... 1 Siedeberg, c. Sims, b. Bsjnnctt ...;..;.. 55 Eckhold,. b. W., Carlton ....._'_u 21 C. Wordsworth, c. Crawshaw, b. Bcn- " nett •.•.."......'............,„,...„ ... '6 Rutherford, b. ,T.:Car1t0n,.._....„_... 28 1 Fisher, not out ..,...,...„ „„' ~.'.22 Condline, b. Bennett ........... 12. Downcs, 1.b.w.,, b. Heese ...„.....„.„... 5 Extras- .....„....... M ...u„,^,„„„„ J „„,. g ..." Total, ..~.. u . ,Bowling : Analysis. \ T. Carlton, 21 overs, 5 maidens, 58 runs, 4,wickets; D.ißcese, 6.1 ovors, 19 runs, 2;wickets; E.--E., Crawshaw,. 2 overs, 7 runs, 1 no-ball; W. Carlton, 10 overs, 51 runs, 1 wicket; 3. H. Bennett, 17 overs,' 3 maidens,. 46 runs, ,3 , wickets;'. S. A. Orchard, 1 over, 4 runs. , "■'.. .; Second. Innings..'. Wilson, c. : Lusk; b.T. Carlton ,;._. 22' Macfarlane,; c Crawshaw, b. T. Carl-' Macartney,' KT. Carito 7 Sicdoberg, b. Orchard ...„i 6 Eckhold, lx Carlton 33 Fi6hor, run out '..—...'.:;.,...,. ,v ' 8 Rutherford, b. T. Carlton ..L..!!!™ 0 Hiddlestone, OiLhsk.b. ,T. Carlton... 4 ■ Condliffe, c. Sims, b. Craw5haw..........'.'; 4 Wordsworth, b. Bennett .........;._.„„™ 0 Downes, not out .....-....— 22 . Leg byes 2 : No ball .:„._..„.-..;.....„....J...' . 1 ■ : Total '■ Bowling Analysis.; : v J. H. Bennett," 12 overs, 5 maidens/ 28 runs, 1 wicket;. T; Carlton,, 16.5 overs, 3 maidens,,: 42 : runs, 6 • wickets;'. S.-- A. Orchard, 10.overs,. 2 maidens, 27 runs, 1 :wicket; E. E. Crawshaw, ,s'; overs,' 1. maiden, 14 runs, 1 wicket,2no:balls.. : 'v.;.; ■■;■.-.-: ; . CANTEEBtIBY. :: ,';.'' .', '■'■';■../ .' ; First Innings.' ' .':' J '/' .'>..■ Lusk, 102, 1 B. Wood, b. Macartney ...._...;«,;_„.„. 24' Sims, b. Mncfarlano „_. 12 W. Carlton, c Sicdeberg, b. Fisher _. 7 Ecese, c. Condliffe, b. Macartney ...... 18 Patrick, 0. and b. Macartney . 8 Orchard, b. Macartney : 0 Crawshaw, l.b.w., 1 b. Downcs ........_. 8 Carlton, not out „ „. 15 Bennett, b. Macartney .._ _.. 12 Boisknll, c. Condhffe, b. Downes 9 No" balls - ™.~...1Z 1 Total 241 Bowling Analysis. ' A. Downes, 22 overs, 6 maidens, 61 runs, 2 wickots; 0. G. Macartney, 31 overe, 12 maidens, — runs, 5 wickets; C. Wordsworth, 12 ovors, 3 maidens, 45 runs, 1 no ball; T. • Macfarlane, C overs, 10 runs, 1 wicket; A. 11, Fisher, 26 overs, 7 maidens, 47 runs, 2 wickets. Second Innings. ,' Wood, c. Downes, b. Fisher „~„.... 1 Luck, b. Fisher —.'. - 0 Sims, b. Macartney —.— , 26 W. Carlton, b. Fisher 27 D. Ecese, b. 'Macartney 0 Patrick, 1.b.w., b. Fisher ._... 7 Orchard, not out ~..~ 2 Crawshaw, not out ...... .. 0 ,Lcg byes „.._..„..L. "5 Total for six wickets ~..~.. 72 Bowling Analysis! , C. Wordsworth, 4 ovors, 1 maiden, 14 runs; A. H. Fisher, 13 overs, 2 maidens, 34 rnn6, 4 wickots; C. G. Macartney, 9.1 overs, 5 maidens, 15 runs, 2 wickets. [The individual scores do not agreo with two'of the totals as telegraphed] CANTERBURY V. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press' ABsoolation.i Christchurch, December 26. Tho team to play for Canterbury against Wellington on Januaiy 1 is the same as that which played against Otago, except that W. Hayes, of the Sydenham, Club, replaces Suns, who is unablo to go north. A. H. Addison* goes as > twelfth ■ man. The team leaves on' Thursday, playing Wellington on Saturday, and being timed to meet Auckland for the Plunkot Shield on January 7. Hayes, who fills Sims's place, is one 'of the most;'promising, of Canterbury's younger players.- o 'Ho is a rapidly-improving batsman, a very good change bowler, and he has no superior in Christchurch as a fieldsman. -■ COLLEGE OLD BOYS' MATCH. WELLINGTON WINS. The match botween tho Wellington Collego arid Nelson College Old Boys' teams was concluded on tho College grounds yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a fairly easy to in for Wellington by 128 *uns. The two innings of tho Wellington men yielded a grand total of 329. Dcmpsey. with 02 topped the 6econd innings scores, and Birch gave his side some assistance by compiling 32 (not out). Salmon, whilst practising during tho luncheon adjournment, was struck in tho eyo with a ball. : Tho wound inflicted on the eyelid necessitated several stitches beini; put in. Tho Nelson men went all to pieces in tlieir second turn at lie wickets, only 59 runs being on tho, scoresheet when tho last batsman succumfod. This inad.Jvtho visitors' grand total 201. Lomax, with six wickots for 24 runs,>was the most damaging Wellington bowler. Tho detailed scores are:— WELLINGTON. .1. First .innings -.' ,_..... 167 Second "Innings. Uempsey, c. Cooke, b. Giblin .—.- 02 Norns, b. Dickson 5 M'Gill, c. Vercoe, b. Dickson 19 Wills, b. Giblin 11 Uircb, not out ..' _ 32 Hales, st. M'Lean, b. Eichmond . 4 Loinax, b. Eichmond .. 1, 1 Suckling, c. Dickson, b. Eichmond...' 0 Wilson, c. Vercoe, b.' Eichmond .'..... 7 Salmon, retired 2 Standidge, c. Eoss, b. Ncalc 1 Extras .v ...>.;.. IS Total 102 Grand total 329 Bowling Analysis. Eoss, no wickets for 22 runs; Ncale, oiio f0r.32; Dickson, two for 20; Cook, nono for 16; Richmond, four for 43; Giblin, two for 14. NELSON. Fust innings 142 Second Innings. >"oale, c. Wilson, b.' Wills .'.. 27 Eichmond, c. Wilson, b. Wills 6 Cook, c. Wilson, b. M;Gill 6 Chisholm, run out - .2 I Giblin, b. Lomax' 0 Vercoe, c. Wills, b. Lomax 0 Mitchell, c. Wilson, b. Lomax _..., 0 M'Lcnu, b. Lomax '. —. 0 ' ,Ross, c. M'Gill, b. Lomax 0 Bisloy, c. Wilson, b. Lomax 4 Dickson,' not out .........-..............— 1 Eitras 7 Total _.._ 59 Grand total 201 Bowling. Analysis. Lomax, 6ix wickets for 24 runs; Wills, two for 25; M'Gill, one ,for x 3. Tho annual match botwson tho Canterbury and Wollington representatives will be played on tho Basin Rcservo on New Tear's Day, and tho succeeding Monday and Tuosday.