OTAGO V. WELLINGTON

Evening Star, Issue 20060, 28 December 1928, Page 13

OTAGO V. WELLINGTON

THE VISITORS AGAIN SCORE WELL [Per Ukiteo Press Association.] WELLINGTON, December 27. Tlie honours were all with Otago for tlie third day’s play in the Plunket Shield game against Wellington at Basin Deserve to-day. After dismissing Wellington for 351 the southerners went on to pile up 234 for three wickets in their second knock, so that they,ended the day 281 runs in the lead, with seven wickets still hi hand. HOME TEAM’S FIRST INNINGS Revived by Wednesday’s downpour and freshly cut, the playing area looked a picture. With 281 runs on lor the loss of six wickets in reply to Otago’s innings of 398, the not-out batsmen. Lamason (52) ami M.’Girr (.10) continued )Vcllington’s first innings. A fresh southerly was blowing, but the sky was clouded. A. W. Alloo and Eastman took up the bowling. The bowlers were on the spot, and the batsmen had to be watchful. M’Girr should have gone under Eastman’s bowling, as be skied one to square leg, but iVfonk lust sight of the ball and allowed an easy catch to drop. M’Girr, who was shaping brightly, soon reached his halfcentury, aiid was rapidly overhauling Lamason. Eastman was bowling well, and twice beat M’Girr with two particularly good deliveries which narrowly missed the sticks. At (123 M’Girr’s bright innings came to an end, the batsman returning one to Elmes. The Hntt man had played a really good innings for 56, which included’ only three boundary strokes, lie bad assisted Lamason to put on 9U for the seventh wicket when runs were badly wanted. Lambert came next, but after scoring was qleau bowled by a beauty from Kastman, who got bis first wicket alter bowling thirty-five overs for 8i) runs. Hoar, the Wairampa representative, came next, and arrived to see Lamason make himself top scorer for the innings by running into the seventies. Hoar failed to score, as Eastman, who was bowling particularly well, hit the sticks with a break back. Henderson, the last man, joined Lamason, who was 75, and the score was moved along to (MU. Henderson, who was not happy, was nearly caught and bowled bv Elmos, hut the bowler, after juggling with the ball, dropped it. The innings closed at 12.10 lor 351. They went for a single for a stroke by Henderson to cover, and a good return by A. W. Alloo to Galland saw Lamason rim out. Lamason had played a sterling innings for his 89, which included nine boundary strokes. ELMES TAKES FOUR FOR 74 Elmes came out with the best bowline: figures for Otago, and the youthful left-hander kept a good length in securing lour for 74 off twenty-five overs. Eastman bowled particularly well before lunch to-day, the deliveries with which lie beat Lambert and Hoar being downright good ones. Arthur Alloo also came out of the ordeal well. OTAGO’S SECOND STRIKE With a lead of 47 on the first innings Knight smd H. C, Alloo opened Otago’s second knock to the bowling of M’Girr and Henderson. After three overs M’Girr gave way to Hoar, who sent down si maiden to Knight. Badcoek here relieved Henderson, whose three overs had brought sis many runs, After sending down two maiden owers, Hoar gave way to Lowry, and a cheer went up when the batsmen stole a single, which broke a string of maidens. Not a solitary run came from the first three overs which Badcock sent down, but he was then replaced by Lambert. The luncheon adjournment was taken with the total at 14, which had tsiken thirty-three minutes to put on. After lunch the play was deadly dull. Twenty-five overs saw as many runs come up, smd the wags in the crowd commenced to bo ironical. It took seventy-one minutes to hoist ! ’ runs. After sending down thirteen overs for seven runs Babcock gave way to Lowry, who sent down eight overs for seven runs. Hoar, after bowling seventeen overs for thirteen runs, gave way to Rothertham, whose first ball Alloo pulled to mid-on for lour,- six coming from the over. Fifty was up for 101 minutes’ play. 68 FOR THE FIRST WICKET Alloo, when he had been at the wickets for 121 minutes for 33. lifted Lambert’s first ball into Dempster’s hands at extra long-on. The retiring batsman had given his side a good start by assisting Knight to put on 68 for- the first wicket. KNIGHT’S DOGGED INNINGS Blunt joined Knight, who was 28. After being at the wickets for 145 minutes Knight had the bad luck to be run out. Blunt played a ball t ihidcock at deep point, and Knight hesitated, and was. too late when he did run. Tlie retiring batsman had played a dogged innings for his 31, which did not contain a single boundary stroke. A FINE PARTNERSHIP Eastman opened in confident fashion. The tea adjournment was taken with the board showing two down for 78. Upon resumption rims were "oming faster, the batsmen shaping confidently. One hundred came up for 166 minu' " pia v and Otago w.u 147 runs on with eight wickets in hand. The Eastman-Blunt partnership, a in the first innings, produced bright cricket. The Essex professional ran to his halfcentury in an.hour exactly, and Blunt reached 30. The wicket apparently was starting to do things as Eastman came up to Blunt’s end and the pair started to do some hammering, down. With his score at 56, Eastman hr, ’ a

life, Henderson dropping a chance at mid-on off Hoar, who was bowling well. With the 'total at 172* Eastman’s sparkling' innings 'came' to an end, Henderson takin, a smart catch at mid-on off Hoar. Eastman had been at the wickets for seventy-live minutes for his G 7, and gave a (ini.shing display of clever liming and ing--230 UP Monk opened.. confidently. Hoar started his twenty-ninth over, and was still bowling with rare precision. At this point James missed a chance of stumping I'nnt off Lambert. The pair were going well, and soon ran past the second century. Runs were coming last, and 220 soon appeared. Both men were going strong when stumps were drawn at 6 o’clock, the pair having added 62 for the fourth wicket. The Wellington bowl could do little on the easy wicket, but all plugged away determinedly.. Hoar put i a fine nerfn- ■ in securing one for 67 off thirty-four overs,, eleven of which wore maidens. Details : WELLINGTON. First Innings 661 OTAGO. First innings ... 698 Second Innings. A. Knight run out 6,1 H. ('. Alloo c Dempster b Lambert 66 R. C. Blunt not out 61 L. 0. Eastman c Henderson b Hoar 67 Monk not out 61 Extras 11 'total for three wickets ... 231 Rowling Analysis.—M’Girr, no wickets for 5 runs, Henderson, none for 66, Hoar, one for 67, Radeock, none for 67, Lowry, none for 16, Lambert, one for 11, Rotborlnu ', none for 20, Foley, none for 2. I