PLUNKET SHIELD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 32, 22 February 1937, Page 8

PLUNKET SHIELD

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Canterbiu-y Lead Otago oi First Innings CENTURY TO O'BRIEN

(By Tolearaph-

DUNEDIN, Last NighL Play in the Plunket Shield match tween Otago and Canterbury was re-j sumed on Saturday morning in gloriouii weather. The wicket was inclined t*| be slow in the earlier part of the dayj but dried rapidly and in the afternooa was in perfect order, while the outfieldj | was fast. > ■ " ' : ■ } Canterbury made a bad start and lost] three for 61, but due prineipally to an great fightiug stand by O 'Brien, whai made 113, and Sharpe, hung on till th« total reached 243. j Otago made a much better ahowing than in their first innings and are in * good position with 170 on for three. The game was witnessed by the biggest crowd which has attended a shield match for some years. Scores: — CANTERBURY First Innings. I Hadlee, b Elmes . • .. 13 Kerr, b Dunning ... .. M aag 27 Menzies, lbw, b Dunning M 12 O 'Brien, lbw, b Badcock sr« st» 113 jPage, lbw, b Dunning .. M 15 .Cromb, c and b Elmes *.« *• 3 J Bellamy, b Nxmmo . . [«. .* . 14] iSharpe, run out .. .. .. i im 25 .Jackman, c Mills, b Dunning , 1 Applebeck, not out • • Ma M*. iMJf Mulcock, b Badcock 1 Extras . , _« .- ... .. »; •; i—.c .» . 3 7 .Total .* •« . wc m 24a

Fall of wickets: One for 31, two for ,52, three for 61, four for 101, five for 104, six for 147, seven for 241, eight for, 243. OTAGO. , First Innings .. .. .. .. .. 124 Second Innings. Knight, b Cromb 22| 5 Uttley, not out 74 Mills, b Cromb .. .. .. ... .. .. 13 Elmes, b Mulcock .. .. .. 43 Chettleburgh, not out .. •• «.i .. 19 Extras .. *• .* ». .. .. .. •• 7 Total for three wickets .. ;«. 170

O. M. R. Wi Nimmo .. .. ... 11 4 19 1 Silver .. .. .. .. 26 4 67 0 Elmes .. , .. .. 26 7 59 2Dunning .... ... 36 IS 45 4 Badcock .. .. ... 2.4 1 1 2 Groves .. .. .. .. 14 3 35 O

Bowling Analysis.

O. M. R. W Mapplebeck . ... .. 9 0 35 0 Mulcock 19 7 47 1 Cromb .. •• ... .. 18- 2 50 . 2 Page .. .. .. .. 3 0 12 0 Bellamy .......... 3 0 12 0 Sharpe ........ 1 0 7 9 Fall of wickets: One for 43, two foj) 43, three for 138.

Bowling Analysis.