Plunket Shield Cricket

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 8

Plunket Shield Cricket

AUCKLAND HAVE ADVANTAGE OVER WELLINGTON Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 26. The third day’s play in the Plunket Shield cricket match between Auckland and Wellington to-day swung the game in Auckland’s favour. With nine wickets down for 254 Cowie and Cleverly made a spirited stand for Auckland’s last wicket, carrying the total to 270 before Cowie was bowled by Pritchard w'ho again bowled splendidly lor Wellington, securing six wickets for 06 runs which gave him 10 wickets for 311 runs for the match. Asheuden also bowled well in taking four for 83. Wellington were faced with the task of making 247 runs to win, but found tho going hard. So well did Cowie, Matheson, Cleverly aud Weir bowl that only 51 runs were scored in 80 minutes before lunch. A good stand by Hep burn aud Tindill put on 07 for tho second wicket, Hepburn reaching 55 and Tindill 29. The Auckland bowlers then called the tune and at tho tea adjournment seven wickets were down lor about 140 runs. Fortuno then favoured the Wellington team us shortly after tho resumption of play a heavy shower relayed play until 5.24 p.m. Tho rain made the wicket dead easy. Tho foothold was insecure and tho ball greasy. When stumps were drawn at 0 o’clock Wellington had seven down for 163 runs, Wilson uud McLeod having put ou 35 for the eighth wicket. There should be an exciting finish when play resumes to-morrow morning as Wellington still require S 3 runs to win with three wickets in hand. Weir, Cowie, Matheson aud Cleverly again bowled very steadily for Auckland and kept tho Wellington batsmen very subdued. {Scores: AUCKLAND. First Innings 134 {Second Innings P. E. Whitelaw, lbw, b Ashcndcn . 0 H. T. Pearson, b Pritchard .... 53 V. 8. Bale, b Pritchard 97 W. M. Wallace, c McLeod b Pritchard 7 G. L. Weir, b Pritchard 50 V. J. Scott, c Wilson, b Ashcnden It A. M. Matheson, b Ashendcn .... 0 C. E. Burke, b Pritchard 5 J. A. R. Blandford, c Pritchard b Ashendcn 11 D. C. Cleverly, not out 8 J. Cowie, b Pritchard 24 Extras 10 Total 27<i Fall of wickets: One for J, two lor 147, three for IGI, four for 178, five for 222, six for 222, seven for 232, eight for 238, nine for 246, ten for 276. Bowling analysis: Pritchard six for 66, Ashcndcn lour for 83, Wilson none

for 45, McLeod none for 17, Lamason none for 55. WELLINGTON. First Innings 164 Second Innings V. H. du Chateau, b Cowie \ W. Hepburn, c Wallace, b Weir .. 55 E. W. Tindill, c Matheson, b Weir 29 W. G. Rainbird, run out 6 J. A. Ongley, c Matheson, b Cowie 17 J. R. Lamason, b Cleverly 0 W. F. Airey, c Cleverly, b Weir .. 5 E. McLeod, not out 23 D. 8. Wilson, not out .... 23 Extras 11 Total for seven wickets .. 163 l’al lof wickets: One for 19, two for 86, three for 97, lour for 111. five for 111, six for 122, seven for 128. Bowling analysis: Cowie two for 37, Matheson none for 22, Cleverly one for 47, Weir three for 30, Burke none for IG.