PLUNKET SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1924, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD

OTAGO SCORES 495

ALMOST A RECORD AGGREGATE.

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DUNEDIN, This Day. The weather was dull but fine when play was resumed at 11 a.m. to-day. Rain during the night had softened the wicket a little, and M'Mullan and AITSo played carefully, with a close-in field. The batsmen were wary, waiting for chances for 4's. The score crept up, and a hundred for the partnership was registered, and then 400 went up. At 11.45 the total was 410 (M'Mullan not out 9, AUoo not out 44; extras 35). The score was taken steadily to 432, when M'Girr went on again, and "bumped theirf'down." These tactics I succeeded. M'Mullan was nicely caught, one-handed, by Brice, at leg. Duncan came on, and went out lbw to Brice for 0, and Wellington, who were getting anxious, smiled again. Cherry, in partnership with Alloo, played confidently, and Wellington's second innings total was passed. At 12.45 p.m. the score was 475 for seven wickets. The side was all out for 495. Details:— WELLINGTON. First innings 560 Second innings 465 . Total 1^ OTAGO. First innings 4 385 Second Innings. Shepherd, b Brice' 92 Worker, c JameSj b Collins ;. 94 Blamires, c James, b Hiddleston ... 36 Galland, c Watson, b Brice "" 10 C. Alloo, b Collins '.......! 3 M'Mullan, c Brice, b M'Girr 11l Duncan, lbw, b Brice 0 A. Alloo, c Hiddleston, b Henderson 68 Cherry, c Baker, b Brice 35 •Dickinson, not out 6 Douglas, b Brice 0 Extras ...... v .... 40

The aggregate for the Otago-Welling-ton match—l9os runs, was only 6 runs short of the world's record for first-class, and minor matches. The record was' established in New South Wales-Vic-toria match at Sydney in the 1908-9 season, when 1911 runs were sewed for the loss of 34 wickets. Otago's second innings was the fourth highest on record for the fourth innings of a match.