MARGIN OF 438 RUNS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 101, 23 January 1935, Page 3

MARGIN OF 438 RUNS

Auckland Wins Plunket Shield Match WELLINGTON’S POOR SCORE By Telegraph.—Press Association. Aucltlantl, January 22. Auckland won the Plunket Shield match against Wellington by 438 runs. The remaining six Wellington batsmen were disposed of in an hour and a half. The English coach, Townsend, took five of the six wickets for 12 runs, making seven for 25 hi the innings. The only colourful feature of the morning’s play was a spectacular onehanded catch by Sale in the outfield to dispose of Lamason. Later he also caught Blundell, After the game the Wellington captain, on behalf of the team, made a presentation to Whitelaw’ in recognition of his double century. Scores are as follow': AUCKLAND. First innings -191 Second innings 431 WELLINGTON. First innings 255 Second Innings. K. 11. Whyte, b. Cowie 8 E. W. Tiudill, c. Edmonds, b. Bush .. 37 .1. Ell. b. Vivian 10 S. Ward. c. Vivian, b. Townsend .... 17 E. G. McLeod, 1.b.w., b. Townsend . 4 J. It. lamason, c. Sale, b. Townsend 25 W. Rainbird, b. Townsend 10 R. Morgan, c. Edmonds, b. Townsend 0 W. Trieklebank. not out 10 B. Griffiths, st. Edmonds, b. Townsend 8 E. D. Blundell, c. Sale, by Townsend .. 0 Extras 10 Total 139 Bowling analysis.—Townsend took seven wickets for 25 runs: Bush one for 18, Cowie one for 30; Vivian one for 39; McCoy none for 17. SENIORS AND JUNIORS Holiday Cricket Match A draw resulted in the cricket match between the Wellington junior representatives and a team of the younger senior players at the Basin Reserve yesterday. Only one innings was played, the seniors scoring 304'and the juniors 220 for nine wickets. Taking the first strike, the seniors batted confidently, and at the'luncheon adjournment the score was 224 with only one wicket down. A. McLean, who opened with Harding, was the star batsman of the day, retiring after he had scored 116. He batted carefully, and although he knocked 11 fours,, most of his total was composed of singles. He was strongly supported by Harding and Thomas, the former being caught by Rowe at 31, and the latter being run out at 80. Thomas sent the ball to the boundary nine times, and Harding scored three 4’s and a six. None of the remaining batsmen reached tiie 20 murk, and the innings closed shortly after 3 p.m. for 304. Boyes gained the bowling honours with four for 86. The juniors did not find things so easy,, but two men, Bczzant and Browne, reacned good figures. Carrying his bat right through the innings. Bezzant scored 78, only to be eaught by Harding off Dean on the last ball of the day. Browne was a great asset to his side, and wielded a hard-hitting bat, which gained 44. He was credited with eight 4’s and a six before he was given l.b,w. off Caldwell. Buddle was the next best man with 20. Dean put up the best bowling performance, taking three wickets for 63 runs. Details are as follow : —

SENIO'RS—First Innings. Harding, c. Rowe, b. Boyes 31 A. McLean, retired 116 Thomas, tun out SO R. McLean, b. Meeclt 6 Monteath, 1.b.w., b. Boyes 2 R. Lamason. 1.b.w., b. Boyes 0 Cooper, st. Rowe, 'b. Browne 19 Caldwell, b. Boyes 19 O’Neill, b. Mooch 1 Edgley, c. Boyes, b. Browne 12 Dean, not out O Extras 18

Total 301 Bowling Analysis.—-Boyes took four wickets for 86 runs: Meeeh, two for 53; Browne, two for 3C>: Bush, none for 48; Edwards, none for 11; Clarke, none for lit; Young, none for 13. JUNIORS.—First Innings. Bezzant, e. Harding, b. Dean 78 Buddle, e. McLean, b. Edgley 20 Young, e. Ed'gley, b. Dean 8 Meeeh, run out 1 Lubransky, b. Dean 1 Edwards, st. Lanrason. b. Caldwell .. 17 Howe, c. Cooper, b. Caldwell 1 Browne, Iffi.w., b. Caldwell 41 Bush, run out W Clarke, not out Extras H Total for nine wickets 220 Bowling Analysis.—Dean took three wickets for 03 runs’; O’Neill, none for 40; Edgley. one for 41: A. MoLean, none for 7; Caldwell, three for 38. AN EASY WIN Juniors v. Mercantile League A team comprised mostly of junior players, captained by L. G. Clark, had an efisy win over a Mercantile League team on the No, .1 wicket at the Bas»n Reserve. Runs came quickly, and Clark’s team scored 208 in three hours before their last wicket fell. Prominent among the scorers were Jeffery 3t, Reynolds 23, Clark 39, and Cutts 26. Bow - ing for Mercantile League, Stiver took three wickets for 35 runs, Swain four for | 49. and Mallard three for 63. I Mercantile League failed badly in their | first tunings, scoring only 98 in three