THE PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 7

THE PLUNKET SHIELD MATCH.

' OTAGO FAR BEHIND. 'By: Telegraph.—Pres3 Association.) Auckland, February 14. The match between tho Auckland and Otago representatives for tlio Plunket Shield • was continued •at the Auckland Domain to-day in hcantiful weather, the sky being cloudless, but the sun's rays were tampered by a cool north-east wind. The wicket played well until late in tho afternoon;'when it.showed signs-, of powdering, but' while it gave the howlers, a : little assistance, it did not break up lindly./ Tho attendance, was satisfactory lor, an oil. day, about ,£4O boing taken at the gates. There was nothing particularly startling in', the day's play, the Auckland attack keeping piny slow. The visiting batsmen were novor able to tako liberties without paying the penalty. Starting tho day with a score of 101 for four wickets, tho Otago team carried tjieir total to 237 before boing finally disposed of, tho additional- batsmen to mako runs being Macartney. (22) r M'Farlane (60), Jliddlestono (43), rind Downes (17). Jl'Farlane's r.coro. was the .redeeming-feature of" the innings. Haddcu -,was the most successful bowler for Auckland, getting, four wickets for 50 runs. Otagc had to follow 1 on, and on tho call of "time had 151 on the.board for the loss of seven wickets. Tho highest ecorers in the second innings ■ were Rutherford (38, not out), Macartney (35), and Wilson (27). match will be continued to-morrow. morning. Auckland Bowling Cramps the Runs. ; The details of. the play are as follow:— Macartney (8) and jU'l-'arlane ; (1-i) continued Otago's first,- innings, lacing, the bowlv ing pi Keif and Olliii. A long partner-ship-followed,. in.which M'Farlane gave the-best display of irco cricket, although Macartney at' time's, sliowod somo' luqo , scoring strokes." The latter , when' 22.. was clean' bowled by- Relf, 1 whoibeut him ..with a' ball that kept low.. The Australian at:'tpmpted to hit; it . and niisjudged it gether,, .>41^5—22. Hiddiestoii?,. opened' . bis scoring account by dispatching a full tos's.'frorii Ollitf, tb'.thebbun'daVy, 1 ' Jvlason : relieved .'Olliff, 'and,' placing iiis-ficld on ■ the 'leg -.side, .bowled , sltiw "leg breaks. . Play now'.' slowed down tor souis time, the score mounting by odd boundaries and singles. ■ The eicdlent length bowling of iielf ait the other'eud' also had a quietening effect. Jl'Farlano wag the first to go.. After a double change of bowling (Taylor replac■ing ilason and Olliff relieving Keif), Ulliif sunt up a' ball that turned in .from the oil', and' M'Farlane was caught _in two' minds, and ..clean bowled. " 155—6 —(>O. The partnership had/put on 54 runs. Hop:kins"came in;.- and was!* at-!.puce -clean bov,-led-.by.,Olliff-After".. tho' ..luncheon ' adjournment, idddlestino was-ssnt-to. the pavilion,..being- bowled" oil"..; his - pads Huddeu. Do'wuesV thoaiexf -niari,' ina'do, 'matters- livijly,- and :\veiit- -for,.,the .Tiowli)ig. lis got into double 'figures' in nine •minutes; and thin lost. Fisher, who' was given out' l.b.yr.-to ; .Hadden. .23-4—9—10. ; 'Ueal was last man in, and remained long enough to see Downes's merry life como to an end, a "shooter" from Kadden ending a promising innings—237—lo—l7. The tlmo tak-sn, to compile tho runs vrps 4 hours-50 minutes. Visitors Follow.On, . With a deficit of 243 Otago' wero made to follow on, 'Hopkins- and Siedeberg opening to tho.bowling of Hadden and Uliitf.' Both men opened with singles, and Siedeberg'goon fell-a victim to Oliiif, playing over a- well-pitched ball. 7—l—3. Macartney came in, and, when ten, gave 'Smith'a'fairiy.easy chalice, which, however; was -not hel4. I'Tho partncrship. put on- 33 il'uns: before '-Sadden,, clean bowled Hopkins." '-10—2—18. ; M'Farlane''now. appeared, and opened: • by "scoring a thre<s off a'log:'glance; and-'was.'into double figures 7 as tii'o result of fivc-min-utes' playr'' But; liisireign.'was'not' a longone. In playing a ball from Olliff, which kept'low, ha chopped: down :on f 0 hiv wicket, breaking ii bail in-the operation.53- : -3— 10. Eckhold canio. in,-and a: partnership which produced -27 reshlted be-' fore Macartney got 'under ■ ono from .•Smith,' Taylor -bringing-off a., nice catch. 80—4—35. Hiddlestojio• was next"W!>nibutwas soon dismissed, getting his leg - in .front of ono from Mason. Matters looking black for .Otago. when -Wilson came .in, and' there."wore.Visions, of the .match' .being finished .' before time was called.". This anticipation was strengthened when Sale stum pod Eckhold off''Smith, and the board read. 86—6 —16. Rutherford;, .-however, • now joined Wilson, and th? pair made tho stand of the innings before Wilson was dismissed just on time, tho partnership adding - 65 : runs to tho total. Wilson played- yery badly at first,-and took.over thirty,minutes.,to='scora two runs. Blither-, ford was. 33, not out,- were' drawn. 151-t-7t27. ~Tho. scoreswere .as follow:— ,--. •. • . : 7. ;I -. - : - AUCKLAND.- ; First, innings-;.. ; 579 - ' OTAGO.. First Innings. ' G. 1 Wilson, b. Ecif 5, ■A. Eckhold, c. Hadden, <b. Olliff 31 R. M. Rutherford, -o. Self, b. Hadden .4 H. : G. Siedeberg, b. Relf ...... . 38. C. G. Macartney, b. Relf : 22 T. Jl'Farlano, b. Olliff; .' CO. S. Hiddlestone, b. Hadden 43 C. Hopkins, b. Olliff 0 A. H. Fisher, 1.b.w., b.! Hadden .10 A.. Dowues, b.. Hadden ,17 IV. Beal, not out ..- 1 Extras 6 j Total ...v.;..;.,....237 '. . Bowling" Analysis. | - Relf, . three 'wickets --for 69' runs; Hadden, four.for 50; Olliff,- throe .f0r.(72; Mason, none for .27; Taylor, none "for 11; Snedden,'norio for,-2. .-. -.•<..'i - •■;. ; otago. ! Second Innings..Hopkins, b.? Hadden 18 Siedeberg, b. Olliff V . 3 Macartney, o. Taylor, b. Smith '35 M'Farlane, hit wioket, b. Olliff ...... 10 Eokliold, st.'Sale, b. Smith .. -14' Hiddlestone, 1.b.w., b. : Mason ' 1 ' Wilson, c. Sale, b. Taylor 27 Rutherford, not out 38 Extras 5 . Total, for seven wickfits ...... 151 •' Bowling Analysis. - - ■ ' Hadden, ; one wioket' for ' 15'- runs; Smith, two for '26Olliff, two for 42r R-elf,' ( none "for 5; Taylor, one, for 12; Mason, ono for 46.' , . ' . OTHER MATCHES. ; BAD DAY BUT GOOD SCORES. (By Telesrapb.—Press Association.) : Dunedin,. February 13.' 1 The weather, which had been fine and warm, for about a fortnight, broko about midday yesterday, and tho cricket matches were continued in a steady rain: -Albion madn 226 in their first innings (Shepherd 94, Dnthie.39), and seemed a 2-point win over Dunedin, tho latter compiling 172 - and 65 for four wickets (Condliife 42, not 04, Duthie 39), and-secured a 2-point win ' over' Grange.Tho former .made, 191, and closed , their second- innings' with tbreo. : wickets down, for 116 (Blamircs 66, not out). Grange .mado 117, and 163 for three ; wipkets (Ogg 106, not.out). Carjsbrook.B i beat Opoho on the first -innings. - The former made 342, . and tho latter. 141 1 (M'Gavin 37, not out, Callaway .31),. and : 169:f0r. three .wickets (Kenny 5/, not out, Callaway, 51). • CffIUSTCHtTKCH; DOINGS. i Christchurch, Febniary 12. • i First-grado cricket matches : wore resumed to-day. Riccarton 229, beat West' Christchurch, 62 and 135. Sydenham, 221 and 73 for one wicket, beat Linwood, 118 and 173. St. Albans, 145 and 178, beat East Christchurch, 85 and 167 for 6evcn wickets. ( THE TESTS: SOLE SELECTOR. ,'! .Christchurch, February 14. ' - Tho Management Committee of the Now 1 Zealand Cricket Council has appointed 1 Mr. Douglas Hay, of Auckland,; solo 6elec- ! tor of. tae New, Zealand teams for tho j test matches against tho -■ Australian i team. .. .. :•. ; 1 . TROPHY BY LORD HAWKE. _ ; '. . Auckland,'' February 14.. Lord 'Hawke has offorcd to send to Now Zealand a shield or:cup for competition j among the minor provinces and snb-dis- i trict cricket' associations, commencing ( next season. The offer will be placed beftr the New Zealand Cricket Council. 1