AUCKLAND FIGHTS BACK

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 20, 8 February 1937, Page 8

AUCKLAND FIGHTS BACK

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Carson Shines in Plunket Shield Gamc 176 SCORED IN FAST TIME

(By Telezr*ph-

AUCKLAND, Feb. 6. , After an nncertain start Auckland foufkt baok magnificently in the Plunket Shield cricket match against WelIngton . at Eden Park to-day. The Weather wai again fine and the wicket perfeet. The attendance was 12,000. At 'one atage Auckland were 210 for aix hut grand batting by Carson, who ■cored 176 not out, retrieved the position and the home team at stumps were 406 for eeven. As a Tesult Auckland •till has a fighting chance for a first Inninga lead. The ontstanding bowler for Wellington was Gallichan (5 for 90). For the greater part of the day he maintained a perfect length bnt. toward the end hls figures suffered at the hands of Carson. 4 The visitors shone ia the field with Donnelly outstanding, and Tindill gave a fine performance behind the stumps. Forty minutes sufficed to terminate Wellington 's innings this morning. Parsloe was well caught at silly mid-on by Spring off Matheson. — 426 — 8 — 16. Although Gallichan was batting soundly Griffiths was soon clean bowled by Cowie. Ashenden met a similar fate in the faet bowler 's nezt over and the innings alosed for 445 scored in 400 aninutes. - A brilliant start was made for Auckland by Whitelaw and "Wallace who ■cored freely off Parsloe and Ashenden. IWallace particularly was in his best (fona and his first fifty was raised in 65 minutes. , Gallichan '» steady length checked (fehe scoring rate and eventually in playing forward to the left-hander was Inagnificently stumped by Tindill. — IBS — 1 — 22. Meanwhile Wallace had preached fifty in 56 minutes, playing one ti the finest • opening innings seen at Eden Park for many years. At lunch he and Weir had taken the score to 90 for one. Wallace did not eurvive long after lunch. Parsloe seemed to bowl with added paee and Wallace after one wild swing touched the nezt ball to Tindill. — 104 — 2 — 69. Wallace made his runa in 85 minutes. ' Gallichan and Lamason now slowed town the scoring, the latter bowling to leg field. Two valuable wickets were jdown and Auckland suffered a further j jreverse when Vivian aftpr half an ! fcour's solid batting snicked Gallichan jto give Tindill his third successive jwicket. — 133 — 3 — 12. Then came one of the thrills of the match. Joined by Carson, Weir stepped out to Gallichan and drove him for what appeared to be a perfect six. However, O'Brien fielding right on the boundary jumped and held an amazing one-hand catch. — 143 — 4 — 34. Carson opened in ra.ther uncertain fashion, but Emery played several neat ■bota through Lamason 'a, leg field. Ultimately Emery went for a big hit off Gallichan and mishit ' the ball to Ashenden at square leg. — 177 — 5 — 13. Spring opened solidly eaough but Crriffiths came on afcer Gallichan had bowled 14 overs unchanged and the ; •low bowler beat Spring and with a sinai t piece of stomping Tindill secured feis fourth wicket. — 210 — 6 — 12. j After tea Carson rattled on Ihe runa ■ in great style, being especially severe IDn Griffiths. Playing forceful shots *11 round the wicket he reached a hundred in 118 minutes and received a great ovation from the crowd. At 107 •Carson gave his first chance, being dropped by Ashenden at mid-on off (Gallichan. Auckland 's third hundred appeared in 255 minutes. Under the circumstances Matheson was playing a great fighting innings but after assisting to add 102 in 84 minutes he went for a big hit off Gallichan and was bowled. — 312 — 7 — 21. Auckland continued to fight. Garrard started off in his best style and With Carson hitting the bowling all over the field the last three-quarters of *n hour yieided 96 runs. Carson reach•d a great 150 in 176 minutes and the pair were still together at stumps when jafter 310 minutes' batting the home jteam's total was 408 for seven. WELLINGTON. Eirst Innings. sD. A. B. Moloney, b Cowie 190 |E. W. Tindill, b Cowie 3 iV. H. du Chateau, c Marshall, b Vivian 32 J. Eil, hit wicket, b Garrard .... 51 M. O'isrien, b Cowie 51 J. B. Lamason, c Carson, b Emery 31 1M. P. Donnelly, b Spring 22 N. Gallichan, not out 33 3. Parsloe, e Spring, b Matheson 16 IB. Griffiths, b Cowie 5 J. Ashenden, b Cowie li Extras 11 Total .. . . • . . ■ . .. . . « . 445 Bowling: Cowie five for 81, Matheson one for 58, Garrard one for 102, Vivian one for 73, Spring one for 48, Weir none fox 29, Carson none for 11, Emery one for 32. AUCKLAND. Eirst Innings. P. E. Whitelaw, st Tindill, b Gallichan . . . . • . . • . • .. . . .. 22 W. M. Wallace, c Tindill, b Parsloe 69 G. Weir, c O'Brien, b Gallichan .. 34 H. G. Vivian, e Tindill, b Gallichan 12 W. Carson, not out .. 17u B. A. Emery, c Ashenden, b Gallichan . « ■ , . . .. m m • » .. 13 L. B. Spring, st Tindill, b Griffiths 12 A. M. Matheson, b Gallichan .... 21 fe-X. Garrard, not. out 37 I *■ ^JSztms >• . . «. .. .. .. . » ., 12 Xfiial fat ptve* wickets...^, 40 8