AUCKLAND ON TOP

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 100, 22 January 1935, Page 11

AUCKLAND ON TOP

Plunket Shield Match VIVIAN DECLARES Wellington’s Poor Second Innings Start By Telegraph.—Press Association Auckland, January 21. With attractive batting and steady bowling the Auckland eleven played themselves definitely into a winning liosition when the Plunket Shield cricket match against Wellington was continued at Edeir Park to-day. The wicket remained 'good, although it began to show signs of wear in the last hour of play. Auckland carried their second innings score to 431 for seven wickets, when Vivian declared.’ The Wellington bowling was completely mastered, most of the batsmen throwing away their wickets iu forcing the pace. P..E. Whitelaw, who scored a century in the first innings, established a record for Plunket Shield matches by following with 155. He and A E. Mills scored 184 for the first wicket, and later L. F. Townsend gave an aggressive display for 90 not out. Wellington batted after tea and lost four wickets for 85. With only six wickets in hand the visitors are still 492 short of Auckland’s total. Delightful Batting. Over an hour of delightful batting was provided by Mills and Whitelaw when they resumed Auckland’s second innings. Whitelaw had two or three uncomfortable overs facing Lamason, but Blundell presented no difficulties. Mills reached 50 in 85 minutes. With Griffiths on in place of Blundell, 100 was raised two minutes later, Whitelaw taking his score to 50 off the next ball. Both attacked in superb fashion, the total mounting from 100 to 150 in 2G minutes. The slow spinners of Griffiths and Morgan were no more effective than the medium-paced deliveries of Blundell and Lamason, but Tricklebank and McLeod put a temporary check to the scoring. A cross-wind seemed-to help Tricklebank, and both Mills and Whitelaw at times found themselves struck on the pads by balls which they attempted to play. Both batsmen were nearing the hundred mark, but vnally a ball from Tricklebank broke through Mills’s defence and bowled him. 184-1-84. Joined by Weir, Whitelaw, after 155 minutes’ batting, reached his second hundred of the match, the first time that two separate hundreds have been scored by a batsman in one Plunket Shield match. The Wellington players joined in the ovation that the fine display fully earned. At 115 Whitelaw drove a hard cateli

back to Lamason, but the bowler did nut By lunch the total was 240 (Whitelaw 133, Weir 20).

Forcing the Pace. After lunch the batsmen attempted to force the pace still further. In attempting a big hit off Lamason, Meir was caught by Morgan. 266-2-34. Vivian was aggressive, from the start, and drove two glorious sixes off Blundell and Lamason. Whitelaw was still batting confidently, and reached 150 in 207 minutes. Immediately afterward he lifted Lamason to Rainbird at deep mid-on, and a magnificent innings ended; he scored 16 fours, 302-3-155. Vivian sent back a simple catch to Lamason off the next ball. 302-4-26. Three batsmen had sacrificed their wickets going for runs.

Sale jumped out to a short ball from Lamason and was bowled. 330-5-4. Bush hit a simple catch to Blundell on the on side off Morgan. 311-6-2. Wallace was bowled when hitting across a turning ball from Griffiths. 363-7-9. Meanwhile Townsend was batting vigorously. playing delightfully free shots in front of the wicket, and scored 50 in 35 minutes, but later both he and McCoy became unaccountably subdued for a period. Townsend livened up in an attempt to reach 100 before tea. He attacked all the bowlers, and drove Lamason for six over extra cover, but after 84 minutes’ batting he was still ten short of three figures at the adjournment. The almost impossible task of scoring 578 for victory in the fourth use of the wicket faced Wellington when Whyte and Tindill opened the second innings to Cowie and Bush. The innings had lasted only ten minutes when a ball from Cowie whipped in suddenly, left Whyte standing. and took the off stump clean out uf the ground. 9-1-8. With the shine off the ball, Vivian and Townsend took over the attack after half an hour. Ell was unable to remain patient for long, stepping out to Vivian, He played right over a well flighted ball and was bowled. 36-2-10.

Cowie and Bush bowled again, and 50 appeared in 72 minutes. McCoy and Townsend next tried opposite ends. McCoy was erratic, but in Townsend’s first over Ward was out to a fine diying_catch by Vivian at short mid-on. 75-3-17. The wicket now appeared to be wearing a little, and Townsend, taking full advantage of this, six minutes before stumps trapped McLeod l.b.w. Lamsson and Tindill played out time. Scores are ns follow: — AUCKLAND.

First innings Second Innings.

P. E. Whitelaw, c. Rainbird, b. Lamason 155 J. E. Mills, b. Tricklebank 84 G. L. Weir, c. Morgan, b. Lamason .. 34 H. G. Vivian, c. and b. Lamason 26 L. F. Townsend, not out 90 V. S. Sale, b. Lamason 4 R. G. Bush, c. Blundell, b. Morgan .. 2 M. Wallace, b. Griffiths « A. W. McCoy, not out 20 Extras 8

Total for seven wickets (declared) 431 Bowling Analysis,

WELLINGTON.

First Innings 255 Second Innings. R. 11. Whyte, b. Cowie 8 ]•'. W. Tindill, not out 36 J. Ell, b. Vivian 10 S. Ward, c. Vivian, b. Townsend 17 E. G. McLeod, 1.b.w., b. Townsend .... 4 J. R. Lamason, not out 2 Extras 8

Total for four wickets 85 HAWKE CUP MATCH Challenge Against Manawatu Palmerston North, January 21. The following players will represent the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association in a challenge match against Manawatu at the Sports Ground to-morrow and the two sueebeding days for the Hawke Cup: R. tie Worker (enpt.), 11. Lambert, T. Heaney, 11. Heaney, B. Mahony, 11. Beck, M. Beuth, G. Bark, J. Kavanagh, M. O’Brien, N. Doreen. Twelfth man, j. H. Hobbs. The team, which arrived at one o’clock to-day, is accompanied by Mr. E. Elliott, secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association, and Mr. Hawke as manager. The wicket at the Sports Ground is in excellent condition and on the fast side. Manawatu defections in the eleven to defend the Hawke Cup are Olliver and Montieth. Penman, the 12th man, will fill one of the places, but O’Keefe, who was invited to take part in the game is not available, and tflie eleventh man will not be selected until this evening. / HUTT v. WAIRARAPA The following teams will represent the Hutt Cricket Ciub against Wairarapa at the Hutt Recreation Ground to-day. Matches commences at 10.30 a.m. sharp: "A” team. —Rotherham. Fowler, McKay, Judd, Aim, Orr, L. Muir, C. Muir, Pegler, Hughes. Wall. Warnes. “B” team. —Neazor, Aldersley, Faber, Heap, Dawson, E. Muir, Burton, Pyne, Doig, Rudman, Holstead, Sissons, Jarvis. BOYS’ ASSOCIATION Wellington Boys’ Cricket Association fixtures for Saturday next are as follow: Institute A. v. Stop Out A, Prince of Wales Park No. 1,2 p.m.; Institute B v. Marist. Prince of Wales Park No. 1, 2 p.m.; Stop Out B v. Brooklyn, Lyall Bay Reserve No. 1,2 p.m.; Institute D v. institute C, Lyall Bay Reserve No. 2, 2 p.m.

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