BIG SCORING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 16, 19 January 1924, Page 20

BIG SCORING

PLUtiKET ■; SHIELD MATCH

WELLINGTON-BATSMEN IN GOOD FORM

CENTURIES TO BAKER AND KORTLANG.

,(BT lELIGUAPB.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.). : DUNEDIN, 18th January. The deciding match in the Plunket Shield competition was commenced today on the Carisbrook ground. The wicket was excellent, the outfield fast, and the weather fine. Wellington won the toss and batted first. Their batting was sound, but hot brilliant, and the scoring was comparatively slow.-. The opening. Wellington pair were Hiddleston and Baker. At 6 Baker put one from Dickinson into' the* slips,, where Knight (fielding for ' Douglas); threw himself sideways, and it seemed1 'that he';took the ball, but as his elbow struck the ground, the ball jprked out' of his hand, and Baker survived. Dick-! inson, who had been bowling against the wind, changed ends, and off his' first over with ■ the wind'got Hiddle-' ston 1W..., ,35-:-!--18.. Hiddleston did: not seem to like Dickinson at all, and played off. his pads a good ball from ■the,-fast, bowler/just . prior to his dis■miEsal. ' , ' '. ' : . Kortlang was. next, and he batted: with more crispness than the other' two, and1 50. went, up for 50 minutes': play. Thea.Ba.ker, a.t v. 23, . gave an-' other chance off Dickinson, this time lo GaVland, behind the sticks. . The first' 4 from a drive was scored/by Kortlang' off Alloo. After the game had:been: an1 hour in; progress, a late cut by Baker 'off Shepherd- went high, just out of the reach 'of Blamires. Shepherd was being, hi.t by. both batsmen, but contiuued to have [ faith "in himself.'. Neither... Biamires nor A! Alloo met: with any success' with' the ball, and Dickinson,; who had.jbeen- spelled for a. dozen .overs, came on again. Baker scored his 50 in,Bs minutes, Kortlang then being 24. • At the luncheon'a'djournment 140 was up for onfr—Baker 80 and Kortlang 32. 'The afternoon's play opened .with brighter batting, in spite of the'1 fact that the bowling was better. Both Blamires and Dickinson were swinging in from the off. Baker revelled in anything on the leg side, scoring 'repeatedly with leg glances. Kortlang pulled .several balls from'the off ti the leg boundary. ■'•••". A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. ' At 98 Btiker snicked one into the slips just ■ out of the reach of Blamires, and then completed his century for 140 minutes' play. At 175, after the adjournment, ' Douglas ' took the ball from Dickinson, and bowled a maiden over. : Baker' drove' Blamires ta the off" to Douglas, who just failed to bring off a good catch low down. Kortlang: hit''a full toss:, from^'Blainires to: the -leg boundary and brought 'his score. : fo;:'50,;. for. 1251, minutes /at 'the crease/. Two hundred went 'up , for just under' three^ hours' : batting.- ''■ A' 4 :to. Kortlang j'.^hoiwaasmoiy.jSQpring"-faster Shan B|!ter|^^lis^d^§gOO||part-: nership for "just' "under'tlfree'liours:^1 A chance ...- from • Baker. -: caught Blamires 'napping' in th-e--slips;1 and' 250"went up for three and. a 1 half hours' play. Shepherd took the ball' again;'- Kortlang sending the first' two into the slips—one for 4 and the other for 2, making his total 98.' Then he drove him to. the leg. :boundary for. 4, bringing up his century and- the total to 260. A. Alloo took the ball, and Kortlang's first uppish stroke went into the hands of Cherry, at mid-on. 262—2— 103. The partnership had lasted three hours for 227 runs. With the departure of Kortlang the scoring slowed down, and the spectators appealed to Baker \tq.have a hit. At the adjournment 281 ■tfent1 up for two—Baker 134, Watson 7. Watson' hit hard : 'on resuming, '■•■ the policy attracting applause, and-300 went up for four hours'ls minutes' play. A. Alloo' then \placed the field well out and sent down a loose ball to Watson, who drove it to Shepherd at mid-off, ' the Otago captain holding the ball. 307— 3-t29-'.. ■■.-■-' '-'; •'. M'GIRR AND ■ COLLINS GOING ■' • WELL. Collins was next.' Baker ' continued to play with the. utmost care, but a ball from A.. Alloo that kept low was too much for him. 316 —4—143. Baker gave only one chance that could be described as an easy one —to Blamires in, the slips.. There was some doubt as tp, whether he was not out when Knight held him. while falling. His exhibition in the main was of sound cricket, if not bright. .;.' .' „ ■■. ' v\, . r,. Dempster,'jyho joined Collins,, did not ■.last, a .breakirig'.balL. from A. Alloo beating him'-all- the';Hvay. 322^5—4. M'Girr and Collins got going, andtj the score. mounted steadily. A. Alloo sent1, down-a..".ba1l that M'Girr'^ lifted high> tp the boundary,' where Dickinson missed a'running catch.-' Collins at 31 ..hit,Douglas,hard, into Dickinson's hands at square.-ieg, the chance not being accepted. M'Girr hit the first 6 of the ;day. off Dojiglas; Dickinson then took the balli.irom Douglas, and dropped M'Girr off his own bowling. - Four hundred went up at 10 minutes to 6, and Dickinson-. sent; a full toss to Collins, who.'v iskie'd-''.ib'-vover the slips' heads. M'Girr. raced-'Collihs- to' 50, by one run, then Collins :got .his vhalf century, and stumps-were drawn.'■ Scores:— .. .', ; "'WELLIN.GTOiN.. ■ ■ ' ■ First-. Innings. Hiddleston, lbw, b Dickinson 18 Baker, b A.' Alloo .."...■.;.. ■ ' 143 Kortlang, c Cherry; b A. :'Aioo""" 113 -Watson, c.1 Shepherd, b A. Alloo. ... 29 Collins, not,1 out, •......'.■;..,.;.;... ■'" 50 Dempster," b ,'A. V Allbb ' "!!!!!!!!'!!"■" 4 M'Girr, not "out .■----.1.1111111t111H1 50 ..." Extras ..V..;..;"'...:..;..'.....]^;"' "20 Totals for five ' r wickets „ 4x7 , Bowling--Analysis.—Dickinson ' took one wicket for 122 runs (one no.ball) A l lloo _, l fo«r foi" 108,;. Shepherd none tor 41, Blamires. none for 61, Douglas' none for 64 (one rib. ball).