Auckland's Good Win

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 34, 10 February 1937, Page 5

Auckland's Good Win

Thrilling Moments in Plunket Shield Match FINE BATTING BY WALLACE Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. Auckland scored a meritorious victory in their Plunket Shield match against Wellington, which concluded at Eden Park to-day. Requiring 345 runs in the fourth innings, the home team was successful with three wickets in hand. The wicket stood the test splendidly, but in tho latter stages the bowlers were able to obtain spin, owing to the wicket wearing; therefore, Auckland's innings was full of merit. As in the first three days, the play to-day provided the spectators with many thrills. It was one of the best Plunket Shield matches seen at Eden Park for many years, the interest of the crowd being held up to the last moment. After at one stage appearing well soi for victory, Auckland's batting slumped. With Whitelaw (40) and Weir (40) out. the home team had three wickets down for 98. The cheap dismissal of Carson placed the visiting bowlers on top, four wickets being down for 102. In this season's Plunket Shield series Carson has scored exactly 500 runs. A great fighting innings by the colt Wallace, assisted by his captain, Vivian, then gave Auckland an excellent chance of an outright victory. Vivian played a real captain's innings for 44, and the partnership yielded 116 runs. Then Matheson played a stonewalling game and was content to Jet Wallace do the scoring. The colt played a brilliant innings, mixing aggression with solid batting. Following his 09 in the first innings as an opening batsman, his J 33, including 12 fours and one six, made him the outstanding batsman of the match.

Wallace was dismissed with the total at six wickets for 309. Spring left eight runs later, and then the experience of Matheson, who helped Wallace to add 91 runs for the sixth wicket, and Garrard, carried Auckland to victory. Matheson, as in the first innings, again played a fine fighting knock, which ho finished in excellent style by placing the match beyond doubt with a fine six Lamason (two for 77) and Gallichan (two for 79) were Wellington’s most successful trundlers. Both exploited the wearing wicket to advantage. Ash enden (one for 51) showed promise oi developing into a very fine bowler. Auckland wins the shield for the present season. The gate takings for tli? match wore £742, exceeding tho previous Auckland Plunket Shield record by about £IOO. Scores:— WELLINGTON. First innings Second innings AUCKLAND. First innings 43^ Second Innings. Whitelaw, st Tindill, b Gallichan 40 Marshall, b Parsloo y Weir, c du Chateau, b Lamason .. 40 Carson, b Gallichan 4 Wallace, c Gallichan, b Lamason 333 Vivian, b Ashendcn 44 j Matheson, not out .. 3J Spring, b Lamason (j Garrard, not out ] Extras 04 Total for seven wickets .. .. 347 Bowling: Parsloe, oue for 53; Asken den, one for 51; Gallichan, two for 79; Griffiths, one for 58; Lamason, two for | 77; Moloney, none for 5. INCREASE IN TOURING TEAM j SOUGHT. PROBLEM FOR SELECTORS. AUCKLAND, Last Night. j It is understood that representation. l , are being inado td have the number oi | New Zealand cricketers for the Eng i lish tour increased. The present limit of fourteen and a manager is regarded as a big handicap to tho selectors, and possibly to the team, on tour, though the manager (Mr T. C. Lowry) is expected to play when needed. One question exercising the minds ox tho selectors is whether to sen*? two wicketkeepers or choose one and ioave Mr. Lowry to act as deputy. There are batsmen in plenty, but the search for bowlers presents another problem, which will not be solved until the Otago-Canterbury match is prayed. Meanwhile, the selectors are choosing eight or nine certainties, whose names will be submitted to the New Zealand Council, which already has chosen M. L. Page as captain. The other certainties are likely to come from Moloney, Roberts, Hadlee, Vivian, Cowie, Tindill, Wallace, Carson, and Kerr, though tho last-named has not done well in representative matches this season. Apart from Molouly and Tindill, several Wellington players are on the verge, Blandford, previously regarded as a certainty, Griffiths, Donnelly, Gallichan, and Parsloe being among them. Blundell on last season's form would have been a certainty.

FLOATING HOTEL FOR FINAL TEST. SCHEME FOR N.Z. CRICKET FANS. United Press Association—By ISlecUrlf Telegraph.—CopyrUjh t. Received Tuesday, 11.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 9. Dr. T. F. Ryan, who returned from New Zealand to-day, told a Sun interviewer that New Zealanders were ex tremely enthusiastic over the cricket Tests and there was a proposal for chartering the idle Monowai to convey at least 500 passengers to Melbourne

for the final Test. The vessel is to b used as a hotel during the match. O’REILLY NOT AVAILABLE Received Tuesday, 9.50 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 9. * O’Reilly is not available for the New South Wales team against England and Chilvers replaces him.