PLUNKET SHIELD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20133, 30 December 1939, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD

WELLINGTON 195 RUNS REPLY BY CANTERBURY THREE OUT FOR 177 END OF FIRST DAY (Per Prosa Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The honours of the first day’s play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury yesterday were all with the Canterbury team, who dismissed Wellington for 195 in the first innings and then ran up 177 for three wickets. Though Wellington had the first use of a good, firm wicket and a fast outfield at the. Basin Reserve, the team gave as feeble a batting display as they did against Auckland at vnristmas. The: Wellington batsmen shaped badly against the wily slow deliveries of lan Cromb, who at one stage had three wickets down for seven runs. Seven Wellington wickets were down for 101 runs when a good stand was made by Tindill and Airey which put on 45 for the eighth wicket. Jus. as the pair had got set, a misunderstanding resulted in Airey being run out. Tindill went on to score 69 in 139 minutes and then popped one from Davis to Anderson at mid-off. Pritchard and Ashenden showed that runs could be got against the Canterbury bowling by putting on 29 for the last wicket. The innings closeo at 3.20 p.m. for the poor total of 195 Cromb was the best bowler on the Canterbury side and he varied pace, flight and spin cleverly in taking five for 66 off 22 overs. Roberts, Mcßae and Davis all kept a good length. The fielding was smart and clean and Harbidge did neat work with the gloves Captain Fails to Score The Canterbury innings opened inauspiciously at 3.36 p.m., as Kerr, the Canterbury caiitain, popped tinsecond ball of Pritchard's opening over into the hands of Lamason at silly mid-on and one wicket was down before a run had been scored. O'Brien, who has just returned from a couple of seasons of experience of English county cricket, then joined Donnelly and the pair made a spirited stand which added 127 runs for the second wicket, of which O'Brien claimed 81. He made most of his runs in front of the wicket with powerful drives and in all hit one six and six fours during his 90 minutes’ slay at the crease. Hadlee assisted Donnelly to put on 23 for the third wicket before being bowled by Pritchard and Donnelly and Cromb then played out time, the score standing at 177 for three wickets, Donnelly being 68 and Cromb 11. Though not so dashing as usual Donnelly made many powerful drives past mid-off and cover point and also employed a hook shot to good effect. Ho hit six fours.

Pritchard was the most effective of the Wellington bowlers, though his two wickets cost 51 runs off 13 Overs. Lamason took one for 40 off 12 overs and Ashenden’s eight overs cost 41 runs. Wilson was expensive, as 31 runs came from the four overs he sent down. Details of scores are: — WELLINGTON First Innings V. H. du Chateau, c. Davis, b. Cromb .. .. .. .. 25 W Hepburn, c. and b. Roberts .. 7 L. Wriglcy, 1.b.w., b. Mcßae .. 2 E. W. Tindill, c. Anderson, b. Davis .. .. • • .. 69 W. G. Rainbird, b. Cromb .. 1 E. McLeod, b. Cromb .. .. 0 D. S. Wilson, c. Davis, b. Roberts 10 J. R. Lamason, c. Roberts, b. Cromb 11 W. F. Airey, run out, .. .. 28 T. L. Pritchard, not out .. . ■ 191 J G. Ashenden, b. 'Cromb . • 13 Extras . • • .. 10 Total 185 Fall of wickets: One for 10 runs, two for 27, three for 52, four for 58, five for 60, six or 84. seven To" ’ 01, eight for 146, nine for 166, ten for 195. Bowling

CANTERBURY First Innings J. L. Kerr, c. Lamason, b. Pritchard .. .. • • • • n VP. Donnelly, not out .. .. 68 F. P. O’Brien, 1.b.w., b. Lamason 81 W. A. Hadlee, b. Pritchard .. 8 I. B. Cromb, not out .. U Extras . . ■ • ■ • • 8 Total for three wickets .. 177 Fall af wickets: One for no runs. l wo for 127, three for 150.

Roberts O. .. 13 M. 1 R. 33 W. 2 McR.t-j 15 2 33 1 Davis . 17 2 4!) 1 Donnelly 2 0 4 0 Cromb . . 22.3 3 GG 5

Bowling 0. M. R. W Pritchard .. 13 1 51 2 Ashondcn .. 8 1 41 0 Lamason. .. 12 2 40 1 Wilso l 4 0 31 0 McLe'fl .. 1 0 G 0